Horticulture students in the Rainforest Biome conducting a science experiment

Degrees

Imagine studying for your degree in the unique setting of the world-renowned Eden Project.

Our students earn recognised undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from HNC to MSc, while gaining practical hands-on experience in an extraordinary learning environment. We offer a specialist portfolio of higher education courses working with our academic partners.

What's it like to study here?

Degree courses at Eden

Garden and landscape design student holding drawn garden plans

HNC/HND Garden & Landscape Design

Study in an inspiring, world-class environment and learn from expert practitioners. This dynamic course takes a holistic approach to garden and landscape design, blending creativity and visual design with horticulture and plant science. You’ll explore contemporary themes, professional practice, and the development of strong, original design concepts that respond to real-world landscapes.

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Horticulture student in greenhouse at Eden Project

FdSc Horticulture

Embrace the opportunity to explore many aspects of horticulture, from applied science to sustainability. You will combine research skills with practical work experience, and have the opportunity to learn from Eden’s skilled horticulturalists.

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BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Plant Science)

Explore many aspects of horticulture, from sustainability to crop production. You will combine research skills with practical work experience, and have the opportunity to learn from Eden’s skilled horticulturalists.

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BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Garden & Landscape Design)

This course prepares students for their careers ahead with a focus upon design skills combined with horticulture science. Under the tutelage of a specialist teaching team, innovative and imaginative design practice is encouraged from the beginning on real or ‘live’ projects.

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Student looking at soil in a lab at the Eden Project

FdSc Soil Science

Identify scientific and ecological principles of soil in a high-tech laboratory at The Centre of Excellence. This course is designed with industry and academic applications in-mind, where you will learn from research experts in soil function and health.

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Horticulturalist in Eden's Med Biome with Californian poppies in the foreground

MSc Ecological Restoration and Environmental Management

This course aims to develop a holistic understanding of the process of restoring degraded sites and ecosystems. You will learn how to identify restoration priorities, engage stakeholders, plan, implement and monitor programmes of restoration, evaluate the success of activities, and plan aftercare.

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Students learning in the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project

MSc Sustainability

Designed for recent graduates, those developing professional practice, and mid-career changers MSc Sustainability is taught with a blend of distance learning and intensive residential workshops in Cambridge and Cornwall. Learning from global thought leaders, with an emphasis on real world problems, graduates leave the course as agents of change.

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Part-time degree courses at Eden

The following courses are also available to study part-time:

HNC/HND Garden & Landscape Design – two years (HNC) or four years (HND)
FdSc Horticulture – four years
BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Garden & Landscape Design) – six years
BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Plant Science) – six years
MSc Land And Ecological Restoration – two years
MSc Sustainability – two years

I came to Eden with a passion for horticulture and garden design with big gaps in my knowledge. My tutors were brilliant, and the course gave me both a great education and the technical ability to go into the profession with confidence.

HND Garden & Landscape Design graduate

Why study with us?

Eden’s world-famous architecture, gardens, exhibitions, and the Eden Sessions concerts, coupled with Eden’s specialist plant collections, growing facilities, sustainable operations, dedicated laboratory and design studio, together provide a world-class study platform.

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Horticulture students learning at the Eden Project

With Cornwall College/University of Plymouth

Learn about what it's like to study for a degree at Eden in Garden & Landscape Design, Horticulture, or Land & Ecological Restoration.

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With Anglia Ruskin University

Register for ARU Postgraduate Open Days - you’ll find us under Environmental and Land Management and you can book a meeting with course leader Davide Natalini via the link below (You’ll find the MSc Sustainability under Environmental and Land Management)

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Contact us

We have put together some frequently asked questions about studying for a degree with Cornwall College at the Eden Project, but if you can't find the answer you are looking for, then you can get in touch directly via the Cornwall College website.

Our MSc Sustainability delivered in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University information is here.

Our partners

Our degree portfolio is delivered in partnership with Cornwall College, Falmouth University and Anglia Ruskin University and validated by the University of Plymouth, Falmouth University and Anglia Ruskin University.