Plant Science Technology

Program Fast Facts:

Length: 2 Years
Program-related Facilities: Greenhouses; Tissue Culture Laboratory; Demonstration Garden; Plant Products Food Lab
Program Perk: Wide selection of courses to fit your interests
Diploma Awarded Upon Completion: Plant Science Technology Diploma
Application Deadline: August 1st (Canadian Students)
March 1st (International Students)

Contact:
Department of Plant and Animal Sciences
902.893.6688
skilyanek@nsac.ca
nsac.ca/pas/

Program Overview

Are you interested in plants, how they grow, and how we use them? Do you have a green thumb, or wish you did? Then the Plant Science Technology program is for you! This Technical Diploma program takes an entrepreneurial approach to agriculture, stressing a combination of practical skills and good basic knowledge. During the program you’ll be schooled in problem solving, diagnostics and whole-system analysis. You learn in the context of social and environmental responsibility, using sustainable production systems.

So of course, it’s important to have theoretical knowledge about plants, but it’s the practical skills you learn during hands-on experiences that will set you apart from everyone else out there in the job market! Learn with your hands through labs, experiments, and growth trials. Find out first-hand how environmental factors affect the growth of plants. Learn to propagate plants. Learn from the soil up what makes plants grow, how we can control and improve their growth and how we can grow plant dependent businesses.

The greatest thing about this program is its flexibility. Get the diploma you really want by selecting the courses you really love. Choose from a wide variety of courses in Horticulture, Agronomy, Business, Environment, even Engineering.

Course Work

Your first year provides you with a strong background in plant production techniques and small business practices, preparing you well for choosing your courses.

• Utilization of Plant Resources
• Plant Propagation
• Entomology
• Soil Science
• Accounting
• Writing for Business
• Plant Physiology and Stress Management
• Plant Pathology
• Weed Science
• Small Business Entrepreneurship
• Computer Methods
• Human Resource Management

After the first year you will select a total of 12 more courses, which allows you to tailor your education to suit your interests by selecting from more specialized courses. Courses to select from will include many plant science based courses such as; Greenhouse and Nursery Management, Vegetable Production, Cereal and Forage Based Cropping Systems, Fruit Production, as well as courses in Machinery Operation, Environmental Management, Business and even Animal Production. There is even a summer work experience course you can take as one of your electives.

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