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HORTICULTURE

Ornamental Plant Propagation - HOR1501
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: HOR1503
Purpose: The module gives students an orientation to the horticultural industry. Students who complete this module will be able to carry out the basic procedures of producing and propagating plants, including both on sexual and asexual propagation techniques, and apply aftercare techniques for propagated plants.
Plant Growing and Care - HOR1503
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: HOR1501
Purpose: Students who complete this module can provide a suitable growing environment for a variety of plants by preparing appropriate growth media for the plants, watering and fertilizing the plants, and applying pruning techniques and pest control measures. Appropriate safety measures are also applied where relevant.
Horticulture Practical I - HOR1504
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who have completed this module can identify a range of indigenous and exotic plants commonly found in South African gardens. Students can apply basic propagation, plant and garden maintenance techniques in practice, using the appropriate tools in a safe manner.
Landscape Maintenance - LDS1501
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: HOR1503
Purpose: This module will give students basic knowledge of general standards and norms used for landscaping maintenance. Students will be able to carry out routine activities of landscape maintenance, including mowing, edging, weeding; pruning; feeding, mulching; watering; and cleaning of hard surfaces. They will also be able to maintain basic tools and equipment and use these in a safe manner.
Ornamental Plant Use I - PMS1501
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students who complete this module can select suitable plants from a specific plant list for a basic landscaping or garden setting. They will do this by identifying the main categories of plants based on plant characteristics, requirements and uses. They will also apply ecological principles in selecting and using plants.
Plant Studies I - PSO1501
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: ANS1501 & COC1501 (for 98024 Nature Conservation only).
Purpose: This module deals with the basic anatomy and morphology of plants, plant cellular structure and basic genetics, and basic taxonomy, which includes describing and identifying plants using the correct botanical nomenclature.
Horticultural Resource Management I - EMG2601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students will be able to apply basic principles of managing human relations, finance, operations and customer relations within the context of a horticultural enterprise.
Environmental Studies I - ENS2602
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: CEC1501
Purpose: Students will be able to identify the environmental factors that are important in horticulture. They will be able to discuss the influences of horticultural industries and activities on the environment and explain the role of an environmentally responsible horticulturist.
Horticultural Mechanisation I - HOR1604
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students who have completed this module can identify Horticultural Equipment and their uses and apply them in adherence to health and safety standards within the relevant mechanical legislative framework. They can also interpret and apply fundamental measuring principles. These skills will provide as essential foundation for further horticultural studies and applications.
Nursery Design and Layout - HOR2601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: HOR1501(applicable to 98025 only].
Purpose: Students who complete this module will be able to select a suitable site for a retail and/or wholesale nursery, and plan an appropriate layout design. They will do this by identifying the functional relationship between the various elements, structures and products used in the retail and/or wholesale horticultural industries. This knowledge will be applied in production and sales processes within the horticultural industry.
Plant Growth Structures - HOR2602
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: HOR1501 & HOR1503
Purpose: In completion of this module students will gain exposure to selection of most appropriate plant growth structures. The relevant crop requirements, environmental conditions, financial considerations and alternate options are discussed.
Horticulture Practical II - HOR2604
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: HOR1504
Purpose: Students who complete this module will gain exposure to foundational horticultural nursery management practices; including assessing a nursery site, selecting plant growth structures and horticultural mechanisation equipment, and best environmental nursery practices. Plant characteristics are identified and discussed to correctly group plants into their families.
Horticulture Practice I (WIL) - HOR2605
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who complete this module will gain exposure to foundational horticultural practices in an authentic horticultural setting. They will implement planting, soil preparation, irrigation and propagation practices as part of the daily workplace routine in this context. These skills will be applied in accordance with health and safety and environmental principles.
Introductory Landscape Design Techniques - LDS2601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: LDS1501
Purpose: Students who complete this module can draw up a basic design plan for a small garden. They can apply principles of landscape design and select and use design elements from a range of gardening styles to produce appropriate designs for particular settings. Their designs will meet client specifications and take ecological principles into account.
Ornamental Plant Use II - PMS2601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: PMS1501(applicable to 98025 only].
