Degree Programme in Professional Horticulture | Bachelor of Natural Resources | full-time

Horticulture offers a variety of options to familiarize yourself with commercial production, marketing and selling of plants, flowers, vegetables or berries. HAMK is the only university of applied sciences where you can study horticulture in Finland. Our campus in Lepaa has not only a beautiful scenery, but also a greenhouse that produces tomatoes for commercial sales. The campus and its facilities offers our students the perfect environment to become horticultural experts.

Content of the studies

You learn how to cultivate above mentioned plants, flowers, vegetables and berries in different environments, for example in greenhouses or in open land, how to create an interesting product and how to sell them. In practice the studies include biological subjects such as cultivars, cultivation systems and crop management, and you will learn entrepreneurial skills in the form of cost calculations, marketing, business development and innovations.

Worklife

Horticulture has excellent employment opportunities in Finland and abroad. After graduation, you can work for example as an expert in commerce, counselling, education and administration. We have great connections to the horticultural branch, which gives you an opportunity to create your own networks already during your studies. 

Puutarhatalouden kansainvälinen ohjelma tarjoaa sinulle mahdollisuuden valmistua puutarhatalouden asiantuntijaksi, sekä kehittää kansainvälistä verkostoasi muiden opiskelijoiden seurassa. Pääset oppimaan kasvien, hedelmien ja marjojen kaupallista tuotantoa, myyntiä ja markkinointia Lepaan ainutlaatuisissa oppimisympäristöissä, kuten kampuksen täysikokoisessa kasvihuoneessa. HAMK on ainoa korkeakoulu Suomessa, jossa voit opiskella puutarhataloutta.