 | | Course ID: | HORT 1990E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Sociohorticultural Elements of People-Plant Connections: Service-Learning | Course
Description: | Study of the economic, environmental, individual, community, and health benefits associated with exposure to and contact with plants. Students will choose activities at the State Botanical Garden to complete twelve hours of volunteer service to gain hands-on experience with plants and observe other people around plants. | | Athena Title: | Elements People Plant Con SL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught more than 95% online. The service-learning portion involves twelve hours of volunteer support of a community-identified need and commensurate opportunities to relate the volunteer experience to the academic content and learning objectives of the course. Service-learning percentage 25%. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 2000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Horticulture Science Perspectives of Sustainable Plant Production | Course
Description: | Study of the biological, cultural, and environmental factors
which influence the sustainable production of plants for human
use. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Plant Production | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 2000L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Horticulture Science Perspectives of Sustainable Plant Production Laboratory | Course
Description: | Hands-on lab compliment to Horticulture Science Perspectives of
Sustainable Plant Production. Study of the biological,
cultural, and environmental factors which influence the
sustainable production of plants for human use. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Plant Prod Lab | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 2000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Horticulture Science Perspectives of Sustainable Plant Production | Course
Description: | Study of the biological, cultural, and environmental factors
which influence the sustainable production of plants for human
use. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Plant Production | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 2000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 2100. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Horticulture as a Profession | 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 semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 2990S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Understanding and Communicating with the Latino Community in the Green Industry | Course
Description: | Introduction to cross-cultural communication with the
Hispanic/Latino community on horticulture-related topics. Use
of basic green industry content-specific Spanish phrases,
diversity and commonalities of Latino cultures and cultural
values. Applied service-learning and other interactions with
Latinos on projects related to the green industry. | | Athena Title: | Communicating with Latino Hort | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes 2 hours/week of instruction and 2 hours/week of
applied service-learning field work with the Latino community.
Course also includes a service-learning project during the
semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the
course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional
time. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The World of Horticulture Plants | Course
Description: | Horticultural plant classification, nomenclatures, common identification characteristics, and utilization of vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, flowers, herbs, spices, and beverage plants. | | Athena Title: | Horticulture Plants | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) or HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Vegetable Crops | Course
Description: | Botany, general culture, and use of major vegetable crops. | | Athena Title: | INTRO VEG CROPS | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210-1210L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Fruit Crops | Course
Description: | Botanical description, geographic distribution, general culture, and culinary uses of the world's major fruit crops. | | Athena Title: | INTRO FRUIT CROPS | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3030-3030L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Floral Design and Management | Course
Description: | An introduction to floral design and management, including the
principles and elements of design. Students apply the
principles of design and management through laboratory
activities. Students explore industry scope and potential. The
principles of biology will be applied in the preservation and
quality characteristics of floral products. | | Athena Title: | Floral Design and Management | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(HORT)(FDST) 3050. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Viticulture and Enology in the Mediterranean Region | Course
Description: | An introduction to the historical and cultural significance of
wine production, botany and general culture of grapevines,
winemaking and enology, wine appreciation, and the health risks
and benefits associated with wine consumption. | | Athena Title: | Viticulture Enology Mediterran | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught at the University of Georgia's Studies Abroad site in Cortona, Italy. Traditional lectures will be supplemented with presentations during tours of local vineyards and wine industry facilities. Required readings and other assignments will further supplement classroom instruction. Contact hours will be approximately 50 (5 hrs/day X 10 days). | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interior Plantscapes | Course
Description: | Students will learn about growth, installation, care, and use
of indoor plants in relation to interior architecture design.
