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Major

Horticulture

Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science
Overview Study details

In this major you'll study areas as diverse as the intensive production of fruit, vegetable, nursery and floricultural crops and turf, and the use of plants for recreational and therapeutic benefit or to enhance the urban landscape.

You'll learn to improve plant yield, quality, nutritional value and resistance to insects, diseases and environmental stresses through the use of scientific techniques in plant breeding, biochemistry, physiology and propagation.

Highlights

15 in the world for environmental sciences

QS World University Rankings 2025

Career possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Horticulturalist
  • Propagator
  • Arborist
  • Plant scientist
  • Crop scientist
Michael Wellington

Studying agricultural science on a rural campus places you with like-minded peers and enables you to become immersed in the agricultural sector. The lecturers are eager to share knowledge and explore avenues for students to gain further experience or education.

Michael Wellington
Graduate, Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours)
Michael Wellington

Studying agricultural science on a rural campus places you with like-minded peers and enables you to become immersed in the agricultural sector. The lecturers are eager to share knowledge and explore avenues for students to gain further experience or education.

Michael Wellington
Graduate, Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours)

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Work placements
  • Overseas study
  • Research experience
  • Laboratory work
  • Fieldwork
  • Seminars
  • Workshops

What you'll study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

  • Plant Production Principles & Technologies
  • Horticultural Science
  • The Soil Environment
  • Plant & Environmental Health

See courses and program structure

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