School of Horticulture - Kew Diploma

Introduction

Horticulture students come from around the world to study at Kew for the world’s foremost qualification in botanical horticulture – the three-year Kew Diploma. The course offers a broad-based training in amenity and botanical horticulture. The aim is to provide students with an opportunity to study scientific and technical subjects at first degree level, whilst gaining practical experience and responsibility working in this foremost botanic garden. Students are employees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and receive payment throughout the three-year course, including during the lecture block trimesters. This means our students do not have to take out a loan, and do not have to pay top up or tuition fees!

In particular, the course seeks to:

• provide an integrated theoretical and practical curriculum, based on all the operations of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;

• encourage student-centered learning so that all students have an opportunity to pursue study of their own interest;

• demonstrate practical applications of theoretical principles, referring throughout to current and future needs of the horticultural industry;

• teach the highest standards of professional practice to all students.

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