Associate degrees in Horticultural Science: A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural species; and the scientific management of horticultural plant development and production through the life cycle.
The Horticulture Technology curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in horticulture. Classroom instruction and practical laboratory applications of horticultural principles and practices are included in the program of study.
Course work includes plant science, plant materials, propagation, soils, fertilizers, and pest management. Also included are courses in plant production, landscaping, and the management and operation of...
This degree provides a broad overview of the science of horticulture
as it relates to the nursery industry. The focus of the program covers plant production and sales, plant identification, soils and fertilizers, plant diseases and pests, design and pesticide certification. Work experience is required.
The requirements for an associate degree in Environmental Horticulture may be satisfied by completing the Environmental Horticulture certifi cate program in addition to the associate degree requirements.Except in cases of a prerequisite requirement, it is not required to take courses in exactly this sequence; they are recommended in this order to facilitate success.
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*First Semester (Fall) units
AGRI 100, Fruit and Nut Production...
The Agriculture Department also offers students the flexibility of selecting a course of study that will lead to majors such as:
Horticulture
Employment opportunities in the field of agriculture are extremely broad. Career opportunities exist in agriculture business, industry, research, teaching, farming, food processing, extension and financial agencies.
Barton‘s horticulture program provides students with basic classes to prepare them for employment in the horticulture industry in areas such as landscaping, landscape maintenance, parks, golf courses, retail garden outlets, ground crops industry, greenhouses, nurseries, wholesale warehousing, transportation etc.
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