Study Horticulture at UGA
Grow plants. Solve problems. Build a career.
Horticulture is about more than growing plants. It combines science, technology, business, creativity, and sustainability to improve the plants, food systems, landscapes, and environments that are part of everyday life.
At UGA, Horticulture students learn how plants grow - and how to put that knowledge to work. Students may grow food using hydroponics, design with flowers and plants, manage greenhouse crops, study plant genetics, conduct research with faculty, explore sustainable production systems, or learn how to turn plant knowledge into a business.
If you want a degree where you can learn science by actually doing it, Horticulture may be the place for you.
What can you do with Horticulture?
Horticulture graduates build careers in greenhouse and nursery production, controlled-environment agriculture, fruit and vegetable production, floral design and floriculture, landscape management, public gardens, plant breeding and genetics, sustainable agriculture, horticultural sales and marketing, plant biotechnology, research, Extension, education, and entrepreneurship.
Learn by doing
Horticulture is a hands-on major. Students work with plants in greenhouses, gardens, farms, laboratories, production systems, and real-world settings. Opportunities include internships, undergraduate research, service-learning, industry visits, student organizations, professional events, and study away.
A small major with big opportunities
Horticulture offers the advantages of a smaller academic community within a major research university. Students have opportunities to know their faculty, work alongside graduate students and researchers, participate in projects, and build experiences that go well beyond the classroom.
Build a degree around your interests
The Horticulture B.S.A. is flexible. Students begin with foundational science and horticulture courses and use electives, internships, research, minors, certificates, and other experiences to build a program that supports their interests and career goals.
Not ready to major in Horticulture?
You do not have to be a Horticulture major to start exploring plants. Take a Horticulture course or add the Horticulture minor to another UGA degree.
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