Overview

The Horticulture curriculum covers a wide range of fields, including plant protection, soil and water, genetic engineering, biotechnology, and food science.

What you'll learn

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ’s Department of Horticulture conducts a wide range of cutting-edge research in fields such as genetic engineering of fruit trees and ornamental plants, culture-based plant propagation, protein engineering and genomics, and molecular control of processes such as aging and wilting, flower and fruit development, flower pigmentation, hormone signals, and more. Students are taught the most advanced tools for conducting biological and agricultural research and applications.

While researching their theses, students draw on the theoretical tools they acquired in order to explore problems rooted in the practical needs of agriculture and forestry both in Israel and on a global scale. They apply the knowledge and skills they learn in class in researching real-life issues that impact agriculture, and they explore practical solutions for advancing the science of horticulture.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Signal transduction in plants
Stress effects on agricultural crops
Post-harvest physiology
Forest Ecology
Fruit set and development
Specialized metabolites in crops

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-11 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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IELTS

6

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Credits

24 alternative credits

non-thesis track (40 credits) and a thesis track (24 credits)

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rehovot, Israel

Disciplines

Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science View 4 other Masters in Horticulture and Crop Science in Israel

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Academic requirements

GPA

B-

English requirements

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80

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General requirements

Applicants to the program must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent from a recognized university in a relevant field, such as agricultural science or nutrition science, and a GPA of 80 or above (letter grade B-).
Applicants from non-English-speaking countries must demonstrate a high level of English proficiency by providing one of the following documents:
proof of university-level exemption from English-language studies
an official letter stating that the courses at the university where the applicant studied are conducted in English

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16239 ILS / year

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16239 ILS / year

≈ 16239 ILS / year

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Funding

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