Advanced Diploma in Horticulture at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The aim of the course is to produce a competent technologist who will be capable of decision-making at an intellectual level requiring mature judgement, and who will have the ability to conceive, identify and optimise technical solutions for the propagation, production and maintenance or application of plants in a horticultural and landscape setting. Offering type listed: FULL-TIME: BELLVILLE CAMPUS.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences | Department: Horticultural Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed on the programme page include Advanced Horticultural Management; Conservation Cultivation; Horticulture Production Technology.

Career pathways

Similar to those for the Diploma in Horticulture, but this qualification opens possibilities for research positions or advanced positions in the management of horticultural establishments.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

A National Diploma in Horticulture (or an equivalent qualification) is required. Preference will be given to students with an average of 60% in the final year of study of the National Diploma. Senior Certificate Mathematics (or an approved equivalent) is also required.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Diploma applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Somatology; 31 August 2026 for Grade R and Early Childhood Care and Education).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply

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