They will also learn the names and architectural uses of
approximately 150 tropical plants currently used by
horticulturists and architects. | | Athena Title: | INT PLANTSCAPES | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Hydroponics and Protected and Controlled Environment Horticulture | Course
Description: | An overview of the principles and practices of agricultural
systems that modify the natural environment in order to enhance
and optimize crop production. Manipulation of the crop
microenvironment via current technologies and the effects on
plant growth will be explored through lecture material, hands-on
crop management, and case studies. The emphasis will be on
edible horticultural crops and will cover both soil and soilless
growing methods, including hydroponics. | | Athena Title: | Hydroponics and Protected Hort | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E or HORT 3300 or HORT 3300E or PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3300S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organic Gardening | Course
Description: | History and principles of organic production and issues of
sustainability in growing horticultural crops, with an emphasis
on science-based practices. Students will participate in
experiential and service-learning gardening activities outside
of class. | | Athena Title: | Organic Gardening | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3300E | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Student engagement in the service-learning component will be up
to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1107 o BIOL 1108 or PBIO(BIOL) 1210 or PBIO(BIOL) 1220 or HORT 2000 or CRSS 2010-2010L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3300E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organic Gardening | Course
Description: | History and principles of organic food production and issues of
sustainability in growing horticultural crops, with an emphasis
on science-based practices for the gardener and small farmer. | | Athena Title: | Organic Gardening | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3300S | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1103H or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107H or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H or PBIO 1210 or PBIO 1220 or HORT 2000 or CRSS 2010-2010L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants | Course
Description: | Historical and contemporary significance of herbs, spices, and
medicinal plants in human culture and commerce; chemical and
biological characteristics; commercial production techniques;
application in modern and traditional medical systems. | | Athena Title: | Herbs Spices Medicinal Plants | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3440, ANTH 3440, PBIO 3440 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants | Course
Description: | Historical and contemporary significance of herbs, spices, and medicinal plants in human culture and commerce; chemical and biological characteristics; commercial production techniques; application in modern and traditional medical systems. | | Athena Title: | Herbs Spices Medicinal Plants | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3440E, ANTH 3440E, PBIO 3440E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(LAND) 3450. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Residential Design | Course
Description: | Use and selection of plants for environmental design. | | Athena Title: | Residential Design | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3450S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3460-3460L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Residential Landscape Design II | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and principles of residential landscape
design. Encourages students to develop creative solutions and
express those ideas verbally, on paper, and in graphic form.
Emphasis is on functional and practical design solutions to
common homeowner situations. | | Athena Title: | RES DES II | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 and HORT(LAND) 3450 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3500-3500L. 2 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Herbaceous Perennials I | Course
Description: | Identification and environmental needs of herbaceous perennials. | | Athena Title: | HERBACEOUS PEREN I | | Nontraditional Format: | Class taught for first half of fall semester. Students will spend time on their own visiting gardens to study plants. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3510-3510L. 2 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Herbaceous Perennials II | Course
Description: | Identification and environmental needs of herbaceous ornamental perennials. | | Athena Title: | HERBACEOUS PEREN II | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be taught during last seven weeks of spring semester. Students will visit gardens on their own time to learn plants. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3620-3620L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Plant Propagation | Course
Description: | Principles and practices for increasing plant numbers with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological basis for various methods. | | Athena Title: | Plant Propagation | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E) and BIOL 1103L] or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and BIOL 1107L] or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3650. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Inheritance of Plant Traits | Course
Description: | An introduction to the inheritance of important horticultural
and agronomic traits, the genetic composition of cultivars, and
accessions and seed propagation. | | Athena Title: | Inheritance of Plant Traits | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E) and BIOL 1103L] or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and BIOL 1107L] or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3720. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Woody Landscape Plant Identification and Use | Course
Description: | Identification and use of woody plants in the landscape. | | Athena Title: | WDY LAND PLANT ID | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Horticultural Study Tour | Course
Description: | An introduction to gardens, horticultural industries, and plant materials of other parts of the world. | | Athena Title: | HORT STUDY TOUR | | Nontraditional Format: | Tours will last approximately two weeks. Presentations during tours of gardens and horticultural industries will be supplemented with traditional lectures. Contact hours will be approximately 50 (5 hrs/day X 10 days). | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3910. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Horticulture Internship | Course
