associate in arts degree program - St. Louis Community College

67 2010-2011 CATALOG
Horticulture Options 9 credits
Select one option
Turfgrass Management
HRT:201 Turfgrass Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:240 Golf Course Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:220 Landscape Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
(or)
Landscape Design
HRT:104 Landscape Design I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:217 Landscape Design II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:218 Landscape Design III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
(or)
Plant Production and Marketing
HRT:103 Plant Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:205 Nursery and Garden Center Practices . . . . . . 3
HRT:241 Greenhouse Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
(or)
Landscape Management
HRT:201 Turfgrass Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:220 Landscape Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HRT:242 Urban Tree Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Horticulture Electives 6 Credits
Select six credits from
HRT:245 Special Applications in Landscape Design . . . . 3
HRT:235 Annuals and Ornamental Grasses . . . . . . . . . . 3
Credits from options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Program total. . . . . . . 39 Credits
CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION
Meramec
Students learn both the science and the art of horticulture
through a combination of classroom theory with laboratory
practice and on-the-job training. Courses in soils, plant diseases,
turf grass management and cooperative horticulture are integral
parts of the program. Students receive their training in the
College’s greenhouses, outdoor nursery facilities, laboratories and
lath house. Students should enjoy working with plants and
observing the growth process.
Entry-level jobs are available with state and city park
departments, nurseries, landscape contracting firms, golf courses
and retail sales.
Courses Credits
BIO:124 General Botany I (or)
HRT:101 Introductory Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
HRT:125 Plant Identification: Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:126 Plant Identification: Shrubs and Vines . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:127 Soil Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:128 Turfgrass Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:129 Propagation Principles and Practices . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:130 Principles of Landscape Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:132 Plant Pest Identification and Management . . . . 1
HRT:133 Landscape Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program total . . . . . . 12 credits
Landscapes and Gardening
CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION
Meramec
This program is offered at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s
Kemper Center for Home Gardening and provides training that
enables students to enhance their gardening skills. The program
provides hands-on instruction in basic horticulture principles to
those who plan to manage landscapes. Courses address plant
selection and care, weed and pest control, preparation, and use
of garden soil, and lawn care.
I. Required Course
HRT:110 Fundamentals of Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II. Choose 8 credits from the following:
HRT:111 Selected Topics in Gardening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:112 Plant Identification: Annuals and Perennials . . . 1
HRT:125 Plant Identification: Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:126 Plant Identification: Shrubs and Vines . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:127 Soil Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:128 Turfgrass Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:130 Principles of Landscape Design . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HRT:132 Plant Pest Identification and Management . . . . 1
HRT:133 Landscape Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program total . . . . . . . 9 credits