Garden Agriculture
Garden Agriculture is a 2-year associate programme offered within the Vocational School of Anamur.
Who Is It For?
This programme is suitable for students who are interested in nature, plant cultivation and agriculture, enjoy hands-on work outdoors and in the field, and have developed observation skills.
Quick Summary
- Associate Degree programme (2 Years)
- Formal Education, instruction in Turkish
- Admission with the TYT (TYT) score type
- Vocational School of Anamur
- Opportunity to transfer to related undergraduate programmes via DGS
About the Department
Program Profile
The Garden Cultivation Program offers a two-year associate degree education. Within this program, students are provided with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the fields of fruit growing, vegetable growing, and ornamental plant cultivation, particularly focusing on crops grown in Turkey and specifically in the region. During the education period, courses such as botany, plant ecology, irrigation techniques, fruit growing, vegetable growing, greenhouse vegetable cultivation, pruning, grafting, seedling and sapling cultivation, pest and disease control, post-harvest processing and marketing, plant nutrition and soil science, and organic farming are offered. Students have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge they have gained through practical applications. The aim of the Horticulture program is to train personnel who will work between agricultural engineers and technicians and laborers in the field of horticulture. Providing students with the necessary professional and technical knowledge and analytical thinking to develop themselves in their professional and vocational fields and equipping them with the technical and practical skills required by the business world are among the main goals of the program.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can work in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and its affiliated institutions, in agriculture and forestry enterprises, greenhouses, seedling/sapling production facilities and agricultural input companies, and can start their own businesses. They can transfer to related undergraduate programmes through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS).