# HORT20020

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Fundamentals of Horticulture (HORT20020)

Subject:
:   Horticulture

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   2 (Intermediate)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Dr Syed Bilal Hussain

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   On Campus

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Introduction to the principles and concepts of Horticulture through an understanding of the scientific basis of horticultural practice. Areas covered include: \
Importance of site selection for plant production under field and protected environments; Growing media; Propagation techniques (seed and vegetative propagation); Training and pruning techniques for food and amenity plants; Selection and use of different plant species for a range of landscape situations; Outline of Plant Protection Methods.

## About this Module

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

Students should understand: \
1 The scientific basis of horticultural practice; \
2 The importance of site selection for horticultural developments; \
3 Plant growing media including soil-less, peat and peat-free media; \
4 Practical techniques used in horticulture; \
5 Selection process and use of plant materials in landscape horticulture.

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 58 |
| Lectures | 12 |
| Practical | 30 |
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| --- | --- |
| Total | 100 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

This module support students in exploring themes and topics for their masters thesis. It involves preliminary project research and writing.\
Face to face with some online lectures.

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

**Learning Requirements:**\

None

**Learning Exclusions:**\

None

**Learning Recommendations:**\

None

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exam (In-person): End of the term exam | End of trimester  Duration:  2 hr(s) | Graded | No | 50 | No |
| Report(s): Practical and field reports. Throughout the Trimester | Week 6, Week 11 | Graded | No | 25 | No |
| Participation in Learning Activities: Participation in field work | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Graded | No | 25 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

No

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

### Associated Staff

| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Dr Aisling Reilly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 15:00 - 17:50 |

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