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Bachelor's degree
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Michigan center (USA)

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Horticultural foods and food products, flowers and landscapes sustain and enrich our lives. Horticulture is the science and art concerned with the breeding, culture, production, marketing, and utilization of high–value intensively cultivated plants. Horticultural crops are diverse, including annual and perennial species, food, medicinal and ornamental crops, and plants grown outdoors and in controlled environments. The primary horticulture discipline areas include pomology (fruits), olericulture (vegetables), floriculture (ornamentals) and landscape horticulture.

Graduates with a major in horticulture enter a broad range of challenging and rewarding professional careers in production, management, marketing, education, consulting and service industries, including research in basic and applied plant science. In addition, graduates frequently become entrepreneurs or obtain employment in horticultural business enterprises (e.g., commercial production operations, landscape design/build and maintenance companies, nurseries, retail flower shops, or fruit and vegetable markets). Graduates may also pursue careers in nontraditional areas that require a knowledge of horticulture such as secondary education, the publication industry, or international development.
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The study of horticulture at MSU is highly integrative, combining scientific and technical knowledge, and problem–solving skills for application in various professions related to horticulture. Students in horticulture combine diverse fundamental disciplines in physical science (chemistry), biological sciences (botany, genetics, physiology, entomology, and plant pathology), environmental science (soil science), with horticultural crop production, and business acumen (economics, management, and marketing). Communication and computer skills are also cultivated within the horticulture curriculum

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Course programme

All of the following courses: (39 credits)
Survey of Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Laboratory I
Fundamentals of Soil Science
Introduction to Plant Genetics
Principles of Horticulture
Plant Propagation and Use
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Horticulture Career Development
Applied Plant Physiology
Horticulture Management (W)
Professional Internship in Horticulture
Plant Biology Laboratory
One of the following concentrations (33 to 37 credits):
Horticultural Science (30 credits):
All of the following courses (9 credits):
Fundamentals of Entomology
Greenhouse Structures and Management
Complete 12 credits from the following:
Weed Science Laboratory
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture Laboratory
Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation
Organic Transplant Production
Compost Production and Use
Floriculture Production: Herbaceous Perennials and Annuals
Tree Fruit Production and Management
Viticulture and Berry Production
Vegetable Production and Management
Sustainable Practices for Horticultural Food Crop Production
International Studies in Horticulture
Three of the following courses (9 credits):
Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
Handling and Storage of Horticultural Crops
Horticulture Marketing
Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues
Sustainable and Organic Horticulture (31 credits):
All of the following courses (13 credits):
Organic Pest Management (W)
Organic Farming Principles and Practices
Compost Production and Use
Complete 9 credits from the following:
Weed Science Laboratory
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture Laboratory
Greenhouse Structures and Management
Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation
Organic Transplant Production
Tree Fruit Production and Management
Viticulture and Berry Production
Vegetable Production and Management
Sustainable Practices for Horticultural Food Crop Production
Internatinal Studies in Horticulture
Three of the following courses (9 credits):
Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Community Food and Agricultural Systems
Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
Handling and Storage of Horticultural Crops
Horticulture Marketing
Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues
Horticulture Landscape Design, Construction, and Management (34 credits):
All of the following courses (25 credits):
Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance Field Laboratory
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
Irrigation Systems for Horticulture Laboratory
Landscape Design and Management Specifications
Landscape Contract Management
Diseases and Insects of Forest and Shade Trees
Complete 9 credits from the following:
Weed Science Laboratory
Graphics and Two-Dimensional Design Studio
Site Construction Materials and Methods
Landscape and Turfgrass Business Operations
Landscape Computer Aided Design
Floriculture Production: Herbaceous Perennials and Annuals
Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
Horticulture Marketing
Green Roofs and Walls
International Studies in Horticulture

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