Course descriptions - Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Horticulture Department aspires to leadership and excellence locally and regionally in the field of education, scientific research and community development in the fields of horticultural sciences, through studying distinguished scientific courses.

First: The student studies the following compulsory courses during the first and second levels:

Previous Request

Hours

Academic

Practical

Credit Hours

Courses

First Level

	2	2	3	Principles in economics and statistics
	2	2	3	Plant (Morphology-anatomy)
	2	2	3	General Agricultural Animal
	2	2	3	Soil Physics and Meteorology
	2	2	3	Basics of Animal, Poultry and Fish Production
	2	2	3	Physical Chemistry
	2	–	–	English
	2	2	3	Basics of food industry
Agricultural Plant	2	2	3	Crop Basics
Agricultural Plant	2	2	3	Horticulture Basics

2	2	3	Organic chemistry 1
2	2	3	Plant save Basics
2	2	3	Elective Course

Second Level

	2	2	3	Dairy Basics
Agricultural Biochemistry 1	2	2	3	Agricultural Microbiology
Agricultural Biochemistry 1	2	2	3	General Genetics
	2	–	2	Agriculture Extension
	2	–	2	Agricultural Lows and Regulations
	2	2	3	Insects
	2	–	2	Natural Resources Basics
	2	2	3	Agricultural Biochemistry 1
	2	2	3	Geology Basics
				(4) Elective Course

Second: The student during first and second level choose three Courses for the (Plant Production) Program :

Program

Course

Hours

Academic

Practical

Credit Hours

Plant Production

Horticulture Production

Plant Basics

Postgraduate Studies:

The Department of Horticulture offers four different postgraduate programmes leading to a research master’s degree and a PhD, as follows:

Fruit Program – Vegetable Program – Flowers and Ornamental Plants Program – Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Program.

The department also offers a special programme for professional master’s students, “Horticultural Crop Production Technology for Export Programme”.