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Technology Certificate (G): 140
Landscape Technology A.A.S. (G): 328
Revised : Effective Semester - Summer 2005
This program provides the student with a comprehensive
mixture of academic and practical training in the field of ornamental
horticulture. The flexible curriculum can accommodate career interests
in either landscape contracting or design. Students will learn to
design and draft landscape plans; install, construct, and maintain
landscapes; and identify, select, and plant woody and herbaceous plants.
Career opportunities include positions as landscape
supervisors, nursery managers, landscape contractors, and landscape
designers. This program will also serve to expand the knowledge and
skills of persons already working in the profession and give the student
enough knowledge and experience to establish a private landscape,
grounds maintenance, nursery, or greenhouse business.
Courses include those general subjects required for
graduation (General Education foundation and distribution requirements);
those necessary for acquiring landscaping fundamentals (core requirements);
and those that reinforce the student’s area of interest (landscape
contracting or landscape design). This program is approved by the
Landscape Contractors Association.
| General Education and Other Requirements (23 [25]
credit hours) |
| BI 101 |
General Biology |
4 |
| EN 101 |
Techniques of Reading and Writing I |
3 |
| |
English foundation |
3 |
| |
Health foundation |
1 (3) |
| |
Mathematics foundation |
3 |
| |
Speech foundation |
3 |
| |
Arts or humanities distribution |
3 |
| |
Behavioral and social sciences distribution |
3 |
Landscape Technology Core Requirements (22 [23] credit
hours) |
| BA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
|
| or |
| MG 101 |
Principles of Management |
|
| or |
| MG 205 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| CA 120 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
3 |
| CH 100A |
Introductory College Chemistry |
|
| or |
| CH 101 |
Principles of Chemistry I |
3 (4) |
| LN 101 |
Introduction to Landscape Technology |
2 |
| LN 108 |
Plant Materials I |
3 |
| LN 109 |
Plant Materials II |
3 |
| LN 118 |
Landscape Management |
3 |
| LN 280 |
Landscape Technology Internship |
2 |
| In addition to the preceding
list, select at least 15 credits from the following two course
lists. Please consult a landscape technology adviser before selecting
these courses. |
Landscape Contracting Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 190 |
Pesticide Use and Safety |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating
|
3 |
| LN 209 |
Interior and Greenhouse Plants |
3 |
| LN 215 |
Pest Management |
3 |
| LN 217 |
Landscape Machinery Operations and Maintenance
|
2 |
| LN 222 |
Turfgrass Management |
3 |
| LN 223 |
Diseases of Ornamental Plants |
3 |
| LN 225 |
Nursery Management |
3 |
Landscape Design Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 120 |
Landscape Graphics |
3 |
| LN 130 |
Landscape Design |
3 |
| LN 140 |
Creating Gardens in a Digital Age |
3 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating
|
3 |
|
Total credit hours 60 (63)
|
Program Outcomes for the Landscape Technology A.A.S. Degree
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Describe the basic morphology and anatomy of a woody plant.
- Describe the key factors that influence plant growth and seed germination.
- Identify and correct common nutritional and abiotic problems found in the landscape.
- Describe the major types of pruning and training used on plant material.
- Design, draft, and implement landscape plans.
- Install, construct, and maintain landscapes.
- Identify over 200 woody and herbaceous plants.
- Identify over 50 common landscape and lawn weeds.
Landscape Technology Certificate (G): 140
Revised: Effective Semester - Summer 2005
This curriculum provides training, skills, and technical
knowledge for landscape industry employees or allows students to obtain
positions in the field of ornamental horticulture. Students may train
in either landscape contracting or landscape design. Students may
enter the job market immediately upon completion of the curriculum
or apply earned credits toward an A.A.S. in landscape technology.
Selected courses in this curriculum have been approved
by the Maryland Department of Agriculture to prepare the horticultural
professional for pesticide application certification in Category III
(Turf and Ornamentals). These courses include LN 118, LN 190, LN 215,
LN 222, and LN 223. For more information contact the landscape technology
adviser or the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
| Landscape Technology Core Requirements (16 credit
hours) |
| BA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
|
| or |
| MG 101 |
Principles of Management |
|
| or |
| MG 205 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| LN 101 |
Introduction to Landscape Technology |
2 |
| LN 108 |
Plant Materials I |
3 |
| LN 109 |
Plant Materials II |
3 |
| LN 118 |
Landscape Management |
3 |
| LN 280 |
Landscape Technology Internship |
2 |
| In addition to the preceding list, select five courses
from the following two course lists (if the same course appears
in both lists, it can only be taken once to fulfill this requirement).
Please consult a landscape technology adviser before selecting
these courses. |
Landscape Contracting Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials
|
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 190 |
Pesticide Use and Safety |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating |
3 |
| LN 209 |
Interior and Greenhouse Plants |
3 |
| LN 215 |
Pest Management |
3 |
| LN 217 |
Landscape Machinery Operations and Maintenance
|
2 |
| LN 222 |
Turfgrass Management |
3 |
| LN 223 |
Diseases of Ornamentals |
3 |
| LN 225 |
Nursery Management |
3 |
Landscape Design Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 120 |
Landscape Graphics |
3 |
| LN 130 |
Landscape Design |
3 |
| LN 140 |
Creating Gardens in a Digital Age |
3 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating
|
3 |
| |
|
|
|
Total credit hours 28 (31)
|
Program Outcomes for the Landscape Technology Certificate
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Describe the basic morphology and anatomy of a woody plant.
- Describe the key factors that influence plant growth and seed germination.
- Identify and correct common nutritional and abiotic problems found in the landscape.
- Describe the major types of pruning and training used on plant material.
- Design, draft, and implement landscape plans.
- Install, construct, and maintain landscapes.
- Identify over 200 woody and herbaceous plants.
Identify over 50 common landscape and lawn weeds
|
