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About the Department of Fruit growing, Viticulture, Horticulture and Landscape architecture

The Institute of Viticulture and Enology in Sremski Karlovci was founded on 1^st April, 1947 by a decree of the People’s Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. At the end of 1947 the Institute included fruit growing into its scope of interests. When the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad was founded in 1954, the first sub-department was formed, later to become the Department of Fruit growing and Viticulture. In 1971 the Institute of Fruit growing and Viticulture from Sremski Karlovci and the Department of Fruit growing and Viticulture at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad merged and became a part of the same faculty. Educational and scientific activity expanded with the establishment of two new programmes: Horticulture (1974) and Landscape Architecture (2005). The Department’s study programmes are modern and up-to-date, and a result from years of cooperation with the most prominent universities around Europe. Run by eminent foreign professors, the Department’s workshops are a significant part of its educational activity. The Department is organized into sections, including three experimental fields of 83 ha, with the purpose of education and scientific research.

The scientific results achieved at the Department of Fruit growing, Viticulture, Horticulture and Landscape architecture have been largely applied in the corresponding fields of work, not just in Vojvodina and Serbia, but in other countries, as well. The tangible results of this scientific and expert work are thousands hectares of orchards, vineyards and green areas. The Department’s work is recognized by the producers of accepted cultivars and clones of vine, walnut, apricot and columnar apples. Most of the research work is compiled into numerous scientific papers, textbooks, monographs and other publications, which have been used as basic literature in fruit science and viticulture by generations of producers, students and scientists.

Why Study Fruit growing and Viticulture?

Fruit growing and viticulture are some of the most intensive branches of agriculture due to the manifold benefits of fruit and grape production. The yield per unit area in most fruit species is very high and it is achieved by contemporary technology based on higher education and expertise.

The undergraduate academic study programme of Fruit growing and Viticulture is structured as an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programme with general and specialist subjects in the chosen field of research. The programme was developed in order to meet the requirements of fruit and grape production as one of the most profitable branches of agriculture.

The study programme is in accordance with the European standards regarding enrolment requirements, study programme duration, academic year-by-year requirements, obtaining a diploma and the mode of study.        

Principal Objectives of the Study Programme of Fruit growing and Viticulture

The principal objective of this study programme is to educate the students for the line of expertise of a Bachelor of growing in Fruit growing and Viticulture according to the current needs and development of the society and science. The study programme of Fruit growing and Viticulture is designed to create highly competent professionals with knowledge and skills required for: launching the projects in fruit science and viticulture, production and marketing of planting material, establishing orchards and vineyards, conventional and unconventional approach to the breeding of fruit species and vine, ecotoxicology and environmental protection.

Upon completion of the study programme, Bachelors of growing in Fruit growing and Viticulture will gain competencies recognised at national and international levels. The objective of the study programme is to elevate the education of students to a higher scientific level and to prepare Bachelors of Science in Fruit growing and Viticulture for further education and working directly in production, i.e. obtaining the higher yield and quality in fruit and vine growing while preserving the environment (sustainable development).

The students will acquire basic knowledge about pomological properties (morphological, anatomical, biological, physiological, biochemical and physical) of various fruit species and vine, their processing and exploitation as well as accompanying environmental requirements.   

Employment Possibilities

• Self-employment (fruit and vine growing)
• Companies and individual farmers related to fruit growing and viticulture
• Cold stores
• Nurseries
• Public, administrative and municipal bodies (agricultural stations and extension services)
• Education
• Laboratories at faculties and institutes
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Possibilities for Further Education

A Bachelor of Science in Fruit growing and Viticulture is capable of pursuing further education at master’s study level within cognate scientific fields.

Why Study Horticulture?

New scientific findings in the field of horticulture are demanded by today’s ever growing need for arranged and decorated space and the growing presence of ornamental plant production (trees, bushes, flowers). Finishing the cycle of undergraduate studies, students are able to apply their gained knowledge and skills which enable the realization of landscape architecture projects, the production and commercialization of planting materials, and the establishment and maintenance of green areas. The production of horticultural plants in protected and open spaces is highly justified and also the most intensive agricultural production. Finishing the study programme based on these concepts, the future bachelors of science in horticulture will be competent on national, European and world scales, respectively. The purpose of the Horticulture programme is to educate future young experts, trained to become capable of further education and practical work.  

Principal Objectives of the Study Programme

The purpose of the Horticulture Study Programme is to educate and enable students to easily become involved in work and production organization in protected areas and nurseries, public utilities and communal urban structures. Students are supposed to gain up-to-date knowledge on biological features of horticultural plants, basic technological elements of their production, their use, formation and arrangement in green areas and in the exterior and interior design.

Furthermore, the purpose of the Horticulture Study Programme is to incite critical and analytical thinking in students, and to develop their team-working abilities, cooperativeness, communication skills and the competence to manage specific practical skills needed for optimal professional work. One of the special purposes is to raise students’ awareness about the necessity of permanent education, especially in the light of sustainable development. The diploma they receive guarantees the knowledge needed to obtain the professional licence by the Serbian Chamber of Engineers. In addition, the purpose of this study programme is to educate experts trained and skilled to announce and present results to experts and public in general.

Employment Possibilities

• City institutions related to horticulture
• Nurseries
• Teaching
• University and institute laboratories

Possibilities for Further Education

Bachelors in Science in horticulture are ready to further their education proceeding to master or doctoral studies within related scientific fields.

Why Study Landscape Architecture?

The purpose of the Landscape Architecture Study Programme is to provide students with adequate education and keep them up to date with the trends in contemporary science in the given field. The curriculum of this study programme is comprised of numerous project courses which provide students with necessary broad education and professional licenses recognized by the Serbian Chamber of Engineers.

Following the Landscape Architecture Study Programme, students gain up-to-date knowledge in different fields of landscape architecture such as landscape architecture projecting, design and renewal of green areas, ecology and environment. The process is closely connected to sustainable development, the development of global and national strategies of biodiversity preservation and the application of biotechnology in environmental protection.

Studying the basic scientific disciplines enables better comprehension of complex problems in landscape architecture and creates conditions for further educational and scientific development of students. This study programme is coordinated with contemporary trends in world science and the conditions in the related profession, and it can be compared to foreign university establishments.

Principal Objectives of the Study Programme

The principal objective of the Landscape Architecture Study Programme is to educate and enable students to work as professionals and scientists in the field of landscape architecture. In addition, the purpose of this study programme is to stimulate the development of critical and analytical thinking, to develop teamwork skills, cooperation and communication skills, and to prepare students to master specific practical skills needed for successful professional work.

This study programme aims at enabling students to respond to the most demanding tasks in building and designing open green areas. It also prepares them to recognize the characteristics of cultural regions and the features of ecological environment, as well as the applied researches in the development and protection of landscapes.

Upon the completion of the studies, future experts are qualified to actively participate in further development and application of modern scientific findings, in practice, scientific research and education, respectively.

The curriculum of this study programme provides competence for the acquirement of designer and contractor licenses with the Serbian Chamber of Engineers.

Employment Possibilities

• Bureaus for space planning and designing
• Urban planning businesses
• Ministries and institution of environmental protection and cultural heritage preservation
• Municipal agencies for space planning and environmental protection
• Inspection agencies for environmental protection and urban planning inspections
• Water management businesses, road management businesses and other public infrastructure related businesses
• Public utility companies dealing with space planning, design and green areas management
• Businesses and research organizations dealing with environmental protection
• Park and garden management services

Possibilities for Further Education

Bachelors of Science in landscape architecture are capable of further education by pursuing master and doctoral studies.