Undergraduate Course Catalog 2012-2013

Thompson School of Applied Science

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Horticultural Technology (HT)

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Professor: John L. Hart
Associate Professor: Rene J. Gingras, Dana M. Sansom

Horticultural technology (HT) students study applied plant science, preparing for environmentally attuned careers in "the green industry." Rigorous first-year foundation courses in plant materials, plant growth and development, and soils support second-year concentrations in landscape operations or ornamental horticulture. Employment opportunities in these areas continue to be excellent. Graduates enter a rapidly expanding job market in ornamental plant production, floral design, nursery and garden center management, fruit and vegetable production, parks and grounds management, and landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Many recent graduates have established their own horticulture enterprises, and others continue their education toward a four-year degree in areas such as environmental horticulture, floriculture/greenhouse management, business management, or landscape architecture. Another option that is available to Thompson School students is to continue for a third year to complete the requirements for the business management concentration offered through the applied business management program.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants to the horticultural technology specialization must present college preparatory English and at least two years of satisfactory work in both college preparatory mathematics and science (one science being biology, with a lab).

Curriculum Fee

Horticultural technology, both specializations: $739*

*This one-time curriculum fee is required to cover lab materials, specialized equipment maintenance, and transportation that are unique to the applied nature of the concentration. The curriculum fee covers the entire two-year course of study for one concentration. Any non-TSAS student may be assessed specific course fees, details of which are included in each semester's Time and Room Schedule. All fees are subject to change.

Landscape Operations

Landscape horticulture has been projected to be one of the fastest growing service industries of the coming decade. It is a field that also offers unparalleled aesthetic satisfaction and meaningful reward. To succeed in the landscape industry increasingly requires a degree of technical and scientific expertise, as well as creativity, artistry, and problem-solving skills. Students in the landscape operation concentration gain a solid foundation by completing core requirements in the fundamentals of plant growth and development, soils, plant identification, pruning, and plant health care. They then complete a series of landscape maintenance, construction, design, and business courses. This combination prepares them to become successful members of the landscape industry. In their classes, students meld theory and practice, then apply what they learn in weekly lab periods and on-site visits to area operations.

Career Opportunities:

Landscape designer, landscape construction specialist, garden center/nursery sales, or maintenance/management for golf courses, schools and parks, private and public grounds.

Landscape Operations Program of Study

First Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	201	Freshman Seminar	1
HT	205	Plants, People and Place	2
HT	207	Plant Structure and Function	4
HT	415	Soils and Land Use (Half-term I)	2
COM	209	Expository Writing and Reading	4
SSCI	203	Environment and Society	2
TSAS	205	Computers in the Workplace	2

First Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	234	Pest Management	4
HT	256	Horticultural Pruning	2
HT	417	Soils and Plant Nutrition (1/2 term)	2
MTH	202	Math II	3
SSCI	201	Human Relations OR	4
SSCI	202	Social Issues	4
		Approved Elective Courses	1 - 5

Second Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	251	Introduction to Design Communication	2
HT	257	Woody Landscape Plants	3
HT	260	Grounds Maintenance	2
HT	263	Landscape Construction	4
HT	297	Horticultural Work Experience	2
COM	2__	Public Speaking OR Critical Reading	2
		Approved Elective Credits	1 - 5

Second Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	258	Herbaceous Ornamental Plants	2
HT	270	Grounds Management	2
HT	272	Landscape Design Studio	4
HT	288	Horticultural Business Management	4
		Approved elective credits	4 - 8

Total: 66 - 72 credits

Ornamental Horticulture

Students who prefer to be generalists in horticultural technology may opt for the ornamental horticulture concentration. Students gain the broadest possible background in horticultural technology, which is attractive to employers in all specialty areas. To succeed in ornamental horticulture, students require a degree of technical and scientific expertise as well as creativity and problem-solving skills. They first complete core requirements in the fundamentals of plant growth and development, soils, plant propagation, plant identification, and plant health care. Then students work closely with a faculty adviser to choose approved elective coursework to round out their program of study. In their classes, students meld theory and practice then apply what they learn in weekly lab periods and on-site visits to area operations.

Career Opportunities:

Owner/manager of a garden center, nursery, flower shop, or fruit and vegetable business; wholesale/retail plant producer; research/botanical garden technician; or floral designer.

Ornamental Horticulture Program of Study

First Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	201	Freshman Seminar	1
HT	205	Plants, People and Place	2
HT	207	Plant Structure and Function	4
HT	227A	Horticulture Facilities Management	2
HT	415	Soils and Land Use (1/2 term)	2
COM	209	Expository Writing and Reading	4
TSAS	205	Computers in the Workplace	2

First Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	227B	Horticulture Facilities Management	2
HT	234	Pest Management	4
HT	404	Plant Propagation	4
HT	417	Soils and Plant Nutrition (1/2 semester)	2
MTH	202	Math II	3
SSCI	203	Environment and Society	2

Second Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	227C	Horticulture Facilities Management	1
HT	240	Introduction to Floral Design	2
HT	275	Floral Crop Production	2
HT	286	Fruit and Vegetable Production	3
HT	297	Horticultural Work Experience	2
COM	2__	Public Speaking OR Critical Reading	2
		Approved Elective Credits	4 - 8

Second Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
HT	227D	Horticulture Facilities Management	1
HT	258	Herbaceous Ornamental Plants	2
HT	276	Bedding Plant Production	2
HT	488	Horticultural Business Management	4
SSCI	2__	Human Relations OR Social Issues	4
		Approved Elective Credits	3 - 7

Total: 66 - 72 credits

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