Horticulture Management Diploma is a diploma in Horticulture and Crop Science programme taught at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Horticulture and Crop Science
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet.
— it helps other students.
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This two-year diploma at Thompson Rivers University builds on a completed one-year Horticulture Certificate, combining plant science with business management for students aiming at supervisory or entrepreneurial roles in the horticulture industry. The program is delivered from the Kamloops campus with a September intake, and coursework can be taken full-time or part-time, with many courses available through distance learning. Content focuses on sustainable urban environments, landscape design, installation, and maintenance, alongside business principles relevant to running or managing a horticulture operation. Entry is intended for graduates of a recognized one-year Horticulture Certificate program, such as TRU's own Horticulture Certificate. International applicants are accepted. Graduates typically pursue work as independent entrepreneurs or within established horticulture businesses and municipal parks departments, applying both technical horticultural knowledge and business skills gained through the program. The diploma suits certificate holders who want to move beyond entry-level horticultural work into design, installation, management, or business ownership within the sector, rather than students seeking an initial introduction to horticulture.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma is designed for graduates of a recognized one-year Horticulture Certificate program; the program page states no further course or grade prerequisites of its own. It may be completed full-time or part-time, with many courses available by distance learning, and it is open to international applicants. The program page does not publish its own English-language test scores; Thompson Rivers University's institution-wide requirement for direct entry into on-campus undergraduate diploma programs, set out on TRU's admission requirements page, is IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20. No portfolio, interview or work-experience component is listed. Intake is in September, with applications currently accepted for the Kamloops-based, two-year program.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
