Foundation Degrees (FdSe or FdA)

Offered by colleges usually in association with a university. These are usually two year courses which include a significant amount of work experience and which may be delivered in the work place or by full or various modes of part-time study (eg day or block release). Entry qualifications - as HND.

Foundation degrees will usually be linked to BSc (Hons) or a BA(Hons) so that the full honours degree can be obtained by one extra year of study

Further information on Foundation Degrees can also be obtained by visiting www.foundationdegree.org.uk

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OFFERING COURSES IN HORTICULTURE:
FOUNDATION DEGREE

Askham Bryan College Exterior Design, Horticulture, Landscape and Garden Design

BAC Foundation Degree in Horticulture

Brackenhurst campus(Nottingham Trent University): Horticulture, Horticulture: Garden Design.

Bridgewater College, Cannington Centre for Land-based Studies Horticulture Technology, Landscape Design, Golf & Sports Turf Management

Capel Manor: Garden Design (subject to variation)

Duchy College: Foundation Degree in Horticulture with options in: Global Plant Use (linked to the Eden Project), Garden Design and Plantsmanship, Commercial Production, Medicinal Plant Use, Landscape Construction and Management, Smallholding Management, Commercial Organic Production

Guildford College (Merrist Wood Campus) Arboriculture Foundation Degree FdA Conservation Management Foundation Degree FdSc Garden Design Foundation Degree FdA Amenity and Production Hort. Foundation Degree FdSc Horticulture (Sports Turf) Foundation Degree FdSc Landscape Management Foundation Degree FdA

Kingston Maurward College: Foundation Degree in Landscape Conservation; Certificate in Higher Education in Garden Design and Plantsmanship

Myerscough College: Foundation Degrees in Arboriculture, and Sportsturf(On-line delivery available); Foundation Degrees in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Sportsturf, Ecology and Conservation Management, Garden Design, Landscape Management, Commercial Floral Design, Plantsmanship and Professional Gardening, Mechanisation Management

Pershore Group of Colleges, Pershore Campus: Foundation Degree in Production Horticulture (Hardy Nursery Stock) - a two year course delivered by day release whilst students are employed in industry. In association with University of Worcester; HND Conversion to BSc(Hons) - 1 year course

Reaseheath College Garden and Landscape Design & Gold and Sportsturf Management

Warwickshire College: Arboriculture, Garden and Landscape Design, Golf and Sports Turf Managment

Welsh College of Horticulture: Organic Horticulture, Sustainable Landscape Design & Construction (subject to validation), Floristry

Writtle College (in partnership with the University of Essex): Horticultural crop production; Horticulture (nursery and retail); Landscape and amenity management; Landscape construction, horticulture, horticulture (crop production), garden design, professional floristry, and in sports turf and golf course management