Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
scape will be presented. Basic home gardening, plant care
and use will be discussed and practiced.
HORT1203 Introduction to Plant Sciences (FA,
SP) An introduction to basics of agricultural crop plant
structure, growth, and production.
HORT2003 Principles of Horticulture (FA, SP) A
course introducing students to the biological and technologies
underlying the propagation, production, handling and
use of horticultural crops, turf and landscape plants. Students
will be introduced to the various disciplines and commodities
of horticulture. The use of plants for the benefit of humankind
because of their aesthetic and nutritional value will be
explored. Previous instruction in Plant Science, Plant Biology,
or general Botany is strongly encouraged. Lecture 2 hours,
laboratory 2 hours, drill 1 hour per week. Corequisite: HORT
2000L.
HORT2000L Principles of Horticulture
Laboratory (FA, SP) Corequisite: HORT 2003.
HORT2303 Introduction to Turfgrass
Management (FA) An introductory course in turfgrass
management emphasizing turfgrass growth, adaptation, and
management. Methods for establishment, fertilization, mowing,
cultivation, irrigation, and pest management are presented,
and their impact on culture of lawns, golf courses, athletic
fields, and other managed turf areas discussed.
HORT3103 Woody Landscape Plants (FA)
Identification, climatic adaptation and landscape design values
of woody ornamental trees, shrubs and vines. Lecture 2
hours per week. Corequisite: HORT 3100L.
HORT3100L Woody Landscape Plants
Laboratory (FA) Corequisite: HORT 3103.
HORT3113 Herbaceous and Indoor Plant
Materials (SP, Odd years) Identification, culture, and
use of annuals, perennials in landscapes and foliage plants
in interiors. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week.
Corequisite: HORT 3110L.
HORT3110L Herbaceous and Indoor Plant
Materials Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite:
HORT 3113.
HORT3133 Advanced Woody Landscape Plants
(SP, Odd years) Study of rare and unusual plant materials
for specific landscape uses and examination of cultivars of
commonly used landscape plants. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory
2 hours per week. Corequisite: HORT 3130L. Prerequisite:
HORT 3103.
HORT3130L Advanced Woody Landscape Plants
Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite: HORT 3133.
HORT3303 Vegetable Crops (SP, Even years)
General course in vegetable crops with attention to the principles
underlying methods of production and handling related
to yields and quality of the products. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory
2 hours per week. Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and CSES
2203.
HORT3403 Turfgrass Management (SP) Laboratorybased
course for students to gain practical knowledge and
experience in turfgrass information gathering, species identification,
calculations, calibration of application equipment,
equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, and turfgrass
establishment and renovation. Corequisite: HORT 3400L.
Prerequisite: HORT 2303.
HORT3400L Turfgrass Management Laboratory
(SP) Corequisite: HORT 3403.
HORT3901 Horticultural Career Development
(SP) A course which presents concepts necessary for
developing a career and becoming a professional in horticulture
industries or businesses. Concepts of goal setting, effective
communication and interpersonal skills, behaviors and
performance, portfolio and resume, development and job
hunting skills will be presented. Prerequisite: 45 hours completed
coursework.
HORT400V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
Original investigations on assigned problems in horticulture.
Prerequisite: junior standing.
HORT401V Special Topics in Horticulture, Turf or
Landscape (1-6) (IR) topics relate to horticulture, turfgrass
or landscape science or management not covered in
other courses or a more intensive study of a specific topic.
May be repeated.
HORT402V Horticulture Judging and
Competition Activity (1-3) (IR) Training for and participation
on horticultural identification, judging and competitive
teams. Repeatable for up to 4 credits. May be repeated for 4
hours. Prerequisite: HORT 2003.
HORT4033 Professional Landscape Installation
and Construction (FA, Even years) Principles and
practices involved in landscape installation and construction.
290
Topics covered include sequencing construction activities,
protecting existing trees, landscape soils, selecting plants,
planting and transplanting plant materials, wood construction,
cement and masonry construction, and low-voltage lighting.
Lecture 3 hours per week. Preparatory training in agribusiness
or business is suggested. Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and
HORT 3103.
HORT4043 Professional Landscape Management
(FA, Odd years) Principles and practices of landscape
management and maintenance. Topics include low maintenance
and seasonal color design, pruning and hazard tree
management, water and fertilizer management, pesticide
use, and other maintenance activities. Basic elements of
marketing, specifications and contracts, estimating, personnel
management, and equipment selection and acquisition
relevant for landscape services will be introduced.
Preparatory training in agribusiness or business is suggested.
Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and HORT 3103.
HORT4103 Fruit Production Science and
Technology (FA, Even years) The management technologies
and cultural practices of fruit crops including (but not
limited to) blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries,
grapes, peaches, and apples will be presented. The underlying
scientific principles of crop genetics, nutrition, and physiology
will be presented as a basis for making management
decisions in fruit crop productions. Corequisites: HORT
4100L. Prerequisites: HORT 2003.
HORT4100L Fruit Production Science and
Technology Lab (FA, Even years) Corequisite: HORT
4103.
HORT4403 Plant Propagation (SP, Even years)
Principles of plant propagation using seeds, cuttings, grafting,
budding, layering, and tissue culture. The physiological
basis of propagation is described. Knowledge of plant growth
and physiology is needed. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2
hours per week. Corequisite: HORT 4400L.
HORT4400L Plant Propagation Laboratory (SP,
Even years) Corequisite: HORT 4403.
HORT4503 Nursery Management (FA, Odd years)
Principles and practices in the production and handling of
woody ornamental stock; management of the retail nursery
and garden center. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per
week. Corequisite: HORT 4500L. Prerequisite: HORT 2003.
HORT4500L Nursery Management Laboratory
(FA, Odd years) Corequisite: HORT 4503.
