Diploma in Horticultural Business

If you're already working in the New Zealand horticultural sector, this online qualification will expand your knowledge and help you to cultivate new opportunities.

Horticulture is one of New Zealand's most vibrant and successful industries. But in order to keep pace with change and growing demand, qualified and experienced leaders are needed across the sector. 

The Diploma in Horticulture Business is a flexible 12-month online study programme that complements your knowledge of horticulture production and other food-related businesses with business skills.

This can open doors to other roles including strategic management, consultancy and sustainable growing.

• Learn how biological, economic and social disciplines create value chains relating to horticultural production and global agribusiness.
• Understand how theoretical concepts underpin the operation and management of horticultural operations.
• Understand the complex technical, economic and social aspects of global horticulture.
• Learn how to implement competitive marketing strategies and plans across food market systems and agribusiness.
• Nurture your ability to evaluate, analyse and solve problems as they relate to agribusiness, real-world horticultural production and marketing.

General Secondary Education Certificate, plus one year (full-time equivalent) of successful study at a recognised university, Good passing grades

1. Create your MyLinc Account:

Create an account and submit your application in MyLinc. 
Use an email that you can access and a password you can remember. We recommend monitoring your email spam or junk folders for account verification emails. If these don’t arrive, contact us for help.

 2. Make your study application: 

Once your MyLinc account is set up, log in to make your application. Let us know what you would like to study and give us as much information as you can, as this will help speed up your application. You can save your progress and come back later to complete your application. 

We ask for information about: 

• Your chosen study programme
• When you expect to start
• Your previous study, including your last year of high school
• Your English language test results (if English is not your first language)
• Other documents to support your application if applicable. 

If you are unable to provide your documents in your application, email them to [email protected]. 

 3. Monitor your emails

We’ll keep in touch with you about your application via email and may ask for more information. Once we have everything we need, and if you meet the criteria for your chosen qualification, you will receive an offer letter via email. 

 4. Accept your offer on MyLinc

After you accept your offer on MyLinc, you’ll receive instructions on how to complete your enrolment. You’ll also get your LU username, password and email address. These are sent via email, so monitor your junk/spam folders.  

 5. Check any conditions in your Offer Letter

If we require supporting documentation, please supply that as soon as possible so we can move you through the enrolment process more quickly. If we’ve asked you to provide evidence of your identity, read the instructions carefully.