Purpose: Students who complete the module can select suitable plants from an extensive plant list for a range of outdoor and indoor settings. To do this they can identify a wide range of plants with their characteristics, requirements and uses. Their selection is environmentally responsible.
Ornamental Plant Use III - PMS2602
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: PMS2601
Purpose: Students who complete this module can gather the necessary information to select suitable plants for specialised uses, including indoor and outdoor settings and large-scale environmental projects. They will be able to justify their selection of plants based on a variety of criteria by conducting a process of plant selection. The process of plant selection involves the collection, evaluation and application of information regarding any type of plant for the purposes of landscaping and garden design, and for specialised uses in indoor and outdoor settings and for particular environments.
Amenity horticulture - AMH4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: In the field of amenity horticulture, specialized skills and practices are required for managing public amenities and urban green space. Students who complete this module will be able to: apply best practice principles for the design, construction management and maintenance of public amenities and urban green space with focus on: turfgrass, water conservation and urban forestry, respond to challenges affecting public amenities and urban green space throughout the world and specifically in South Africa.
Advanced Plant Pests and Diseases - APP4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students studying this module will be able to implement a pest and disease control strategy when producing healthy plants in an ornamental plant production facility in line with relevant legislation. This strategy uses Integrated Pest Management techniques to identify a range of ornamental plant pests and diseases; for the prevention, control or eradication of these maladies in safe and environmentally responsible ways.
Arboriculture - ARB4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students studying this module will focus on using specialized techniques to: determine the value of trees in urban spaces; perform basic tree care and maintenance, tree surgery and transplanting of large trees. This includes the application of tree assessment and abatement procedures in a way that is safe and environmentally resposible, and which complies with the relevenat legislation.
Horticulture Resource Management II - EMG3701
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: EMG2601 Co-requisite: EMG3702
Purpose: Students can apply management principles to ensure the effective operation of horticultural production and retail facilities.
Horticultural Resource Management Practice (WIL) - EMG3702
Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EMG2601 Co-requisite: EMG3701
Purpose: of this module can apply management principles relating to organisational structure, human resources, marketing and communications in an actual horticultural workplace. Students can also draw up a plan for a complex horticultural project, using project management principles.
Growth Media Management for Plant Production - GMM4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: RNA4701 & HCC4701 (only applicable to 90094)
Purpose: Students studying this module will focus on producing growth media for ornamental crop production in plant growth facilities by: evaluating the physical and chemical properties of different growth media components for creating optimal soilless growth media, compiling a plan for managing soiless growth medis, devising and implementing strategies for managing the nutrition of soilless growth media, identifying and evaluating alternatives to commonly used growth media components.
Greenhouse Crop Production - GRC4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module is intended for students pursuing a career in the field of ornamental horticulture. The purpose of this module is to enable students to develop advanced knowledge and applied competence in the theoretical and technical processes underlying greenhouse crop production. This includes the necessary understanding of the principles behind greenhouse operarions and management. Students who complete this module will be able to: create an optimum growth environment in a greenhouse for ornamental crop production, produce specific ornamental crops in a greenhouse using appropriate growth conditions and cultivation practices, prevent and resolve common problems that occur in greenhouse crop production.
Horticulture Contact Course - HCC4701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: RNA4701 & BRM4701 Co-requisite: RNA4701 & BRM4701
Purpose: Students will be able to apply the principles behind greenhouse operations and management and apply best practice principles for the design, contrauction, management and maintenance of public amenities and urban green space. This module also builds on fundamental knowledge and skills from other modules, to provide support for research in the field of ornamental horticulture.
Ornamental Crop Production - HOR3601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: HOR2602
Purpose: Students can carry out plant production practices in a wholesale nursery operation, applying a variety of production techniques.
Plant Pests and Diseases - HOR3602
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students can identify a wide range of plant pests and diseases and recommend effective means of control in a safe and environmentally responsible way.
