General Horticulture Option

 

Course List
Code Title Credits
Plant Materials  
Select three courses from the following: 9-12

BOT 220

*INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY  

BOT 313

PLANT STRUCTURE  

BOT 321

PLANT SYSTEMATICS  

BOT 323

^FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE WORLD  

BOT 425

FLORA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  

BOT 440

FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY  

CROP 200

CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY  

FES 241

DENDROLOGY  

HORT 226

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS I: DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS AND CONIFERS  

HORT 228

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS II: SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS  

HORT 255

HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS  

RNG 353

WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION  
Horticultural Production and Management  
Select six or more courses from the following: 1 18

CROP 310

FORAGE PRODUCTION  

CROP 420

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

CROP 460

SEED PRODUCTION  

ENT 322

HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING  

ENT 440

ISSUES IN INSECT TOXICOLOGY  

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

HORT 212

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 1  

HORT 260

ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING  

HORT 283

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AGRICULTURE  

HORT 285

PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE  

HORT 300/CROP 300

CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS  

HORT 306

INPUTS IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS: SOURCING AND EFFICACY 1  

HORT 307

ORGANIC SYSTEM PREDICAMENTS 1  

HORT 308

WEED MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS 1  

HORT 314

PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE  

HORT 315

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION, RESTORE  

HORT 319

RESTORATION HORTICULTURE  

HORT 344

INSECT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS 1  

HORT 349

DIAGNOSING PLANT PROBLEMS  

HORT 350/FES 350

URBAN FORESTRY  

HORT 421

HERBS, SPICES, AND MEDICINAL PLANTS  

HORT 447/FES 447

ARBORICULTURE  

HORT 456

PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF BERRY CROPS  

HORT 485

ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE  

PBG 430

PLANT GENETICS  

PBG 450

PLANT BREEDING  

SOIL 316

NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS  

SOIL 360

SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION 1  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  
Capstone  
Select one course from the following: 2 3-4

HORT 418

GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE  

HORT 480/CROP 480

CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT  

HORT 481

HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES  

HORT 482

DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS 3  

HORT 483

CASE STUDIES IN URBAN AGRICULTURE  
Ecology/Horticultural Communication  
HORT 318 ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS 3
Optional Course  

HORT 407

SEMINAR  
Technology  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AG 391

FARM IMPLEMENTS  

AG 412

AG SAFETY AND HEALTH  

CROP 355

ORGANIC CERTIFICATION 3  

FW 303

SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE  

GEOG 360

GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY  

HORT 414/CROP 414

PRECISION AGRICULTURE  
Business Management  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 211

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT  

AEC 221

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING  

AEC 388

AGRICULTURAL LAW  

BA 260

INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP  

BA 315

ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING  

BA 365

FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT  

NMC 311

INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT  
Government and Policy  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 250

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 251

*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS  

AEC 253

*ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS  

HORT 455/FES 455

URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT  

LEAD 342

*TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP  

LEAD 442

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS  

PPOL 447

INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE  

PS 201

*INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS  

PS 205

*INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  

PS 331

*STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS  

PS 470

GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY  

PS 475

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  
Ecology and Sustainability Ecosystems  
Select courses that meet Synthesis requirements. Each course must be from a different department.  
Science, Technology and Society  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 411

*INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL  

ANTH 481

*NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES  

BI 348

*HUMAN ECOLOGY  

BOT 324

*FUNGI IN SOCIETY  

ENSC 479

^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES  

FES 435/TOX 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 485

*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

FW 350

*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY  

GEO 306

*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

HORT 330/ENT 300

*PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS  

HST 416

*FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  

SOC 481

*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  

SUS 304

*SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT  

WGSS 440

*WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

WSE 392

*BAMBOOLOOZA: THE FASCINATING WORLD OF BAMBOO  
Contemporary Global Issues  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 351

*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 352/ECON 352

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AG 351

*COMMUNICATING GLOBAL AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

ECON 352

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

FCSJ 454

*INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

HORT 331/ENT 331

*POLLINATORS IN PERIL  

PHL 440

*ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS  

PHL 443/REL 443

*WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES  

PS 455

*THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE  

SOC 480

*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY  

SUS 350

*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  
Total Credits 48-57

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

No more than four of the following courses may be included in the Horticulture Production & Management requirement: HORT 212HORT 306HORT 307HORT 308HORT 344SOIL 360

2

Additional courses in this category may be included as Horticulture Production courses

3

For students enrolled in the Organic Farming Systems Certificate