International Master of Horticultural Science is a joint international programme of the University of Agriculture in Krakow (URK) – its Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture – together with the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice of Mendel University in Brno and the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. These full-time, general academic studies last 4 semesters and end with the title of Master of Science in Engineering; they suit those who want to work in modern horticultural production and in the horticultural sector at the European level.
Compulsory courses include, among others:
During the studies you can reach a certain level of specialisation by combining obligatory and voluntary courses, selected with regard to current trends in modern European horticultural production. The programme covers the horticultural industry in its full scope – fruit growing, vegetable growing, ornamental plants and plant improvement.
The programme is taught in English and prepares you for management, trade and services as well as government work in the horticultural sector at the European level.
You learn the rules on quarantine and trade in agricultural products in Poland and the EU, and Polish plant protection law compared with regulations in other countries. The knowledge and skills gained allow graduates to obtain professional qualifications needed to work as a horticulturist, plant breeder or green area designer.
Graduates can run their own horticultural farm with conventional, integrated or organic methods, or work:
As of the 2026/27 admissions, based on the programme pages at urk.edu.pl and oferta.urk.edu.pl.
