Our Brackenhurst Campus has a proud professional heritage, having delivered courses in the agricultural and horticultural sectors for over 70 years. Today, we're firmly focused on developing graduates for a future at the forefront of the industry. If you aspire for a sustainable future, you're in the right place.
Your course
Take your passion to the next level and develop your academic and applied horticultural skills to degree level. You will learn modern production methods and management of plant crops, agronomy, and post-harvest issues. You'll also have the unique opportunity to examine the role of social, economic and cultural influences on the development of designed landscapes. With this course, you will develop the scientific and technical knowledge, skills and expertise to tackle some of the biggest changes facing our planet such as international food security.
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See your subject in action
Watch our facilities tour to get a real insight into what it's like to study Horticulture at NTU.
A student experience like no other
Our philosophy has always been the same: learning is doing. Our Brackenhurst Campus is a stunning 200-hectare countryside estate and working farm. You will have access to a dedicated suite of horticultural glasshouses and polytunnels, as well as an AutoCAD design studio, historic walled garden and our innovative vertical farming research set-up. It is the perfect outdoor classroom, enabling you to put theory into practice from day one.
Get out of the classroom
You will be working regularly off-campus, with the opportunity to visit gardens and commercial growers. Previously, this course has included trips to English Heritage and National Trust properties like Belton House, and private estates such as Chatsworth and Woburn Abbey. You will have the chance to refine your knowledge and skills by hearing from a range of guest speakers and experts throughout your course. It all combines to create a learning experience that brings horticulture off the page, and into real life – meaning you will be industry-ready once you have graduated.
in the UK for Agriculture and Forestry courses (Complete University Guide 2025).
most sustainable university in the world (UI Green Metric University World Rankings, 2022).
Student stories
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Your future career
This broad-based degree provides you with a wide range of skills and knowledge to be successful in a variety of careers. Our graduates have gone to work in roles such as:
- agronomist
- horticultural therapist
- historic landscape management
- green space adviser