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Do you want to influence and participate in future sustainable production and cultivation of horticultural crops? Our Master's programme Horticultural Science offers a holistic view of managing and renewing the knowledge of sustainable horticultural cultivation systems, where horticultural products are represented in green environments, as food or as raw material for technical products.
On the Master's programme in horticultural science you gain insight into how garden production and cultivation can contribute to a more sustainable society. You also learn basics in innovative technologies that enable pioneering uses of plants.
A change in food consumption towards an increased proportion of vegetarian foods is expected to increase the market for horticultural products. This shift towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly food consumption creates an increased demand for knowledge about cultivation, cultivation systems and understanding of the importance of plants for human health and well-being.
Programmes at SLU generate knowledge which contributes to the goals for sustainable development, both in Sweden and internationally.
The program emphasizes the multidisciplinarity of horticultural science. Courses are developed and jointly implemented by departments with different disciplines, all in order to highlight and explore biological, economical, social as well technical, methodological and theoretical aspects of horticultural science.
The first term of the program has two common courses: Horticultural Systems and Future Challenges, and Product Development and Innovation Systems in Horticulture. The aim of these two courses is to provide a common baseline for all participants. Depending on your previous studies and future plans it is then possible for students to choose between courses that are more natural science oriented, or social science oriented.
Here you can read the syllabus for the Master's programme Horticultural Science.
A master´s degree with a major in Horticultural Science provides the opportunity to work with developmental projects within the horticultural industry, nationally as well as internationally.
Other possible jobs can be exercise of product manager in horticultural firms, authority, counseling, teaching, research and consulting assignments.
Employers may be firms, educational organizations, authorities and consulting business. These studies can also provide opportunities for postgraduate studies.
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