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Horticulture
Having chosen the specialty of Horticulture, you will learn:
• to evaluate agri-environment in Lithuania and the EU;
• the morphology and bioecological properties of plants;
• the principles of rational land use and the impact of economic activities on the environment;
• to perform research and summarize the results based on information technology, scientific literature and other information;
• to evaluate the quality of agricultural production;
• how to organize and plan a specialized farm, the patterns of harvest and its quality formation, realization of products;
• to provide advice on plants cultivation and care;
• the existing laws, you will understand Lithuanian business environment;
• to evaluate the quality of agricultural production;
• to create and manage agricultural business, communicate with agricultural specialists and the public in solving business problems.
Graduates will be able to set up and develop their own business - create own farms, work in agricultural companies and organizations, in companies providing landscaping services.
Upon completion of additional studies, graduates will be able to enroll for a Master's degree.
The curriculum of Horticulture study program for the academic year 2020/2021.
| Subject | ECTS credits | Semester in full-time studies | Semester in continuous studies |
| Labor and Civil Safety | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics and Statistics | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Professional Foreign Language | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Elective subject (3 credits) | |||
| Culture of Behavior | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Communication Psychology | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Social Psychology | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Subject | ECTS credits | Semester in full-time studies | Semester in continuous studies |
|
Agrochemistry |
4 | 1 | 2 |
| Agroecology and Environmental Protection | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Vegetable Raw Food Quality and Safety | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Storage, Processing and Commercial Preparation of Vegetable Raw Materials | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Physiology of Plants | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Plant Selection and Seed Breeding | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Bee-keeping | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ornamental Plants | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Soil Science | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Geodesy | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Phytopathology | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Essentials of Microbiology and Mycology | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Marketing | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Horticulture Technology | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Greenhouse Horticulture | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Medicinal and Culinary Herbs | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Commercial Floriculture | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Planting and Maintenance of Plantations |
6 | 4 | 6 |
| Agriculture Essentials and Machinery | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Elective subject 4 credits |
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| Basics of Plant Nurseries | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Growing of Medicinal Herbs | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Energy, Christmas Trees, Willow Plantations | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Plant Ethnology | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Floristry | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Non-Traditional Garden Crops | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Small and Medium Business | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Basics of Law | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Foreign Language (II) | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Elective subject 3 credits | |||
| Business Organization Basics | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Business Economics and Management | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Alternative Horticulture | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Environmental Education | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Healthy Eating | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Data Protection | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Finance and Accounting | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Information Technology | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Practice | |||
| Final Professional Practice | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Introduction to Specialty | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Training Practice 1 | 6 | 2 | 2,3 |
| Training Practice 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | 4 | 5,6 |
| Graduation Thesis | |||
| Graduation thesis | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Subject | ECTS credits | Semester in full-time studies | Semester in continuous studies |
| Elective | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Physical Training | - | 1,2,3,4 | - |