Horticultural Research Option

Course List
Code Title Credits
Plant Materials  
Select one course from the following: 2-4

BOT 313

PLANT STRUCTURE  

BOT 321

PLANT SYSTEMATICS  

BOT 425

FLORA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  

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 251

TEMPERATE TREE FRUIT, BERRIES, GRAPES, AND NUTS  

HORT 255

HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS  

HORT 433/CROP 433

SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS  
Ecology  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

BOT 341

PLANT ECOLOGY  

HORT 318

^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS  
Technology  
Select one course from the following: 4

HORT 414/CROP 414

PRECISION AGRICULTURE  

PBG 441

PLANT TISSUE CULTURE  
Horticultural Communication  
HORT 406/BRR 406 PROJECTS: DATA PRESENTATIONS 1
HORT 407 SEMINAR 1
HORT 411 HORTICULTURE BOOK CLUB 1
Select one of the following Writing Intensive Courses: 3

BOT 323

^FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE WORLD  

HORT 318

^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS  
Capstone  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

HORT 452

BERRY AND GRAPE PHYSIOLOGY AND CULTURE  

HORT 453

GRAPEVINE GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGY  

HORT 454

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF VINEYARD PRODUCTION  

HORT 463/CROP 463

SEED BIOLOGY  

HORT 481

HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES  

PBG 450

PLANT BREEDING  
Advanced Horticultural Science  
PBG 430 PLANT GENETICS 3
Math and Science Foundation  
MTH 251 *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 4
MTH 252 INTEGRAL CALCULUS 4
ST 351 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS 4
Select three courses from the following:  

BB 350

ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY  

CH 331

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 332

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

PH 201

*GENERAL PHYSICS  

PH 202

*GENERAL PHYSICS  
Select 12 credits of upper-division Horticulture and Life Science courses with approval of research mentor and advisor 12
Ecology and Sustainability Ecosystems Courses  
Meets Synthesis requirements. Each course must be from a different department.  
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  

BI 301

*HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 330

*GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION  

HORT 331/ENT 331

*POLLINATORS IN PERIL  

SUS 350

*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

WSE 470

*FORESTS, WOOD, AND CIVILIZATION  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  
Science, Technology and Society  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 411

*INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL  

ANS 315

*CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE  

BI 348

*HUMAN ECOLOGY  

BOT 324

*FUNGI IN SOCIETY  

ENGR 350

*SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING  

ENSC 479

^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES  

FES 435/TOX 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 477/NR 477

*AGROFORESTRY  

FES 485

*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

FST 421

FOOD LAW  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

HORT 330/ENT 300

*PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

HSTS 421

*HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY  

NUTR 312

ISSUES IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH  

PH 313

*ENERGY ALTERNATIVES  

PHL 325

*SCIENTIFIC REASONING  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  

SUS 304

*SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT  
Total Credits 51-57

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)