Office of the University Registrar

2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog

Majors

Landscape and Nursery Horticulture

College: Agricultural and Life Sciences

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Hours for the Degree: 120

Specializations: Environmental Horticulture Operations, Landscape and Nursery Management, Public Garden Management, Restoration Horticulture

Minor: Yes, Environmental Horticulture

Combined-Degree Program: Yes

Website: hort.ifas.ufl.edu/teaching/webfiles/ugrad

This major provides skills and training for employment in Florida's diverse environmental horticulture industry, including theme parks, plant production facilities and landscape management firms. Practical work experience in the form of internships is required in all specialization tracks of this major. International and study-abroad experiences are encouraged. An annual international horticultural tour is sponsored for the benefit of students in this major.

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

All Specializations except Restoration Horticulture
Specialization: Environmental Horticulture Operations
Specialization: Landscape and Nursery Management
Specialization: Public Garden Management
Specialization: Restoration Horticulture

All Specializations except Restoration Horticulture

Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan

Semester 1:

2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
Complete 1 of 6 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: AEB 2014 or ECO 2023,
BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, CHM 2045/2045L, MAC 1147, PHY 2004 or
PHY 2020

Semester 2:

Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 3:

Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs

Semester 4:

Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 5:

Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

Recommended semester plan

Semester 1	Credits
CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 (3) and 2045L Laboratory (1) (GE-P)	4
Composition (GE-C, WR)	3
Elective	2
Humanities (GE-H)	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)	3
Total	15
Semester 2	Credits
AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (3) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (4) (GE-S)	3-4
MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M)	4
Elective	4
Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)	3
Total	14-15
Semester 3	Credits
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR)	3
BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B)	3
Electives	6
Humanities (GE-H)	3
Total	15
Semester 4	Credits
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication	3
BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B)	4
MAC mathematics or STA statistics course (GE-M)	3
PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE-P)	3
Elective	3
Total	16

Specialization: Environmental Horticulture Operations

This specialization focuses on the biological and environmental horticultural sciences. Career opportunities include plant breeding, nutrition, growth regulation, and other areas of plant research.

Semester 5	Credits
BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry	3
ORH 3253C Introductory Nursery Management	4
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use	3
Required electives (see list)	4
Total	14
Semester 6	Credits
ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology (2) and 3005L Laboratory (1)	3
ORH 4804 Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and 4804L Laboratory (2)	3
SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and 3022L Laboratory (1)	4
Required electives (see list)	4
Total	14
Summer	Credits
ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience	2
Total	2
Semester 7	Credits
HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology	3
PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	4
PLS 3221 Plant Propagation (2) and 3221L Laboratory (1)	3
PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science	3
Required elective (see list)	2
Total	15
Semester 8	Credits
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management	3
HOS 4341 Advanced Horticultural Physiology	3
ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management	3
Required electives (see list)	6
Total	15

Required Electives - 16 hours

AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance	3
AEB 3341 Selling Strategically	3
AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agribusiness	3
AEE 3073 Intercultural Communication	3
AGR 3303 Genetics	3
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida	3
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management	3
ORH 3000 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration	4
ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture	4
ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management	2
ORH 4242C Arboriculture	4
ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment	2
ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture	1-4
PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals	3
PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops	4
SWS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management	3

Specialization: Landscape and Nursery Management

This specialization studies the improvement of the human environment through proper selection, propagation, production and placement of plants in the exterior and interior landscapes. It combines business and plant production courses to provide the skills needed to manage a plant production facility or landscape firm.

Semester 5	Credits
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management	3
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use	3
Core electives (see list)	6
Professional elective (see list)	3
Total	15
Semester 6	Credits
AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance	3
ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology (2) and 3005L Laboratory (1)	3
SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and 3022L Laboratory (1)	4
Professional elective (see list)	3
Total	13
Summer	Credits
ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience	2
Total	2
Semester 7	Credits
AEB 3341 Selling Strategically	3
AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agribusiness	3
Core electives (see list)	6
Professional electives (see list)	3
Total	15
Semester 8	Credits
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing	3
PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals	3
Core electives (see list)	6
Professional electives (see list)	3
Total	15

Core Electives - Select 18 hours

HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology	3
LDE 3400C Residential Landscape Design	3
ORH 3254C Introductory Nursery Management	4
ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management	3
ORH 4242C Arboriculture	4
ORH 4264C Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Culture	4
ORH 4804 and 4804L Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and Laboratory (2)	3
ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment	2
PLS 3221 Plant Propagation (2) and 3221L Laboratory (1)	3

Professional Electives - Select 12 hours

AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques	3
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida	3
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management	3
ORH 322C Turfgrass Culture	4
PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops	4
PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science	3

Specialization: Public Garden Management

This specialization prepares students for careers working with people and plants. Florida boasts more than 150 public parks, botanical gardens and theme parks. Majors will be exposed to many disciplines including horticulture, landscape architecture, business, communications and behavioral sciences.

Semester 5	Credits
ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology (2) and 3005L Laboratory (1)	3
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use	3
SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and 3022L Laboratory (1)	4
Core electives (see list)	4
Total	14
Semester 6	Credits
LAA 4935 Gardens of the World	3
ORH 3773 Public Gardens	2
Core electives (see list)	6
Professional electives (see list)	3
Total	14
Summer	Credits
ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience	2
Total	2
Semester 7	Credits
AEE 3414 Leadership Development	3
AEE 4052 Communication Campaign Strategies in Agricultural and Life Sciences	3
LAA 2330 Site Analysis	3
LDE 3400C Residential Landscape Design	3
Professional elective (see list)	3
Total	15
Semester 8	Credits
AEB 4424 Human Resources Management in Agribusiness	3
AEE 3073 Intercultural Communications (GE-S, I)	3
Core electives (see list)	6
Professional elective (see list)	3
Total	15

Core Electives - Select 16 hours

HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology	3
ORH 3000 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration	4
ORH 3253C Introductory Nursery Management	4
ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management	3
ORH 4242C Arboriculture	4
ORH 4804 and 4804L Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and Laboratory (2)	3
ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture	1-3
PLS 3221 Plant Propagation (2) and 3221L Laboratory (1)	3
PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops	4

Professional Electives - Select 9 hours

AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing	3
AEB 3341 Selling Strategically	3
AEB 4342 Agribusiness and Food Marketing Management	3
AGR 3303 Genetics	3
BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry	3
BOT 2800C Plants in Human Affairs	3
LDE 3400C Residential Landscape Design	3
ORH 3053C Principles of Floral Art	3
ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management	2
ORH 4264C Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Culture	4
ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment	2
ORH 4874C Interior Landscape Practices	3
PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	4
PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science	3

Specialization: Restoration Horticulture

This specialization prepares students to apply horticultural-based knowledge to the establishment, management and protection of plant communities. This background will allow students to be proficient in many aspects of applied plant science, including native/rare plant propagation, ex situ plant conservation, weed control, nursery production of native plants, and planting design and specification.