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 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(4) BTNY 21000 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year
Composition)
(3) HORT 10100 (Fundamentals of Horticulture)
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(3)
CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(1) HORT 11000 (Survey of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 20100 (Plant Propagation)
(3) Calculus elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophmore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
|
(3) AGEC 21700 (Economics)
(4) CHM 25700 (Organic Chemistry)
(4) HORT 21700 (Woody Landscape Plants)
(3) Social science elective
(3) Statistics elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3)
AGRY 25500 (Soil Science)
(3) ASM 21500 (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 34000 (Insect Pests of Trees, Turf, and Ornamentals)
(3) HORT 21800
(Herbaceous Landscape Plants)
(4) HORT 30100 (Plant Physiology)
(3) LA 11600
(Graphic Communication for Students of Landscape Architecture
and Design)
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGEC 33100 (Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business)
(3) AGRY 21000 (Fundamentals of Turfgrass Culture)
(3) BTNY 30100 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(4) HORT 31500
(Landscape Design and Construction I)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (4)
HORT 31600 (Landscape Design and Construction II)
(3) HORT 31700
(Landscape Contracting and Maintenance)
(1) HORT 41100 (Nursery Crops)
(4) HORT 43500 (Principles of Marketing and Management
for Horticultural Businesses)
(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3)
BTNY 30400 (Introductory Weed Science)
(3) HORT 42500 (Landscape Horticulture Capstone Project)
(1) HORT 51300 (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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