Horticultural Science (BS): Landscape Design, Construction, and Management Concentration
The Bachelor of Science in Horticultural Science: Landscape Design, Construction, and Management Concentration is one of the four concentrations offered in by the Department of Horticultural Science. Students are offered a unique look at various aspects of Horticulture.听听
The听Landscape Design, Construction, and Management Concentration is a menu driven concentration that allows students to direct their education in either landscape design or gardens and their uses in urban spaces. Students are required to take two Biology courses, Soil Science, General Chemistry, and Whole Plant Physiology. The remaining courses for the major are selected from a series of topical menus: Plant Protection Electives, Business Electives, and Advised Electives.听
Students can follow paths toward residential landscape design, landscape construction and maintenance, public gardens and urban ecosystem management or pursue a graduate degree.
Coordinator
Department of Horticultural Science
Box 7609, N.C. State 福利逼站
Kilgore Hall 114
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
919.601.6204
jssonger@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 础尝厂听103 | First-year Success in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 1 |
| 辞谤听础尝厂听303 | Transfer Success in Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
| Communication | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
辞谤听颁翱惭听112 | Interpersonal Communication | |
辞谤听颁翱惭听202 | Small Group Communication | |
| Mathematics & Sciences | ||
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| 惭础听114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 |
| 辞谤听惭础听121 | Elements of Calculus | |
| 辞谤听惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | |
| 辞谤听厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 辞谤听笔叠听200 | Plant Life | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 辞谤听贰颁听201 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| 辞谤听贰颁听205 | Fundamentals of Economics | |
| Foundational Courses | ||
| 贬厂听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 |
| 贬厂听242 | Landscape Design Introduction | 3 |
| 贬厂听272 | Landscape Design/Build | 4 |
| 贬厂听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 |
| 贬厂听301 | Plant Propagation | 3-4 |
| 辞谤听贬厂听203 | Home Plant Propagation | |
| 贬厂听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 4 |
| 贬厂听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 4 |
| 贬厂听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 |
| 厂厂颁听200 | Soil Science | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔叠听321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 |
| 础贰颁听360 | Ecology | 4 |
| 辞谤听笔叠听360 | Ecology | |
| Select one of the following Career Experience courses: | 3 | |
| Horticulture Internship | ||
| Research Experience in Horticultural Science | ||
| Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | ||
| Electives | ||
| Environmental Electives | 3 | |
| Plant Protective Electives | 3 | |
| Business Elective | 3 | |
| Broad-Scope Elective | 3 | |
| Advised Electives | 16 | |
| GEP Courses | ||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 5-6 | |
| Total Hours | 118-120 | |
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
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Students will have at least one computer-aided design course. 贬厂听418 Landscape Design Digital Media Graphics gives an overview of AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. as applied to a single semester-long project. If a student plans on pursuing an MLA degree, they should take 尝础搁听210 Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture听补苍诲 尝础搁听211 Digital Design Media for Landscape Architecture.
Environmental Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础贰颁听380 | Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 3 |
| 贰厂听200 | Climate Change and Sustainability | 3 |
| 狈搁听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
| 滨顿厂听201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| 滨顿厂听203 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
Plant Protective Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 颁厂听414 | Weed Science | 4 |
| 颁厂听415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| 贰狈罢听425 | General Entomology | 3 |
| 辞谤听贵翱搁听402 | Forest Entomology | |
| 贵翱搁听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 |
| 辞谤听笔笔听315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | |
| 辞谤听笔笔听318 | Forest Pathology | |
Business Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础颁颁听280 | Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 础搁贰听215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 |
| 础搁贰听304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| 础搁贰听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 |
| 础搁贰听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| 础搁贰听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听323 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 |
| 础搁贰听332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 |
Broad-Scope Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础贰颁听470 | Urban Ecology | 3 |
| 颁厂听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 |
| 贬厂听280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 |
| 贬厂听420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 |
| 贬厂听432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 |
| 贬厂听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| 贬厂听491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 |
| 笔叠听215 | Medicinal Plants | 3 |
| 笔叠听220 | Local Flora | 3 |
Advised Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape Design Electives | ||
| 贬厂听252 | Landscape Design Graphic Communication | 2 |
| 贬厂听357 | Landscape Design Grading and Drainage | 4 |
| 贬厂听400 | Residential Landscaping | 4 |
| 贬厂听416 | Landscape Planting Design | 4 |
| 贬厂听418 | Landscape Design Digital Media Graphics | 3 |
| Gardens & Urban Environments | ||
| 颁翱惭听289 | Science Communication and Public Engagement | 3 |
| 贬厂听357 | Landscape Design Grading and Drainage | 4 |
| 贬厂听418 | Landscape Design Digital Media Graphics | 3 |
| 贬厂听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 |
| 贬厂听433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 |
| 贬厂听533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 |
| 狈笔厂听340 | Fundamentals of Grant Development for Nonprofits | 3 |
| 笔厂听203 | Introduction to Nonprofits | 3 |
| 厂惭罢听202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 |
| 厂惭罢听203 | Physical Properties of Sustainable Materials | 4 |
| 厂厂颁听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 础尝厂听103 or 础尝厂听303 | First-year Success in Agriculture and Life Sciences or Transfer Success in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 贬厂听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 |
| 贬厂听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 |
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 叠滨翱听183 or 笔叠听200 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology or Plant Life | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication or Small Group Communication | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 惭础听114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications or Elements of Calculus or Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A or Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 贬厂听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 4 |
| PB/AEC 360 | Ecology | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 2 | |
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics or Principles of Microeconomics or Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| 贬厂听242 | Landscape Design Introduction | 3 |
| 贬厂听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 4 |
| 厂厂颁听200 | Soil Science | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Business Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| 贬厂听272 | Landscape Design/Build | 4 |
| 贬厂听492 | Horticulture Internship or Research Experience in Horticultural Science or Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 4 | |
| Advised Elective | 6 | |
| Environmental Elective | 3 | |
| 笔叠听321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 4 | |
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 贬厂听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Plant Protection Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 贬厂听301 or 贬厂听203 | Plant Propagation or Home Plant Propagation | 3-4 |
| 听 | Hours | 12-13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 119-120 |
Career Opportunities
Horticulture graduates fill positions in production, processing, sales, service, and outreach. Among these are:
- County extension agents
- Vocational agriculture teachers
- Plant breeders
- Landscape designers and landscape contractors
- Floral crop grower or floral designer
- Fruit and vegetable growers
- Business owners
- Orchard, nursery, greenhouse, and garden center managers
- Research, production, and promotional specialists with commercial seed, fertilizer chemical, and food companies
- Urban horticulture specialists
- Garden writers
- Quality control technologists
- USDA specialists
- County and state government planners
- Leaders in other phases of agricultural and industrial developments
- Students also prepare for careers in research, teaching or extension in horticulture
Career Titles
- Agricultural Engineer
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Sciences Professor
- Agricultural Technician
- Botanist
- Crop Workers Supervisor
- Farm and Ranch Manager
- Farm Management Advisor
- Farm Products Purchasing Agent
- Farmers and Ranchers
- Food & Drug Inspector
- Food Science Technicians
- Golf Course Manager
- Greenhouse and Nursery Manager
- Horticultural Worker Supervisor
- Horticulture Therapist
- Horticulturist
- Irrigation Engineer
- Landscape Architect
- Landscape Contractor
- Plant Breeder
- Sales Representative (Agricultural Products)
- Winemaker / Vinter
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