Horticulture Production Process Management - HPP4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Specialized skills and practices are required for managing the processes for producing ornamental plants in greenhouses. Students who complete this module will be able to: examine business process management and evaluate the importance thereof in a greenhouse for ornamental crop production, analyse the importance and application of business process management life cycles in a greenhouse for ornamental crop production, distinguish between different business process management tools, models and control flow patterns that can be applied in a greenhouse for ornamental crop production and apply the principles of business process management to develop a business model for the production of a specific ornamental plant crop in a greenhouse.
Landscape Construction and Installation - LDS3601
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: LDS2601
Purpose: Students who complete this module can conduct basic landscape maintenance activities and installation procedures and compile basic landscape construction documentation. Students will apply principles from soil science and other sciences such as chemistry, biology, horticulture in an integrated way while assessing landscape design, construction and installation processes. Participating students will also develop an appreciation of landscape aesthetics and construction. These skills are fundamental to and essential for landscape applications and can be applied in landscaping enterprises.
Advanced Landscape Design Techniques - LDS3701
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: LDS2601 Co-requisite: LDS3702
Purpose: Students can draw up complex design plans for a particular garden setting, using principles of landscape design and appropriate design elements.
Landscape Design Practical - LDS3702
Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: LDS2601 Co-requisite: LDS3701
Purpose: Design principles are applied and a landscape project is produced during a compulsory workshop.
Landscape Design Practice (WIL) - LDS3703
Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students assist in producing a landscape design in a workplace under the guidance of a mentor.
Ornamental Plant Use Practice (WIL) - PMS3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who complete this module can identify a range of indigenous and exotic plants in a real workplace situation and can identify the characteristics, requirements and horticultural applications of these plants. They then can apply this knowledge to select plants for particular environments and settings for the purposes of landscaping and garden design, and for specialised uses in indoor and outdoor settings and a large-scale environmental projects. They can also apply their plant knowledge to perform a number of routine plant maintenance activities in a real situation specifically pruning, pest management and weed control.
Sustainable Horticulture Production - SHP4701
Advanced Diploma Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students studying this module will focus on sustainable greenhouse (production facility) operations and justify how sustainable horticulture practices and principles can enhance the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the business.
Advanced Greenhouse Crop Production - AGC4801
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: GRC4701
Purpose: Students studying this module focus on the following specialized techniques and applications for ornamental plant production in specialized plant production facilities: greenhouse forcing techniques to modify plant growth and optimise quality plant production in a greenhouse; hydroponic plant production; tissue culture and micropropagation; plant breeding and selection techniques; genetic engineering; post-harvest techniques to improve vase life of cut flowers; green powered greenhouses and; specialized/state of the art greenhouse environment information management systems ("environmental computer").
Green Industry Business Management - GIB4801
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Specialized skills and practices are required for managing green industry businesses. Students who complete this module will be able to implement best management practices (BMP) for: all business activities; including managing multiple projects across different sections of the business; manage finances, budgets, human resources, materials, equipment and reporting for a green industry business.
Landscape Contract Management - LCM4801
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module will empower students to create and manage contracts and tenders in the landscaping industry. Students who complete this module will be able to: Discuss/apply legislative requirements with regards to contract management and tendering. Create specifications and scope of work for tenders, and administer tendering procedures. Create different types of contracts and tender documents commonly used for projects in the landscaping industry. As the client, manage landscape contracts. As the contractor, liaise with client directly or through project manager.
Landscape Project Management - LPM4801
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students studying this module will focus on the development of landscape project management knowledge and skills and apply these skills to develop a project management plan for a landscape construction or maintenance project.
Sustainable Landscapes in Urban Green Space - SLU4801
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module deals with sustainable landscapes in urban green space, and justifies how sustainable horticulture practices and principles can enhance environmental, economic and social sustainability. Students studying this module will be able to: investigate the influence of horticulture in the protection of the environment, biosphere and biodiversity, and suggest sustainable strategies for the conservation of urban green space; Identify and apply site rehabilitation principles and practices during both landscape development projects and the rehabilitation of damaged/degraded landscapes; Acknowledge and evaluate the aspects that contribute towards the sustainable development of landscape projects in urban green space; Integrate economic and socio-economic principles and practices into the design and development of landscapes to ensure the sustainability of urban green space.