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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, ranging from Plant Science to Sustainable Festival Management. 

What's it like to study here?

Degree courses at Eden

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HNC/HND Garden & Landscape Design

Learn in a unique environment from skilled subject specialists. A holistic approach to garden and landscape design, this course combines art and design, horticulture and plant science, with a focus upon professional practice, contemporary themes, and the development of design concepts.
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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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BA(Hons) Sustainable Festival Management

Over two years, you’ll have the opportunity to get real, hands-on experience in the industry, in Cornwall as well as further afield. Alongside tuition from experienced professionals, you’ll benefit from the expertise and knowledge within the Falmouth University School of Entrepreneurship – including finance, accounting, innovation, marketing and project management.
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BA(Hons) Sustainable Tourism Management

Be part of the future of tourism on this innovative two year course. Learn about the environmental, cultural, social and economic impacts of tourism, and how to develop and promote sustainable tourism activity. You’ll grow your professional network and learn to tackle the challenges of sustainable travel and tourism, at home and internationally, whilst studying in Cornwall – a major tourist destination.
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MSc Land and Ecological Restoration

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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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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Level 7 Ecologist Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship aims to develop a thorough understanding of how to set success criteria and identify restoration priorities, engage stakeholders, plan, implement and monitor programmes of restoration, evaluate the success of activities, and plan aftercare. You will learn from professional UK ecologists and engage with a global community of restoration practitioners.
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Part-time degree courses at Eden

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

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HND Garden & Landscape Design graduate

“ 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. ”

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, dedicated laboratory and design studio, together provide a world-class study platform.

A diverse team of subject specialists support students in their studies, many of whom partner private practice with their teaching commitments, ensuring a contextualised learning experience which prepares students for industry or a career in academia.  

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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 Falmouth University

If you're interested in finding out more about in the BA (Hons) Sustainable Tourism Management or BA (Hons) Sustainable Festival Management, Falmouth have a programme of virtual and in-person tours and events.
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Live projects

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ReCon Soil

Here at Eden Project Learning, we have all sort of ways for students and graduates to get their hands dirty and learn on the job. Learn about our research, including the incredible ReCon Soil Project, where we’re finding new ways to sustainably reuse waste materials.
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Contact us

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

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Our partners

Eden Project Learning is a partnership between Eden Project and The Cornwall College Group. Our degree portfolio is validated by the University of Plymouth, Falmouth University and Anglia Ruskin University.

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