Description: | Practical work experience in the operations and management of horticultural enterprises. | | Athena Title: | HORTICULTURE INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | At least twenty hours of work per week for ten weeks. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3920. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | UGArden Internship | Course
Description: | Participation in the management and operation of a small-scale,
sustainable horticulture farm in a structured learning
environment. | | Athena Title: | UGArden Internship | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 3400, HORT 3930 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a field practicum experience. Students will participate in a weekly 1 hour staff meeting for training and lessons and then work an additional 9 hours during the posted class time(s) each week. | | Prerequisite: | HORT 3300E or HORT 3300S or HORT 4030S/6030S or HORT(CRSS)(ENTO)(PATH) 4125/6125 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3930. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Trial Garden Internship | Course
Description: | Students assist in the operation of the internationally-recognized Trial Gardens at UGA. Tasks include assisting with garden design and maintenance, plant propagation and greenhouse production, interaction with volunteers, and educational programming and outreach under the faculty instructor and garden manager's direction. Students receive systematic instruction but often work independently or in small groups. | | Athena Title: | Trial Garden Internship | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 3400, HORT 3920 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is an internship experience. Students will work a minimum of 10 hours per week in the Trial Garden. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 3940S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Botanical Garden Internship | Course
Description: | Students assist in the operation of the botanical garden's programs in horticultural design and maintenance, native plant nursery production, plant conservation, and public education under the direction of the faculty instructor and garden staff. Students receive frequent instruction, but often work independently or in small groups. | | Athena Title: | Botanical Garden Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-100% of overall instructional time. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4010E/6010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Vegetable Crop Production | Course
Description: | The commercial production of vegetables, including planning and management for sustainable and profitable vegetable enterprises, emphasizing research-based practices. Topics include traditional and alternative production systems, such as organics, hydroponics, no-till and plastic culture, and other current practices. | | Athena Title: | Vegetable Crop Production | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E) and HORT 3000 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Graduate student standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4015/6015. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Herb and Medicinal Plant Management | Course
Description: | A field-based course covering cultural practices, post-harvest handling, and processing of herbs, with a focus on medicinal herbs grown in Georgia. Much of the content is delivered through audio lectures, readings, and videos available on the eLC, with class time utilized primarily for hands-on activities. Class time will be spent planting and growing medicinal herbs, drying and processing herbs, field trips to labs and local farms, and making herbal products. | | Athena Title: | Herb and Medicinal Plt Mgt | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440 or HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4020E/6020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fruit Production | Course
Description: | Culture and management of economic fruit crops of the southeastern U.S., from site selection to post-harvest handling, with some discussion of new and potentially viable fruit crops. The emphasis is on evidence-based practices and current trends in fruit production. | | Athena Title: | Fruit Production | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and BIOL 1107L] and (HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E) and HORT 3000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4030S/6030S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Community Food Production | Course
Description: | Different dimensions of urban food systems (fruits, vegetables,
herbs) from a production perspective. Discussion will include
food security, environmental considerations, health and social
aspects, and economic implications. A review of current
research, field trips to local urban farms, guest speakers and
hands-on, service-learning activities working with local
community garden projects. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Comm Food Prod | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course
or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the projects(s) and may spend time outside of
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 50-75% of overall instructional
time. | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2010-2010L or HORT 2000 or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO(BIOL) 1210 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(AGED) 4040/6040. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Floriculture for Educators | Course
Description: | Student teachers will develop technical skills and increase
knowledge of floriculture industry. Industry standards,
certification, record keeping, student advisement, and
supervision of experience projects will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Floriculture for Educators | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1103E and BIOL 1113E)] or [(BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1107E and BIOL 2107L)] or PBIO 1210 or HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4045/6045. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gardening for Teachers | Course
Description: | Student teachers will develop technical skills and increase
knowledge of garden use for education purposes. | | Athena Title: | Gardening for Teachers | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4050/6050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Greenhouse Management I | Course
