Horticulture Department being the first founded department in Agricultural Faculty at Uludag University in 1981, there after education started in in fruit, vegetable, viticulture, and floriculture and problems, greenhouse production, postharvest and marketing areas. Besides undergraduate education in the department, graduate education (MS or PhD) level education is also instructed. In the Gorukle campus area, Varying species and cultivars of vineyards, orchards, vegetables fields, and ornamental plants are produced for Research and Development.
Horticulture Department possesses vineyard, orchard, vegetable field, glass and plastic greenhouses, cold storage and packing facilities. In addition, tissue culture, physiology, molecular biology, sitology, or postharvest physiology laboratories are used for scientific research.

Horticulture Department has primary graduation system of 139 credits (240 ECTS) in horticulture area at higher education. A candidate who completes successfully program requirement gets Agriculture Engineer title and possesses Bachelor Science degree.

First Cycle

Candidates have to possess high school diploma or equivalent and get enough score from nationwide University Student Selection Examination.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

To get Agriculture Engineer title and Bachelor Science Degree in Horticulture Department, students have to complete 139 credits (240 ECTS) from mandatory and optional courses in the program, complete 45 work day training after sixth semester and Senior Thesis, and reach GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 grading system.

To carry out researches in the area of growing in fruits, vegetables, grapes, and ornamental plants, genetics, breeding biotechnology, seed science and technology, plant and postharvest physiology, and provide qualified education to individuals who may have sufficient experience in this context, create contemporary solutions to problems, leadership structure and serve at international standard.
Education plan of Horticulture Department is to teach basic information related to basic sciences and Agriculture Engineering subjects in the first year and to teach other information related to other sciences areas and Agriculture Engineering subjects in the second year. Advance courses in the Horticulture Department areas are taught to students in the third and fourth year. Thirty-five labor days of professional training at the end of the sixth semester in the curriculum, gives students practical knowledge and skills. Training placed on the sixth semester and 35 labor day. Senior Thesis course completed under the supervision of a faculty member in the VIII semester provides students information obtained from research and reporting skills. Department curriculum ensures that students graduated as Agricultural Engineer specializing in the field of Horticulture.