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Exchange Horticulture & Business Management

Short

This 20-weeks pre-graduation program focuses on becoming a cultivation specialist and/or consultant on a crop of your choice. As an exchange student you will take part in our English-taught study programme Horticulture & Business Management.
Diploma
Exchange
Start date
September
Study duration
20 weeks
Language
English
Learning path
Fulltime
Location
's-Hertogenbosch

About the programme

First year - semester 1

Start September

Do you want to learn about the basics of plant biology/physiology, breeding, soil and plant health? And do you want to be introduced to entrepreneurship and the horticultural business? Then the exchange programme might be interesting for you!

Courses 

The courses that you take are part of the first year of the BSc Horticulture and Business Management:

1. The Horticultural Sector (HB1411)
Main topics: orientation on the agricultural sector - specific the top sectors.

2. Plant and Environment (HB1412)
Main topics: introduction to: tissues and cells, plant kingdom, assortment, breeding, propagation, soil and plant health.

3. Plant and Cell (HB1403)
Main topics: introduction to: plant structure and development - cell morphology and cell physiology of tissues and cells, genetics and photosynthesis.

4. Economics and Business (HB1404)
Main topics: introduction to: entrepreneurship, business and corporate finance, Excel, interview, reporting and ethics.

5. Personal Leadership exchange (EX0002)

Second year - semester 1

Start September

Are you interested in horticulture growing, techniques, organisation, market and supply chain? Do you want to know more about entrepreneurship and the horticultural business? Then this might be the exchange programme for you!  

Courses

The courses that you take are part of the second year of the BSc Horticulture and Business Management:

1. Entrepreneurship and Market (HB2401)
Main topics: business plan, starting a business, entrepreneurial qualities, sales, financial results

2. Horticulture and Planning (HB2402)
Main topics: soil and fertilization, cultivation technique (open field / protected cultivation), crop protection and crop protection plan, experimental design and statistics

3. Supply Chain Management (HB2403)
Main topics: supply chain, chain information, sales strategy, collaboration, logistics, food safety and waste, quality, storage and certification

4. Horticulture and Technology (HB2403)
Main topics: analyze technical applications within a real company, improvement plan

5. Cultivation Project exchange

6. Professional Leadership exchange (EX0002)

Second year - semester 2

Start February

Are you interested in horticulture research and business management? Do you want to learn more about innovative developments and the Future of horticulture? Then this is the exchange programme for you!

Courses

The courses that you take are part of the second year of the BSc Horticulture & Business Management:

1. Business and Management (HB2405)
Main topics: management, business processes, quality, hrm, data processing

2. Cultivation Research (TA2406)
Main topics: statistics, breeding, (in vitro) multiplication of a vegetatively multiplicated crop and fertilizing

3. Future Farming 1 (HB2410)
Main topics: Innovative cultivation systems, circular agriculture, biobased economy, Big data, green health, nutrition and health and sustainable development goals

4. Future Farming 2 (HB2411)
Main topics: Creating a future image for a company based on current and future developments and innovations for a self-selected sector

5. Cultivation Project exchange

6. Personal Leadership exchange (EX0002)

Learning goals

First year - semester 1

After completion of this exchange, you will be able to:

  • Gain/have insight in Production and harvest, Handling and distribution and Consumption.
  • Understand the basics of tissues and cells, plant kingdom, assortment, breeding, propagation, soil and plant health.
  • Understand the basics of plant structure and development, cell morphology and cell physiology of tissues and cells, genetics and photosynthesis.
  • Understand the basic principles of entrepreneurship, business and corporate finance, Excel, interview, reporting and ethics.
  • Gain insight into your personal en professional development.
Second year - semester 1

After completion of this exchange, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of a business plan, starting a business, entrepreneurial qualities, sales and financial results.
  • Understand the basics of soil and fertilization, cultivation techniques, crop protection and crop protection plan, experimental design and statistics.
  • Understand the basics of the supply chain, chain information, sales strategy, collaboration, logistics, food safety and waste, quality, storage and certification.
  • Apply cultivation knowledge, do calculations, do research and compare technical cultivation installations, make classifications, and choose the correct measuring equipment.
  • Cultivate and do research on a self-chosen and planted crop.
  • Have insight into your personal en professional development.
Second year - semester 2

After completion of this exchange, you are able to:

  • Understand basic knowledge of management, recognize organisational structures, carry out an analysis of various business processes and draw up a plan of improvement on this. 
  • Understand statistics, breeding, (in vitro) multiplication of a vegetatively multiplicated crop and fertilizing.
  • Understand innovative cultivation systems, circular agriculture, biobased economy, big data, green health, nutrition and health and sustainable development goals.  
  • Create a future image for a company based on current and future developments and innovations for a self-selected sector.
  • Cultivate and do research on a self-chosen and planted crop.
  • Have insight into your personal en professional development.

Admission requirements

First year - semester 1

No specific entry requirements, but basic knowledge of mathematics and chemistry is recommended.

Second year - semester 1

English B2 level and basic knowledge of mathematics, biology, chemistry, horticulture and research design is required. It is recommended to have completed at least 1 year of higher education (bachelor's) prior to the start.

Second year - semester 2

English B2 level and basic knowledge of mathematics, biology, chemistry, horticulture and research design is required. It is recommended to have completed at least 1 year of higher education (bachelor's) prior to the start.

How to apply as an exchange student

If you want to apply for this programme please click here for information on the procedure.

Questions?

Want to know more about exchange?

More info about exchange to the Netherlands, studying at HAS green academy and living in the Netherlands, can be found on our special Study at HAS page.

Study at HAS

Location(s)

  • 's-Hertogenbosch

    Onderwijsboulevard 221
    5223 DE 's-Hertogenbosch

    Building HAS University
    Exterior HAS University of Applied Sciences

    's-Hertogenbosch