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Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Public Horticulture focuses on the people-plant interface, particularly in urban settings. Students may choose to specialize in either garden management or urban horticulture. The program is appropriate for those interested in careers in arboreta, botanic gardens, zoos, horticultural societies, park systems, museums, habitat creation and restoration (especially disturbed areas and/or wetlands) civic garden centers, and specialty crop production in developed areas. The option can also lead to graduate study. Students have the opportunity to be involved in The Botanic Garden at OSU and the department’s television show, Oklahoma Gardening. Landscape Architecture is the study of artistic, scientific and technical principles as they are applied to landscape planning, design and management services. Landscape architects develop detailed landscape plans to be aesthetically pleasing, functional and compatible with the built and natural environment. Students will experience a strong landscape design curriculum that is supported with courses in art, construction, horticulture, ecology, environmental science and social science. This five-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) degree focuses on professional practice. This degree is nationally accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). Study plans may be tailored to the individual with emphasis areas in Design, Environmental Planning and Horticulture. Typical employers of landscape architects include landscape architecture firms, architectural/engineering firms and government agencies dealing with land planning, environmental and conservation applications, urban planning and parks/recreation. Landscape Management emphasizes the construction and management phases of landscape development, including plants, environmental applications and structures. This four-year program leads to a BS degree accredited by the National Association of Landcare Professionals (NALP). Courses include basic landscape architectural design, construction technology, business and horticulture. Students may emphasize either landscape design or business management. Students emphasizing business management may complete a minor in Management through the OSU Spears School of Business. Graduates are employed by landscape contracting companies, design-build firms, landscape maintenance companies, landscape nurseries and governmental agencies. Minor in Horticulture Additional formal training in horticulture can benefit students in career areas as diverse as education, interior design or entrepreneurship. The minor includes 15 hours of core courses in soil science, plant biology and horticultural science, along with advanced cross-commodity applications in plant propagation. The core provides the basic prerequisites for further study. Students then select at least eight hours of controlled electives in horticulture according to their areas of interest. A total of 23 hours is required for the minor. Undergraduate Programs
Horticulture is the science, business and art associated with the culture, production, preservation and processing of flowers, trees, shrubs, turfgrass, vegetables, fruits and nuts. It also includes the proper environmental use and maintenance of plants in the landscape. Horticulture is involved with the production and processing of a significant part of the world’s food supply. It provides a major source of the beauty in and around homes, cities, parks, highways, golf courses and other public areas. Educational opportunities for study in horticulture cover a wide variety of plants and subjects and range from the cellular to the whole plant level. Factors such as plant nutrition, irrigation, genetics, propagation, control of flowering, and fruit and seed production are considered in their relationship to culture, production, conservation of resources, harvesting, processing and storage. Students can prepare themselves for careers in public garden management (arboreta, parks and zoos), golf course management, horticulture business, environment and sustainability areas, sales and marketing, production, teaching, extension and research. Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline. It applies artistic and scientific principles to the design, planning, and management of both natural and built environments. Landscape architects work a wide variety of projects including garden design, residential design, community planning, urban design, parks and recreation, commercial /campus design, and sustainable site design. The design process involves creative expression that comes from an understanding of the context of site (or landscape), natural systems, cultural systems and social dynamics. It requires one to interpret, imagine, draw, conceptualize, synthesize and construct project ideas that transform both the landscapes and the users of those landscapes. As issues of sustainability are becoming more critical, Landscape Architects are poised to address them, as they design the interface between humankind and the urban, suburban and natural environment. The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture offers undergraduate programs leading to the following degrees: • BS in Horticulture, • BS in Landscape Management, and • BLA in Landscape Architecture. www.hortla.okstate.edu (http://www.hortla.okstate.edu) Horticulture Science emphasizes preparing students for science- based careers, including laboratory science or graduate study. This option provides training and expertise for production, maintenance and preservation of fruits, nuts, vegetables, nursery crops, flower crops, etc. Training can be general or be chosen to emphasize a particular commodity area of horticulture. Students learn plant care techniques and the role plants and landscape applications play in sustaining the environment. Horticulture Business features the opportunity to combine horticulture with principles of running a business. A built-in requirement for a formal academic minor in a business area is included in this option. Turf Management provides the training for turfgrass production and for management of turfgrass in golf courses, parks, athletic fields, home landscapes, airports and along highways.
• Horticulture: Horticultural Business, BSAG (p. 942) • Horticulture: Horticultural Science, BSAG (p. 944) • Horticulture: Public Horticulture, BSAG (p. 946) • Horticulture: Turf Management, BSAG (p. 948)
• Landscape Architecture, BLA (p. 951) • Landscape Management, BSAG (p. 954)
• Horticulture (HORT), Minor (p. 950)
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