Horticulture Certificate
Description
You enjoy working outdoors and don’t mind getting your hands dirty. Gardening and growing plants is important to you, yet you’d still like to improve your horticulture skills and have the garden you’ve always dreamed of. Perhaps you enjoy horticulture so much that you’d like to explore it as a career option. Or better yet, you’re already working in the industry but would like to earn credentials to advance your career. Whatever your situation, horticulture studies at the University of Guelph will provide you with a high-quality education that is meaningful and practical in the real world.
Our newly developed Horticulture Certificate features an improved student online learning experience, and a program structure that allows you to tailor your studies to your personal and professional learning goals. Courses are taught by industry experts and are delivered entirely online so you can enjoy the convenience and flexibility of studying at a time and place that works for you, from anywhere in the world.
With a total of five online courses to complete, the certificate program will strengthen your horticulture knowledge.
Required Courses
3 Course(s)
Students must successfully complete the following three (3) required courses:
3101001 Plant Identification
3101002 Soils and Plant Growth
3101003 Integrated Pest Management
3101001 Plant Identification
3101002 Soils and Plant Growth
3101003 Integrated Pest Management
Elective Courses
2 Course(s)
Students must successfully complete two (2) elective courses as part of their Horticulture Certificate from the following list. An area of focus can be achieved by successfully completing the two (2) courses indicated below the area of focus title.
Turf Management
3101014 Turf Management
3101015 Weed Management
3101015 Weed Management
Greenhouse Production
3101016 Greenhouse Crop Production
3101017 Greenhouse Management
3101017 Greenhouse Management
Cannabis Production
3101020 Cannabis Production
3101021 Cannabis Regulations and Quality Assurance
3101021 Cannabis Regulations and Quality Assurance
Natural Landscapes Management
3101024 Naturalizing and Restoring Landscapes
3101025 Arboriculture
3101025 Arboriculture
Nursery Production
3101022 Nursery Production
3101023 Plant Propagation
3101023 Plant Propagation
Urban Agriculture
3101018 Vegetable Production
3101019 Issues in Urban Agriculture
3101019 Issues in Urban Agriculture
Landscape Design
3101006 Landscape Design I
3101007 Ecological Design
3101007 Ecological Design
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/ end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to the program, section, and/or semester.
Overview
- Institution: University of Guelph
- Program type: Certificate
- Language: English
- Program Code:
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.