Horticulture

Description

The Horticulture major is designed to prepare students for careers in nursery production, landscape, tree and turf management, garden center operation, greenhouse production, or for entry into research and graduate study in horticulture. Greenhouse facilities and extensive field plots in woody and herbaceous ornamentals, turf, fruit, and vegetables provide students with the opportunity to experience all aspects of plant production and management

Detailed Course Facts

• USD 8037 Year (National)
• USD 18044 Year (International)

• English

Course Content

• Plant Physiology
• Plant Ecology and
• Chemistry Survey and
• Organic and Biochemistry
• Weed Management for Horticulture Horticulture
• Fundamentals of Turf Management and Lab
• Woody Plants: Trees and Lab
• Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines
• Herbaceous Plants and Lab
• H Plant Propagation and Lab
• Horticulture Pests
• Arboriculture Credits
• Environmental Stewardship in Horticulture
• Greenhouse Management
• Nursery Management
• Local Food Production/PS 434-534 - Local Food Production
• Vegetable Crop Systems
• Fruit Crop Systems
• Senior Project
• Senior Project
• Internship
• Field Experience
• Survey of Physics

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 61

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than South Dakota State University.

Accreditation

South Dakota State University has been granted the full, ten-year reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. An accreditation team of representatives from peer institutions commended SDSU for:

• Dedicated faculty and staff
• Quality new facilities
• Excellent student leadership
• Shared governance
• Partnerships with local community
• Robust and Integrated assessment program
• Successful transition to NCAA Division I Athletics