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PROFICIENCY AWARD IN HORTICULTURE BHT007

Course Code	BHT007
Fee Code	PA
Duration (approx)	500 hours
Qualification	Proficiency Award

A Proficiency Award allows you to study subjects in a highly specialised area. You select and study three short courses of your own choice, which relate to each other (eg. Three crops or three landscaping short courses). In addition, you must complete 200 hrs of approved work experience before receiving the award. Approval of course structure must be obtained before enrolling.

Modules

Core Modules	These modules provide foundation knowledge for the PROFICIENCY AWARD IN HORTICULTURE BHT007.
	HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH I BHT118 BHT118
	HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH II BHT241 BHT241

Elective Modules	In addition to the core modules, students study any 3 of the following 24 modules.
	MANAGING NOTABLE GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES SCAPES
	ACACIAS VHT114 VHT114
	GROWING IRIS VHT111 VHT111
	FRUIT PRODUCTION -TEMPERATE CLIMATE BHT218 BHT218
	GROWING LAVENDER BHT228 BHT228
	HORTICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BHT203 BHT203
	HYDROPONIC MANAGEMENT (HYDROPONICS II) BHT213 BHT213
	NUT PRODUCTION BHT219 BHT219
	ORCHID CULTURE BHT232 BHT232
	PLANT BREEDING BHT236 BHT236
	PLAYGROUND DESIGN BHT216 BHT216
	ROSES BHT231 BHT231
	SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT BHT202 BHT202
	TROPICAL PLANTS BHT234 BHT234
	PERMACULTURE -ADVANCED BHT301 BHT301
	AMENITY HORTICULTURE I BHT324 BHT324
	AMENITY HORTICULTURE II BHT325 BHT325
	BERRY PRODUCTION BHT309 BHT309
	HORTICULTURAL MARKETING BHT304 BHT304
	OPERATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT I BHT326 BHT326
	OPERATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT II BHT327 BHT327
	PROTEAS BHT318 BHT318
	TISSUE CULTURE BHT306 BHT306
	TURF REPAIR AND RENOVATION BHT303 BHT303

Note that each module in the PROFICIENCY AWARD IN HORTICULTURE BHT007 is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.

REFERENCE BOOKS
ACS operates a student bookshop that supplies a range of horticulture texts to supplement our courses.
Many are written by the principal (well known gardening author John Mason), or other staff. All have been reviewed and approved by our academic experts (to be accurate and relevant to students studying our horticulture courses).

Student discounts are available to anyone studying with ACS Distance Education.
Both printed books and ebooks (as downloads) available

GARDEN DESIGN Part I by John Mason (publisher ACS) EBook

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2243-garden-design-part-1-pdf.aspx

GARDEN DESIGN Part 2 by John Mason (publisher ACS) EBook

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2245-garden-design-part-2-pdf.aspx

THE ENVIRONMENT OF PLAY by John Mason 2nd edition (publisher: ACS) Ebook

STARTING A GARDEN OR LANDSCAPE BUSINESS 2nd Edition by John Mason (publisher: ACS) EBook http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2241-starting-a-garden-or-landscape-business-pdf.aspx

GROWING TREES and SHRUBS for SMALL GARDENS by John Mason

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/1684-growing-trees-and-shrubs-for-small-gardens.aspx

TROPICAL and WARM CLIMATE GARDENING by John Mason (publisher Bay Books) Printed Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2184-tropical-warm-climate-gardening.aspx

ORCHIDS: A BEGINNERS GUIDE by John Mason (publisher: Highland House) Printed Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2087-orchids-a-beginners-guide.aspx

TREES and SHRUBS FOR WARM PLACES by John Mason (publisher ACS) E Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2237-trees-and-shrubs-for-warm-places-by-john-mason-pdf.aspx

GROWING CONIFERS by John Mason (publisher: Kangaroo Press) Printed book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/1678-growing-conifers.aspx

GROWING FERNS by John Mason (publisher: Kangaroo Press) Printed book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2013-growing-ferns.aspx

TROPICAL PLANTS by John Mason (publisher ACS) E Book
http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2248-tropical-plants-pdf.aspx

NURSERY MANAGEMENT 2nd Edition by John Mason (publisher :andlinks Press) Printed Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/1744-nursery-management-2nd-edition.aspx

GROWING AUSTRALIAN NATIVES 2nd edition Printed Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/1676-growing-australian-natives-2nd-edition.aspx

STARTING A NURSERY OR HERB FARM 3rd edition by John Mason (publisher: ACS) EBook http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2242-starting-a-nursery-or-herb-farm-pdf.aspx

GROWING AND USING VEGETABLES and HERBS by John Mason (publisher: Kangaroo Press) Printed Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2008-growing-and-using-vegetables-and-herbs.aspx

COMMERCIAL HYDROPONICS 3rd Edition by John Mason (publisher: ACS) Ebook

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2232-commercial-hydroponics-3rd-ed.aspx

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E Books can be purchased online for immediate download (Can be read on a computer, ipad, iphone, lap top, most book readers or similar devices).
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Home Gardening, Horticultural Resource Management, Horticultural Marketing, Practical Horticulture, Trees For Rehabilitation, Soil Management, Plant Pathology, Amenity Horticulture, Certificate in Horticulture, RHS Certificate II in Horticulture, RHS Certificate III in Horticulture, RHS Diploma in Horticulture, RHS Master of Horticulture, Diploma in Horticulture, Turf Care, Sports Turf Management, Greenkeeping, Turf Repair and Renovation, Arboriculture I, Landscape Styles, Natural Garden Design, Water Gardening, Landscape Construction, Cottage Garden Design, Playground Design, Restoring Established Ornamental Gardens, Diploma in Landscaping Propagation, Cutting Propagation, Wholesale Nursery Management, landscaping, Diploma in Landscping Garden Centre Management, Hydroponics, Certificate in Hydroponics, Weed Control, Permaculture, Self Sufficiency, Tissue Culture, Plant Breeding, Nursery Sales Assistant, Hydroponics, Cut Flower Production, Greenhouse Cut Flowers, Outdoor Plant Production, Commercial Vegetable Production, Protected Plant Production, Mushroom Production, Fruit Production, Nut Production, Viticulture, Berry Production, Culture, Lavender, Medicinal Herbs, Culinary Herbs, Scented Plants, Cacti and Succulents, Roses, Interior Plants, Orchid Culture, Tropical Plants, Australian Natives I, plus many others including ecotourism, ecology, plant ecology, adventure tourism,

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