Description: | Principles and practices of the production of greenhouse pot plants, bedding plants, and cut flowers. Emphasis placed on production practices, environmental and operational management, and cost estimation. | | Athena Title: | Greenhouse Management I | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1103E and BIOL 1113E)] or [(BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1107E and BIOL 2107L)] or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4060/6060. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Greenhouse Management II | Course
Description: | Study of commercial greenhouse crop production practices with special emphasis on pot plant production techniques, plant nutrition, fertilizers, and use of growth regulators. Student will be responsible for the culture of a greenhouse crop. | | Athena Title: | GREENHOUSE MGT II | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or PBIO 1210-1210L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4070/6070. 1-5 hours. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Horticulture I | Course
Description: | Research on special problem under direction of faculty. | | Athena Title: | SPEC PROB HORT I | | Nontraditional Format: | As arranged under the direction of faculty. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4080/6080. 1-5 hours. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Horticulture II | Course
Description: | Advanced research on problem of special interest under direction of faculty. | | Athena Title: | SPEC PROB HORT II | | Nontraditional Format: | As arranged under the direction of faculty. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4090/6090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Landscape Management and Design | Course
Description: | The planting and care of plants in the landscape environment, with a focus on science-based practices that minimize the impact on the environment. | | Athena Title: | Sust Landscape Mgt and Design | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4091/6091. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Horticulture Practices | Course
Description: | Overview of professional horticultural practices such as crop
planning, bidding, contract supervision, budgeting, and record
keeping. | | Athena Title: | Professional Hort Practices | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4095/6095. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | GPS/GIS Applications for Landscape Managers | Course
Description: | The latest techniques and methodology in Global Positioning and
Geographic Information systems (GPS/GIS) and data collection
and analysis. Students will participate in projects beneficial
to the community. | | Athena Title: | GPS/GIS App for Land Managers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4095S or HORT 6095S | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will spend considerable time outside the regular class
period. Typically, the class will meet in the classroom for the
first several weeks, and then work in the field for much of the
remainder of the semester. Homework will consist of on-line
tutorials and take-home exercises. At the core of this course
is the process of learning the latest techniques and
methodology in GPS/GIS data collection and analysis, while
participating in projects beneficial to the community. Students
will work in teams of 2-4 on several community inventory
projects under direction of the instructor. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1107-1107L | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Graduate student standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4095S/6095S. 3 hours. 1 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | GPS/GIS Applications for Landscape Managers | Course
Description: | The latest techniques and methodology in Global Positioning and
Geographic Information Systems (GPS/GIS). Data collection and
analysis as well as relevant on-line data and mapping resources
are also covered. Students will participate in projects
beneficial to the local community. | | Athena Title: | GPS/GIS App for Land Managers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4095 or HORT 6095 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4096. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Organic Agriculture Seminar | Course
Description: | Seminars will be presented by outside speakers such as organic
farmers and organic industry representatives, as well as
students and faculty associated with the Certificate Program in
Organic Agriculture. | | Athena Title: | Organic Agriculture Seminar | | Nontraditional Format: | Final course in the Certificate Program in Organic Agriculture.
Students in the certificate program must enroll during the
semester of program completion. | | Pre or Corequisite: | AESC 4095 or AESC 4950 or HORT 3910 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4110/6110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Nutrition | Course
Description: | Mineral nutrition of higher green plants. | | Athena Title: | PLANT NUTRITION | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 4140/6140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Breeding | Course
Description: | Fundamental principles and theories utilized in the science of plant breeding and cultivar development and the role breeding plays in crop improvement. | | Athena Title: | Plant Breeding | | Prerequisite: | HORT 3650 or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4210/6210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticulture Crops | Course
Description: | Examination of postharvest losses from farm to fork, physiology of ripening, postharvest physiology of fruits, vegetables and flowers, and application of technology to extend postharvest shelf-life of produce. The course will have a laboratory component where students will gain hands-on experience with laboratory techniques related to postharvest physiology and technology. | | Athena Title: | Postharvest Bio Hort Crops | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E) or (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L)] and CHEM 1211 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Vineyard Production and Management | Course
Description: | Focuses on the basic concepts of viticulture, concerning the productive commercial management practices required across a variety of grape production systems (juice, raisin, table, wine). Students will learn the basics of vine physiology, soil and water quality, plant health management, vineyard establishment practices, such as site selection and design, labor, and production economics, and be introduced to the methods used to assess fruit quality. | | Athena Title: | Vineyard Prod and Mgt | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will involve lectures, in-depth discussions, and hands-on activities concerning the concepts outlined in the course description. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 2103H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H or PBIO 1210) and (HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agro-Ecology | Course
