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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Management methods as applied to retail and wholesale nurseries and landscape contracting firms. Methods of producing liners, container and field-grown woody liners, containers and field-grown ornamental plants.
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3.00 Credits
Native plants and plant communities as a basis for landscaping and environmental restoration. Weekly lecture coupled with either an outing or service practicum of invasive exotic plant removals or planting of natives. Study and work sites will primarily be demonstration projects of the University of Tennessee Environmental Landscape Design Lab. They include local schoolyard habitats, greenways, wetlands, streambanks, and shorelines.
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2.00 Credits
Management of resources in non-profit institutions, support organizations, and communities. Theoretical framework and institutional mission, strategic planning and programming, financial accounting and budgeting, development and fund raising, personnel policies, volunteer development, marketing and publicity, legal issues, relationships between staff and governing boards, the use of information technology in management and governance systems, and conservation/preservation roles in community development.
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2.00 Credits
Extended 10-12 day field study of various public horticulture institutions such as botanical gardens, arboreta, historical grounds, zoos, conservatories, cemeteries, and nature preserves.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of greenhouse operation and management for commercial crop production. Greenhouse construction and operation, crop scheduling, and cost accounting. Environmental inputs and cultural practices as they affect plant physiological processes and influence plant growth and development.
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3.00 Credits
Botanical description, geographical distribution, general cultural practices of warm and cool season vegetables, small fruits, and deciduous tree fruits. A Saturday field trip is required.
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3.00 Credits
Agronomic principles of crop production and management. Crop improvement, cropping systems, tillage, fertilization, pest management, and harvest and utilization of major field and forage crops.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and techniques of photography as they relate to plants and gardens. Study of equipment options and field shooting under various weather conditions and in different seasons.
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2.00 Credits
An analysis of year-round operations and management of public gardens. Case studies involving time and labor management, budget development and management, implementation of volunteer programs, information dissemination methods for public outreach, and management of grounds and facilities using the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Gardens as a model.
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2.00 Credits
Identification, classification, and management of turfgrass pathogens. Recommendations and development of management plans for golf course, athletic field, and home lawn turfgrasses.
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