Course Description
Professional behavior, resume writing, interviewing, and student oral presentations on horticultural topics.
Athena Title
Hort as a Profession
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - Prepare for marketing the skills of a professional horticulturist. - Describe different career opportunities for horticulturists. - Learn how to seek and obtain a job. - Find, analyze, and interpret information about the field of horticulture. - Develop skills to write a series of documents in a style consistent with that of a professional horticulturist. - Research, summarize, prepare, and deliver compelling oral presentations on assigned topics related to their career interest.
Topical Outline
Presentations from horticulture professionals from various fields Why UGA, Why Horticulture? Job searching in horticulture The Basis for Industry Expectations Research in horticulture (topic of your choice) How horticulture needs to evolve and adapt The global horticulture perspective