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Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture (A-URBHORT) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Fred Hellriegel
Email: frederick.hellriegel@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete 200 points of core subjects to qualify for the Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture.
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Year 1
Students must complete the following core subjects during the first year of the course.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORT10013 | Plant Ecology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10007 | Plant Biology 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10009 | Horticultural Plants | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10012 | Plant Production and Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10014 | Soils and Growing Media | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10015 | Urban Water Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10011 | Vegetation Establishment and Maintenance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT10016 | Plant Biology 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
Year 2
Students must complete the following subjects during the second year of the course:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRMT20016 | Plant Protection | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20026 | Designing with Plants | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20014 | Landscape Design 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20029 | Urban Horticulture Internship | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20028 | Landscape Technology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20013 | Horticulture for Sustainable Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20017 | Landscape Design 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
| HORT20019 | Urban Tree Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 November 2025