Bachelor of Science Degree
Landscape
Horticulture and Design
Students selecting landscape horticulture and design are trained for
careers in design, construction, installation, and maintenance of landscapes.
Graduates of this Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
program may operate a landscape design/build, construction or maintenance
firm, work as a grounds manager, do small-scale landscape design, or be
involved in the development, distribution, or sales of equipment, supplies,
or plant materials in the landscape industry.
Advisor Contact InformationMichael N. Dana
(765) 494-5923
dana@purdue.edu
Plan
of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 130*
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1)
AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and
Purdue University)
(4) BTNY 210 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year
Composition)
(3) HORT 101 (Fundamentals of Horticulture)
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(3)
CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(1) HORT 110 (Survey of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 201 (Plant Propagation)
(3) Calculus elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophmore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3) AGEC
217 (Economics)
(4) CHM 257 (Organic Chemistry)
(4) HORT 217 (Woody Landscape Plants)
(3) Social science elective
(3) Statistics elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3)
AGRY 255 (Soil Science)
(3) ASM 215 (Surveying)
(3) Introductory accounting or management methods for agricultural
business elective
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 15 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (3)
ENTM 340 (Insect Pests of Trees, Turf, and Ornamentals)
(3) HORT 218
(Herbaceous Landscape Plants)
(4) HORT 301 (Plant Physiology)
(3) LA 116 (Graphic
Communication for Students of Landscape Architecture and Design)
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGEC 331 (Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business)
(3) AGRY 210 (Fundamentals of Turfgrass Culture)
(3) BTNY 301 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(4) HORT 315
(Landscape Design and Construction I)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (4)
HORT 316 (Landscape Design and Construction II)
(3) HORT 317
(Landscape Contracting and Maintenance)
(1) HORT 411 (Nursery Crops)
(4) HORT 435 (Principles of Marketing and Management
for Horticultural Businesses)
(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3) BTNY 304 (Introductory
Weed Science)
(3) HORT 425 (Landscape Horticulture Capstone Project)
(1) HORT 513 (Nutrition of Horticulture Crops)
(6) Career electives
(1) Diseases of greenhouse ornamentals or diseases of landscape
trees and shrubs elective
(3) Supervision/personnel elective
Total Credits: 17 |
* A minimum of eight weeks (320 hours) of employment is required in
a horticultural enterprise related to the student's chosen field before
graduation.
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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