GraduateAgriculture
Graduate Diploma in Urban Horticulture
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Urban Horticulture at the University of Melbourne introduces the design, creation and management of urban green spaces, equivalent to the first year of the Master of Urban Horticulture. Students complete 100 points across four compulsory core subjects and four electives, studying the science, identification, propagation and use of landscape plants alongside soil and cultivation practice.
Graduates work as horticulturalists, arborists, revegetation specialists, landscape designers and nursery managers for local and state government and landscape design businesses.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
Structure
- The course comprises 100 points, i.e one year of full-time study or equivalent part-time study
Students must complete the following four (50 points) of core subjects
- Urban Soils, Substrates and Water
- Horticultural Plant Science
- Plant Production and Establishment
- Plants in the Landscape
Subjects
- Managing Urban Landscapes
- Water Sensitive Urban Design
- Ecological Restoration
- Therapeutic Landscapes
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Documentation
- Food Production for Urban Landscapes
- Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities
- Managing Urban Trees
- Plant Health
- Designing Green Roofs and Walls
- Urban Horticulture Issues & Perspectives
- Tree Growth and Function
- Landscape Ecology
- and 4 more subjects
Career & PR pathway
Which careers in Agriculture lead to skilled migration depends on the occupation, not the degree title. See the skilled occupation lists guide for which occupations are on each list, and the points calculator to check where you stand.
Admissions
To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) in any discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%, or equivalent. Or Have completed a graduate certificate (AQF8) in any discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%, or equivalent. Or Have completed a bachelor honours degree (AQF8) or equivalent in any discipline. Or Have completed a graduate diploma (AQF8) or equivalent in any discipline.
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