2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

6 Programs of StudyHORT 2047 Landscape Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2049 Landscape Installation II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2051 Urban and Local Food Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2052 Creating Native Landscapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Education/MnTC Requirements: 20 creditsGoal 1 – Communication: 7 creditsENGL 1021 Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Select one of the following COMM courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3COMM 1021 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingCOMM 1031 Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 1041 Small Group CommunicationCOMM 1051 Intercultural CommunicationGoal 2 – Critical Thinking is fulfilled when all MnTC goals arecompletedGoal 3 and/or Goal 4 – Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning:3 creditsGoal 5 – History/Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 creditsGoal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 creditsGoals 7-10 - Three credits in one of the four goalsAssociate in Applied Science DegreeHorticulture Landscape TechnologyTotal Number of Credits: 64Program Description: Graduates of the Horticulture Technology-Landscape AAS degree will have a strong knowledge of horticultureand landscape practices as well as general education skills. Manyemployment opportunities in the landscape industry allow foradvancement to supervisory and management positions. This degreeprogram gives students the needed training for these opportunities.Core Requirements: 30 creditsHORT 1000 Introduction to Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1021 Horticulture Plant Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1023 Soil Science………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1024 Plant Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1025 Pest Management………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1041 Woody Plants…………….… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1049 Landscape Installation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1051 Herbaceous Plants………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2047 Landscape Design…………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2049 Landscape Installation II…….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Career/Occupational Requirements: 14 creditsSelect 14 credits from the following courses:HORT 1027 Organic and EnvironmentallyFriendly Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1032 Greenhouse Crops I……….… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1781 Horticulture Internship….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2031 Greenhouse Operations……. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2032 Greenhouse Crops I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2033 Tropical Indoor Plants and Interiorscaping. . . . . . . 3HORT 2041 Nursery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2044 Landscape Maintenance and Management. . . . . . 3HORT 2045 Turfgrass Science and Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2046 Horticulture Equipment and Technology . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2051 Urban and Local Food Systems... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2052 Creating Native Landscapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2057 Computer Assisted Landscape Design. . . . . . . . . . 3General Education/MnTC Requirements: 20 creditsGoal 1 – Communication: 7 creditsENGL 1021 Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Select one of the following COMM courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3COMM 1021 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingCOMM 1031 Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 1041 Small Group CommunicationCOMM 1051 Intercultural CommunicationGoal 2 – Critical Thinking is fulfilled when all MnTC goals arecompletedGoal 3 and/or Goal 4 – Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning: 3creditsGoal 5 – History/Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 creditsGoal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 creditsGoals 7-10 - Three credits in one of the four goalsHorticulture ScienceAssociate in Science DegreeTotal Number of Credits: 64Program Description: The Horticulture AS Degree program is designedto provide students with pre-professional preparation in horticulturethrough introductory horticulture courses as well as a strong foundationin general education for transfer purposes. Students interested insecuring or maintaining employment in a horticulture-related occupationand those interested in furthering their education to a BaccalaureateDegree may consider completing this AS Degree. Specific transferarrangements, with the college of choice, should be made as early inthe degree as possible to ensure an appropriate program is planned forenrollment at Century and at the four-year school.Core Requirements: 24 creditsHORT 1000 Introduction to Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1021 Horticulture Plant Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1024 Plant Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1041 Woody Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1051 Herbaceous Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2031 Greenhouse Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 2033 Tropical Indoor Plants and Interiorscaping. . . . . . . 3HORT 2047 Landscape Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Electives: 10 creditsSelect 10 credits from the following courses:HORT 1023 Soil Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1025 Pest Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1032 Greenhouse Crops I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HORT 1049 Landscape Installation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Century College 2010-2011