Description: | The scientific study of the interactions of organisms in an
agricultural ecosystem. Emphasis will be placed on how
understanding these interactions can promote agricultural
sustainability. | | Athena Title: | AGRO-ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L or CRSS 2010-2010L or permission of major | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4400L/6400L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4400L/6400L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Agro-Ecology Laboratory | Course
Description: | The scientific study of the interactions of organisms in an
agricultural ecosystem. Emphasis will be placed on how
understanding these interactions can promote agricultural
sustainability. | | Athena Title: | AGRO-ECOLOGY LAB | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4400/6400 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Physiology | Course
Description: | Basic principles of plant physiology, including water
relations, solute transport and phloem transport,
photosynthesis and respiration, phytohormone biology, plant
genomes, regulation of plant gene expression, and plant growth
and development. | | Athena Title: | Plant Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4430E, CRSS 4430E or HORT 6430E, CRSS 6430E | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 1108-1108L or (PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L) or (PBIO(BIOL) 1220 and PBIO(BIOL) 1220L)] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4430E/6430E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Physiology | Course
Description: | Designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the basic principles
of plant physiology, including water relations, solute and
phloem transport, photosynthesis and respiration, plant genomes,
regulation of plant gene expression, phytohormone biology, and
plant growth and development. | | Athena Title: | Plant Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PBIO 3830, HORT 4430, CRSS 4430 or HORT 6430, CRSS 6430 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L)] | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4440/6440-4440L/6440L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Environmental Physiology | Course
Description: | Effects of environmental factors on growth and physiology of horticultural plants and modification of the plant's environment to improve crop production. | | Athena Title: | ENV PHYSIOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BTNY 3830-3830L or BTNY 8890-8890L, PBIO 8890-8890L or CRSS 3300 or PBIO 3830-3830L | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L and BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ECOL) 4590/6590. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | Course
Description: | Soil conditions affecting availability of plant nutrients; methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant nutrients in soils, and interpretation of chemical and biological measurements as related to fertility maintenance and good soil management. | | Athena Title: | SOIL FERT PLANT NUT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4590L/6590L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Laboratory | Course
Description: | Methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant
nutrients in soils. | | Athena Title: | SOIL FERT NUT LAB | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4590/6590 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4630/6630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nursery Management | Course
Description: | Science-based study of locating, operating, and managing retail and wholesale plant nurseries. | | Athena Title: | Nursery Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4630E or HORT 6630E | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 2103H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4630E/6630E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nursery Management | Course
Description: | Science-based study of locating, operating, and managing retail and wholesale plant nurseries. | | Athena Title: | Nursery Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4630 or HORT 6630 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 2103H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ENTO) 4770E/6770E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Discover the Wonderful World of Plants and Pollinators and Your Place in It - Service Learning | Course
Description: | Discussion of the impact of urban systems on pollinator health
and the active role citizens can play in protecting pollinators.
Students will receive training on plant and pollinator insect
identification to better understand pollinator-plant
interactions, the importance of reducing pesticide inputs, and
creating a coexisting pollinator and plant habitat in the urban
matrix. | | Athena Title: | Plant Pollinator Your Place SL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Course includes a
service-learning project during the semester that either employs
skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills
or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be
involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s)
and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-
50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1103H or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H or PBIO 1210 or PBIO 1220 or HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4800/6800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agricultural Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Structure/manipulation of DNA and inheritance of genes, the current impact of biotechnology on crop production and animal agriculture. Regulatory, intellectual property, environmental, and market issues specific to transgenic crops. | | Athena Title: | AGRIC BIOTECH | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be offered only on the Tifton campus. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4920/6920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organic Horticulture Entrepreneurship | Course
Description: | Students will manage organic enterprises from planning to
production to marketing. Students will work independently or in
teams under guidance of the director and staff at UGArden. Weekly
meetings will be held for lectures, training, and project updates.
