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View Landscape Technology A.A.S. (G): 328
View Landscape 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)

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)

Refer to course description pages to identify courses with prerequisites.
Courses in italics meet General Education requirements.