Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness AAS: 361

(G): 361

This program provides the student with a comprehensive mixture of academic and practical training in the field of environmental 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 general education requirements, those necessary for acquiring landscaping fundamentals, and those that reinforce the student’s area of interest in landscape contracting or landscape design. This program is approved by the Landscape Contractors Association.

General Education Course Selections

Click here to view the Foundation/Distribution Courses for selection to fulfill the General Education course requirements.

Suggested Course Sequence

All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

First Semester

ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3 semester hours *
Mathematics Foundation 3 semester hours (MATF)
BIOL 101 - General Biology 4 semester hours (NSLD)
OR
HORT 100 - Introduction to Plant Sciences 4 semester hours (NSLD)
HORT 105 - Introduction to Sustainable Landscaping 2 semester hours
HORT 253 - Plant Materials I 3 semester hours

Second Semester

English Foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
CMAP 120 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 semester hours
HORT 254 - Plant Materials II 3 semester hours
HORT Elective 3 semester hours ‡
HORT Elective 3 semester hours ‡

Third Semester

BSAD 101 - Introduction to Business 3 semester hours
OR
MGMT 101 - Principles of Management 3 semester hours
COMM 108 - Foundations of Human Communication 3 semester hours (GEEL)
OR
COMM 112 - Business and Professional Speech Communication 3 semester hours (GEEL)
Arts or Humanities Distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD or HUMD)
HORT Elective 3 semester hours ‡
HORT Elective 3 semester hours ‡

Fourth Semester

HORT 258 - Sustainable Landscape Management 3 semester hours
HORT 280 - Landscape Technology Internship 2 semester hours
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution 3 semester hours (BSSD)
HORT Elective (200 Level) 3 semester hours ‡
HORT or Elective 3 semester hours ‡
HORT Elective 1 semester hour ‡

Total Credit Hours: 60

* ENGL 101 /ENGL 101A , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 , or elective.

** Environmental horticulture and sustainable agribusiness courses are listed as LNTP in the catalog and course schedule until fall 2022. After fall 2022, they are listed as HORT.

‡ Please consult an environmental horticulture and sustainable agribusiness advisor to choose HORT electives.

Program Outline / Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Foundation Courses

English Foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
Mathematics Foundation 3 semester hours (MATF)

Distribution Courses

BIOL 101 - General Biology 4 semester hours (NSLD)
OR
HORT 100 - Introduction to Plant Sciences 4 semester hours (NSLD)
Arts or Humanities Distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD or HUMD)
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution 3 semester hours (BSSD)

General Education Elective

COMM 108 - Foundations of Human Communication 3 semester hours (GEEL)
OR
COMM 112 - Business and Professional Speech Communication 3 semester hours (GEEL)

Program Requirements

BSAD 101 - Introduction to Business 3 semester hours
OR
MGMT 101 - Principles of Management 3 semester hours
CMAP 120 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 semester hours
ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3 semester hours *
HORT 105 - Introduction to Sustainable Landscaping 2 semester hours
HORT 253 - Plant Materials I 3 semester hours
HORT 254 - Plant Materials II 3 semester hours
HORT 258 - Sustainable Landscape Management 3 semester hours
HORT 280 - Landscape Technology Internship 2 semester hours
HORT Electives 13 semester hours ‡
HORT Elective (200 Level) 3 semester hours ‡
HORT or Elective 3 semester hours ‡

Total Credit Hours: 60

* ENGL 101 /ENGL 101A , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 , or elective.

** Environmental horticulture and sustainable agribusiness courses are listed as LNTP in the catalog and course schedule until fall 2022. After fall 2022, they are listed as HORT.

‡ Please consult an environmental horticulture and sustainable agribusiness advisor to choose HORT electives.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

Design, draft, and implement landscape plans.
Install, construct, and maintain landscapes.
Identify common plants in Maryland landscapes.
Identify, communicate, and solve common problems in the landscape or in production.