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Horticulture (HUD)

Type: Career, Degree (AAS)

Open Admissions

Division: STEM and Business

 

The Horticulture program is designed for students wishing to become employed or self-employed in the 'green' industry. Students are prepared for a wide range of employment opportunities in landscaping and landscape management, nursery and garden center operation, turf and golf course management, tree care and related occupations. Students may prepare for Massachusetts state arboriculture licensing, pesticide licensing.
 

If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact info@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.

First Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
HRT101Turfgrass Management

3

HRT106Landscape Installation and Maintenance

3

HRT105Plants for the New England Landscape

3

HRT110Plant and Soil Science

3

HRT122Fundamentals of Plant Health

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
EVS104Exploring the Landscape of Sustainability

3

HRT103Landscape Design

3

HRT201Urban Tree Care

3

PRO100Introduction to the Professional Portfolio

1

OPN-ELECTIVE
Open Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:13

Summer

Course NumberTitleCredits
ITR200Internship

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Second Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
BUS100Introduction to Business

3

CMP101Composition 1

3

EVS102Introduction to Sustainable Living

3

EVS114Environmental Policy

3

OPN-ELECTIVE
Open Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
CMP148Composition 2: Writing about Literature and the Environment

3

ENT200Applied Entrepreneurship

3

EVS106Organic & Sustainable Food Production

3

HRT205Greenhouse Crop Production

3

OPN-ELECTIVE
Open Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Open Electives: Recommend ACC110, BUS120, SPE102, MGT201, HRT207, HRT209

Program Note

Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.

See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 60

 
Program Student Learner Outcomes
  • Utilize and integrate knowledge of plant science to both managed and naturally occurring horticultural systems.
  • Demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge and competency in managing plant systems.
  • Use insight and creativity to evaluate, design and improve managed and naturally occurring plant systems.
  • Demonstrate both proficiency and professionalism in skills that relate to working in environmental horticulture.
  • Appreciate and communicate the diversity of impacts horticulture has on people and communities.

Occupational Skills Required
  • Communication (written, verbal, body language)
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Computer skills (Work, Excel, Quikbooks, Landscape Design Software)
  • Working with tools and technology (personal safety and security)

Experiential Learning Required in Program
  • PRO100 - Introduction to the Professional Portfolio
  • ITR200 - Internship
  • EVS104 Exploring the Landscape of Sustainability (Service Learning)

Experiential Learning Optional in Program

  • EVS106 - Organic & Sustainable Food Production (Service Learning)

Most Common Linked Occupation Title – All Education Levels

  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Most Common Linked Occupation Title – Associate’s or Less
  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers