University of Guelph 2001-2002 Diploma Program Calendar

X--Associate Diploma Programs, Associate Diploma in Horticulture

The nursery, landscaping, turf and floriculture segments of the horticulture industry are areas of sustained growth and development in Ontario and Canada. The Diploma in Horticulture program provides a basic curriculum in ornamental horticulture and an opportunity to take specialized courses in various components of the industry. Practical experience and training complements the more formal material presented in lectures and provides an opportunity to acquire the practical skills required in greenhouse and landscaping firms.

The Diploma in Horticulture program is offered at all four colleges and prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in landscaping, nursery and greenhouse firms, municipal parks and golf courses, garden centres and private businesses.

Required Courses

Fall Semester 1

DAGR*1200 [0.50] Applied Plant Science

DAGR*1300 [0.50] Soil Principles

DAGR*1600 [0.50] Applied Mathematics **

DAGR*1610 [0.50] Computer Applications *, **

DHRT*1000 [0.50] Landscape Management

DHRT*1050 [0.50] Plant Identification I

FREE*0900 [0.00] Director's Hour (Guelph only)

Winter Semester 2

DAGR*2110 [0.50] Business Accounting

DAGR*2600 [0.50] Communication Skills **

DHRT*2000 [0.50] Greenhouse Management

DHRT*2100 [0.50] Landscape Design I

DHRT*2200 [0.50] Plant Propagation

0.50 elective (students may also select Independent Study courses with approval)

*students at Guelph substitute CIS*1000

**students may be exempted in one or more of DAGR*1600, DAGR*1610, and DAGR*2600 based on successful completion of challenge examination(s). Each exempted course must be replaced with a free elective or an Independent Study course. Students who have a credit in Mathematics or English (or French at Alfred) at the OAC level will automatically be granted an exemption in DAGR*1600 and/or DAGR*2600 respectively.

Fall Semester 3

DAGR*3100 [0.50] Business Management

DHRT*3050 [0.50] Plant Identification II

2.00 elective credits; students may also select Independent Study courses with approval

Winter Semester 4

DAGR*4600 [0.50] Human Resource Management

DAGR*4610 [0.50] Business Project

DHRT*4000 [0.50] Ornamental Plant Protection

1.00 elective (students may also select Independent Study courses with approval)

One of:

DAGR*2290 [0.50] Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment (Guelph)

DHRT*4050 [0.50] Certification and Safety (Alfred, Kemptville, Ridgetown)

Electives

Horticulture students must take at least 3.50 elective credits, 3.00 credits of which may be from programs other than Horticulture.

Students may choose one experiential education course and one Special Project course as electives. The experiential education course is preferably to be started in the summer before their third academic semester. See the course descriptions for DHRT*3510 and DHRT*3910.

OFFERED AT ALFRED

Semester 2

DAGR*2210 [0.50] Applied Weed Science

DAGR*2370 [0.50] Small Engines

DAGR*3130 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

DAGR*3700 [0.50] Agroforestry

DAGR*4100 [0.50] Commodity Marketing

DAGR*4640 [0.50] Leadership Skills Development

DHRT*3010 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

DHRT*3160 [0.50] Turf Management

DHRT*3300 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

Semester 3

DAGR*2650 [0.00] In-Service Training

DAGR*3120 [0.50] Business Marketing

DAGR*3140 [0.50] Creating Your Business

DAGR*3300 [0.50] Land and Water Stewardship

DHRT*3090 [0.50] Landscape Construction

DHRT*3100 [0.50] Landscape Design II

DHRT*3150 [0.50] Nursery Management

DHRT*3160 [0.50] Turf Management

Semester 4

DAGR*2210 [0.50] Applied Weed Science

DAGR*2370 [0.50] Small Engines

DAGR*3130 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

DAGR*3700 [0.50] Agroforestry

DAGR*4100 [0.50] Commodity Marketing

DAGR*4640 [0.50] Leadership Skills Development

DHRT*3010 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

DHRT*3160 [0.50] Turf Management

DHRT*3300 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

OFFERED AT GUELPH

Semester 2

DAGR*2210 [0.50] Applied Weed Science

DAGR*3300 [0.50] Land and Water Stewardship

DAGR*4640 [0.50] Leadership Skills Development

DHRT*2300 [0.50] Turfgrasses in Landscapes

ENVB*2040 [0.50] Biology of Plant Pests

Semester 3

DAGR*3110 [0.50] Business Finance

DAGR*3120 [0.50] Business Marketing

DAGR*3250 [0.50] Fruit Production

DAGR*3260 [0.50] Vegetable Production

DAGR*3640 [0.50] Rural Society

DAGR*3700 [0.50] Agroforestry

DHRT*3090 [0.50] Landscape Construction

DHRT*3150 [0.50] Nursery Management

DHRT*3200 [0.50] Golf Course Turf Management

DHRT*4100 [0.50] Computer Assisted Design

Semester 4

DAGR*3130 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

DAGR*3300 [0.50] Land and Water Stewardship

DAGR*4250 [0.50] Post-Harvest Handling and Storage

DAGR*4640 [0.50] Leadership Skills Development

DHRT*3100 [0.50] Landscape Design II

DHRT*3300 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

OFFERED AT KEMPTVILLE

Semester 3

DAGR*3130 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

DAGR*3300 [0.50] Land and Water Stewardship

DAGR*3250 [0.50] Fruit Production

DAGR*3350 [0.50] Welding

DAGR*3700 [0.50] Agroforestry

DHRT*3090 [0.50] Landscape Construction

DHRT*3100 [0.50] Landscape Design II

DHRT*3150 [0.50] Nursery Management

DHRT*3160 [0.50] Turf Management

DHRT*3170 [0.50] Horticultural Weed Science

Semester 4

DAGR*2370 [0.50] Small Engines

DAGR*3260 [0.50] Vegetable Production

DAGR*4250 [0.50] Post-Harvest Handling and Storage

DAGR*4700 [0.50] Advanced Agroforestry

DHRT*3300 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

DHRT*4010 [0.50] Floral Design and Retailing

DHRT*4100 [0.50] Computer Assisted Design

OFFERED AT RIDGETOWN

Semester 2

DAGR*2270 [0.50] Mushroom Production

DAGR*2370 [0.50] Small Engines

DAGR*2630 [0.50] Computer Management

Semester 3

DHRT*3090 [0.50] Landscape Construction

DHRT*3100 [0.50] Landscape Design II

DHRT*3150 [0.50] Nursery Management

DHRT*3160 [0.50] Turf Management

DHRT*3170 [0.50] Horticultural Weed Science

Semester 4

DAGR*4630 [0.50] Computer Systems and Internet

DHRT*3010 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

DHRT*3300 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

DHRT*4010 [0.50] Floral Design and Retailing

DHRT*4100 [0.50] Computer Assisted Design

DHRT*4300 [0.50] Arboriculture




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