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2.00 Credits
Available: fall 2 Cr. Hrs Honors Seminar 298 is an interdisciplinary, theme-based course that is coordinated with the Eagle View Lecture Series, an annual lecture series offered during the Fall Semester. The theme for this annual event is selected by Honors Students, Honors Faculty, the Honors Advisory Committee and the Eagle View Lecture Series committee. Students will participate in various lectures; attend seminars, speaker presentations and other related events. Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Program or Instructor permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Hrs This is an orientation course for students interested in exploring careers in the 'green industry'. Topics include arboriculture, floriculture, landscaping, greenhouse, nurseries, turf, foliage plants, and business aspects of ornamental horticulture.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Hrs This course focuses on the cultural and environmental management issues, methods, tools, and materials needed to establish or work within a professional landscape operation. Also explores the opportunities to earn a good living while doing interesting work in this field.
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. Hrs This course covers the use of flowers, groundcovers, and foliage in exterior and interior landscaping. It includes choosing and placing plants based on appearance, function, practicality, and cultural requirements.
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. Hrs This course offers a practical approach to the art and science of landscape design. Landscape planning and design is the creation of aesthetic concepts for comfortable, practical, and enjoyable outdoor living spaces. Students learn how designers balance the concerns of people and their environments while applying simple artistic principles to residential, commercial, and public use area planning and designs.
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1.00 Credits
1 Cr. Hr This course covers the fundamentals of vegetable and flower gardening. Topics include understanding how plants grow, soil amendments, types and styles of gardening, planting techniques, water and fertilizer management, pest recognition and control, and weed control. Students will also have the opportunity to start plants from seed in the Horticulture Program greenhouse.
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1.00 Credits
1 Cr. Hr This course allows the student to apply learning to career interests through attendance, participation, evaluation and reporting on Horticultural seminars, workshops, expos, and /or meetings of Horticultural Industry organizations. Students will do a survey of green industry educational opportunities being offered during the semester they take this course and will develop and carry out a plan for participation in at least 45 hours of activities approved by the advisor. Students will also be responsible to do written and oral evaluations of their activities. This course is designed for Horticulture majors who are planning to continue their education at the University level.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Hrs This course covers the important features of turfgrass systems, interaction between system components, and principles of turfgrass management as we unlock the mysteries of utility turf, lawn turf, and sports turf.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Hrs This course examines plant reproduction by sexual (flower to seed) and asexual (vegetative) means. Included are discussion and hands-on learning of seed production, collection, and germination along with cuttings, division, layering, grafting, budding, and micro propagation of herbaceous and woody plants.
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. Hrs This course examines woody plants commonly used in landscaping based upon their identification, ornamental characteristics, propagation, culture, and uses. Topics include both evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and vines used as timber, ornamentals, drugs, spices, and edibles.
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