Plant Science with Foundation Year - Canterbury Christ Church University

Plant-based enterprises operate in a regulated environment and need well trained knowledgeable professionals with a knowledge of plant genetics and physiology, molecular genetics and biotechnology as well as plant pests and diseases. You will gain knowledge of these areas and increase your practical skills, and you will be encouraged to broaden your experience by interacting with a range of employers, including biotech companies through the Life Sciences Industry Liaison Lab, major local growers such as Thanet Earth, and advisory companies such as FAST Brogdale. Our ‘Added Value’ programme enables you to undertake further specialist training in order to meet your own individual career aspirations, including fruit-industry based training programmes. You will explore areas including: - plant physiology and development - genetics of plant breeding - plant pests and pathogens