Students will gain real-world experience in organic production and
business management. | | Athena Title: | Organic Hort Entrepreneurship | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Prerequisite: | HORT 3910 or HORT 3920 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agroecology of Tropical America | Course
Description: | Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
| | Athena Title: | AGROECOLOGY TROP AM | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 4990/6990. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Current Issues in Horticulture | Course
Description: | Current issues of concern to the horticulture industry, with a focus on the latest research and technological advances in horticulture. Topics vary each semester but are centered on sustainability and the role of horticulture in solving the problems of today while looking toward the future. | | Athena Title: | Current Issues in Horticulture | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 120 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(PBIO)(HORT)(PATH) 7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Metamorphosis: Life Skills for a Career in Plant Science Research | Course
Description: | Students will receive training and develop skills necessary to obtain and fulfill job expectations in a professional position in the plant science industry, academia, and non-profit institutions. Students will build custom job applications and research proposals as an active learning component. | | Athena Title: | Prof Dev Grad Students | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 7300. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8000. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Horticultural Seminar | Course
Description: | Papers on selected topics to be presented by advanced students, faculty members, and guest speakers. | | Athena Title: | HORT SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8010. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Analysis of Horticultural Science Literature | Course
Description: | Students will analyze and critique primary and peer-reviewed
horticultural science literature. Effective communication (i.e.,
substance and construction) of scholarly articles will be
explored via instructor and student-led presentations,
critiques, and group discussions. Students will simultaneously
be exposed to current topics and expectations of different
journals in the field. | | Athena Title: | Analysis of Hort Science Lit | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8080. 1-10 hours. | | Course Title: | Horticulture Research | Course
Description: | This course is designed for graduate students who wish to carry out advanced research not covered in their thesis topic under the supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | HORT RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | As arranged under the supervision of a faculty member. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(HORT) 8102. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Breeding Ornamental Plants | Course
Description: | Concepts and methods of improving ornamentals, particularly woody
and asexually propagated ornamentals. Topics include breeding
methods, pollination biology, barriers to obtaining seed set in
intra- and interspecific pollenations and methods to overcome
these barriers, genetic variation, polyploidy, and inheritance of
foliar variegation. | | Athena Title: | BREED ORNAMENTALS | | Nontraditional Format: | Course meets for three hours of lecture per week during second five
weeks of the semester. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8104. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Plant Physiology | Course
Description: | Plant physiological processes that control how plants grow and
respond to environmental cues. This course will look at how
processes at the molecular, cellular, and leaf level interact to
affect growth, with a focus on photosynthesis, nitrogen
metabolism, and hormone physiology. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Plant Physiology | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be taught in traditional format. | | Prerequisite: | BCMB 6000 or HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430 or HORT(CRSS) 4440/6440-4440L-6440L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8110. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | The Scientific Method and Approach to Conducting Horticultural Research | Course
Description: | An in-depth look at how research is approached, conducted, and
carried out in traditional horticultural programs. Topics will
include preparation, the hypothesis, reason, design, observation,
and data interpretation. | | Athena Title: | Scien Method and Hort Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Course meets for three hours of lecture per week during first five
weeks of the semester. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Plant Breeding | Course
Description: | An in-depth assessment of plant breeding methodologies and
their genetic basis. Emphasis on the integration of
traditional methodologies with modern genetic and genomic
technologies. | | Athena Title: | ADV PLANT BREEDING | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4140/6140 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Growth and Development | Course
Description: | Plant growth and development emphasizing factors pertinent to
economic plants. The physiological processes of growth,
juvenility, maturity, leaf and shoot growth patterns, floral
initiation and development, embryogenesis, fruitset, dormancy,
and senescence. The effects of environment on plant growth and
development. | | Athena Title: | PLT GROWTH DEVELOP | | Prerequisite: | PBIO 3830-3830L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 8160. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Measurement and Control in Plant and Soil Science | Course
Description: | Measuring and controlling environmental parameters, with an
emphasis on dataloggers and sensor theory. Measurement theory,
common error sources, and appropriate use of equipment will be
discussed. The theory behind measurements will be applied
during the lab component. | | Athena Title: | ENVIRON MEAS & CONT | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ECOL)(PBGG) 8390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources | Course
Description: | The importance of plant diversity and the ways it is conserved
and utilized, including ex situ conservation, molecular tools,
and the use of genetic resources in agriculture, conservation,
and the pharmaceutical industry. | | Athena Title: | CONS PLANT GEN RES | | Prerequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8860. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics Communication Seminar | Course
Description: | Instruction and practice in oral scientific presentations as
they relate to the field of plant breeding, genetics, or
genomics, with emphasis on effective communications and
presentation techniques for general audiences. A literature
search and a formal seminar on the subject are required, along
with analyses of other seminars presented. | | Athena Title: | PBGG COMM SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Translational Genomics | Course
Description: | Strategies and tools for the application of genomic information
to the development of crops with improved traits. | | Athena Title: | TRANSLATNL GENOMICS | | Prerequisite: | One graduate-level course in genetics or breeding or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Emerging Topics in Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics | Course
Description: | Emerging topics and methods in Plant Breeding, Genetics and
genomics with an emphasis in the newest discoveries, as well as
new approaches to genome analysis or new technological
applications to plant breeding, and other timely topics. | | Athena Title: | PBGG EMERGING TOPIC | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 216 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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