HORT4603 Practical Landscape Planning (SP,
Even years) Ornamental planting design and landscape
planning concepts. Preparing planting plans, materials
sheets, and cost estimates for residential properties.
Prerequisite: HORT 3103.
HORT462V Landscape Horticulture Internship (1-
6) (FA, SP, SU) A supervised practical work experience in
a nursery or landscape design, maintenance, or contracting
business to gain professional competence and insight into
employment opportunities. May be repeated for 6 hours.
Prerequisite: junior standing.
HORT463V Horticulture Internship (1-6) (FA, SP,
SU) A supervised practical work experience in a horticultural
business or research program to gain professional experience
in horticultural operations and insight into employment
opportunities. A maximum of 6 hours credit is permitted for
degree credit. May be repeated for 6 hours. Prerequisite: minimum
of 60 hours completed coursework.
HORT464V Turf Management Internship (1-9) (FA,
SP, SU) Practical experience in golf course management,
sports turf management, residential and/or commercial turf
management, turf production or related turf industries. May
be repeated for 9 hours. Prerequisite: (60 hours completed
coursework or junior standing) and HORT 3901 and (HORT
2303 or HORT 3403 or HORT 4903).
HORT465V Horticulture Merchandising
Internship (1-9) (FA, SP, SU) Practical work and study
experience in companies in Horticultural business management.
May be repeated for 9 hours. Prerequisite: (60 hours
completed or junior standing) and HORT 3901.
HORT4703 Greenhouse Management and
Controlled Environment Horticulture (FA, Odd
years) Operation and management of greenhouses and
other controlled environments used in horticultural production.
Emphasis on system design and construction, control of
light intensity and photoperiod, heating and cooling systems,
substrates, mineral nutrition, water quality and irrigation systems.
Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and CHEM 1074.
HORT4701L Greenhouse Management and
Controlled Environment Horticulture Lab oratory
(FA, Odd years) Laboratory involving hands-on experiments
designed to demonstrate principles discussed in the
lecture section. Includes field trips. Corequisite: HORT 4703.
HORT4803 Floriculture (SP, Even years) Principles
and practices of production and marketing of containerized
floricultural crops commonly produced in controlled environments
including flowering containerized herbaceous species,
geophytes and annual and perennial bedding plants.
Prerequisite: HORT 4703.
HORT4801L Floriculture Laboratory (SP, Even
years) Laboratory involving hands-on experiments
designed to demonstrate principles discussed in the lecture
section. Includes field trips. Corequisite: HORT 4803.
HORT4903 Golf and Sports Turf Management
(FA, Odd years) Turf management techniques for golf
courses, and athletic fields including species selection, rootzone
construction and modification, fertilization, mowing, irrigation
and pest control. Corequisite: HORT 4900L.
Prerequisite: CSES 2203 and CSES 2201L and (HORT 2303
or HORT 3403).
HORT4900L Golf and Sports Turf Management
Laboratory (FA, Odd years) Corequisite: HORT 4903.
HORT4913 Rootzone Management for Golf and
Sports Turf (SP, Odd years) An overview of the fundamental
concepts of the physical and chemical properties of
rootzones as related to construction and turfgrass management.
Prerequisite: HORT 2303.
HORT5001 Seminar (FA, SP) Review of scientific literature
and oral reports on current research in horticulture.
May be repeated for 4 hours.
HORT503V Special Problems Research (1-6) (FA,
SP, SU) Original investigations on assigned problems in
horticulture. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
HORT5043 Advanced Plant Breeding (FA, Odd
years) Application of genetic principles to the improvement
of crop plants. Presentation of conventional plant breeding
methods and special techniques such as polyploidy, interspecific
hybridization and induced mutation. Lecture 3 hours per
week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3323 and BIOL 3321L (or ANSC
3123 and AGRN 4103).
HORT5343 Seed Physiology (IR) Physiological
process and molecular regulation in the development, dormancy,
germination, and early growth of seeds. A basic
knowledge of plant physiology expected.
HORT600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
HORT602V Special Topics in Horticulture (1-3)
(IR) Discussion and advanced studies on selected topics in
genetics, plant breeding, physiology and culture of horticultural
crops. May be repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
HORT6033 Genetic Techniques in Plant Breeding
(FA, Even years) Indepth study of genetic improvement
and techniques. Covers both current and classical literature.
Topics to be discussed: haploidy, genetic control of pairing,
somaic instability, tissue culture and protoplast fusion, and
male sterility. Lecture discussion 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3323 and BIOL 3321L (or ANSC 3123
and AGRN 4103 or equivalent).
(HUMN) HUMANITIES
HUMN1003 Introduction to the Arts and
Aesthetics (FA, SP, SU) An interdisciplinary, multicultural
introduction to the arts through general aesthetic concepts
and questions, including the nature of artistic media, form,
style and interpretation, includes experimental and academic
approaches. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
HUMN1003H Honors Introduction to the Arts and
Aesthetics (FA) An interdisciplinary, multicultural introduction
to the arts through general aesthetic concepts and
questions, including the nature of artistic media, form, style
and interpretation, includes experimental and academic
approaches. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
HUMN1114H Honors Roots of Culture to 500 C.E.
(FA) This course constitutes the first segment of a foursemester
interdisciplinary study of the Egyptian Book of the
Dead, the Torah, the Roman Colosseum, Hinduism, and
Confucianism. open to first-year Honors students by invitation
only. Corequisite: HUMN 1110E. UNIVERSITY CORE
COURSE
HUMN1110E Honors Roots of Culture to 500 C.E.
Drill (FA) This comprises the discussion component of the
Roots of Culture to 500 C.E. Required: Candidacy in Four-
Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 1114H.
HUMN1124H Honors Equilibrium of Cultures 500-
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