HORTICULTURE COURSES,  2007 - 2008

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
College of Agricultural Sciences

*  Offered in 2008 and alternate years thereafter
°  Offered in 2007 and alternate years thereafter
+ Certain field trips are a required part of this course and incur additional expense to the student. See also the Tuition, Fees, Expenses, and Adjustments section of the General Catalog.

 HORT 100 04(3-2-0). Horticultural Science. (AUCC 3A) F, S. Special Fee.  Principles of plant science and related disciplines as the base and context for the introduction of horticulture practices.

HORT 170 02(2-0-0). Introduction to Horticultural Therapy. F. Offered only off campus.   Theory and practice of horticultural therapy in health care and human services: applications, settings, and professional career topics.

HORT 171/SOCR 171 03(2-0-1). Environmental Issues in Agriculture. F. Explore the historical development of agriculture, environmental consequences of modern food production, and other cultural approaches to agriculture.

+HORT 221 04(2-4-0). Landscape Plants. F, S.  Special fee.  Identification, landscape features, cultural requirements, and landscape use of coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs, vines, and evergreens.

HORT 231 04(2-4-0). Landscape Graphics Studio. F.   Mechanical and freehand graphic techniques for landscape design.  Use of pencil, ink, and colored markers. Plan, sectional, and perspective views.

+HORT 232 04(2-4-0). Principles of Landscape Design. S.  Prerequisite: HORT 231. Special fee.  Basic concepts in the art and process of landscape design.

 HORT 260 04(3-2-0). Plant Propagation. S. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or concurrent registration or HORT 100 or concurrent registration or LIFE 103 or concurrent registration. Special fee.   Theories, principles, and techniques of sexual and asexual propagation.

°HORT 277 01(1-0-0). Introduction to Enology. S. Methods/criteria to evaluate, compare, and describe aroma and flavor characteristics in sound commercial wines; identification of common wine defects.

 HORT 310 04(3-2-0). Greenhouse Management. F, S, SS. Special fee. Also offered as an on-line course.  Design and use of enclosed structures to manipulate controlled environments, effects on growth as applied to crops, production, and marketing crops.

 +HORT 321 04(3-2-0). Nursery Production and Management. S. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or HORT 100 or LIFE 103. Special fee. Nursery industry organization, management, equipment, field and container production, storage, shipping, marketing, and business management practices.

 +HORT 322 03(2-2-0). Herbaceous Plants. F. Special fee.   Identification, landscape features, cultural requirements, and uses of ornamental annual, perennial, and bulb plants.

 HORT 330 02(1-2-0). Computers for Landscape Design. S. Prerequisite: CON 131. Applications and techniques of computer software utilized in small-scale landscape design-build.

+HORT 335 04(2-4-0). Landscape Structures. F. Prerequisite: CON 131 AND HORT 232. Special fee.   Design and construction methods for structures commonly used in residential landscaping. Preparation of construction documents.

HORT 336 04(2-4-0). Landscape Grading and Drainage Studio. S. Prerequisite: HORT 232; MATH 118. Special fee.  Basic design principles for grading, drainage, and earth forms for small-scale projects.

 +HORT 341 03(2-2-0). Turfgrass Management. F. Prerequisite: HORT 100 or concurrent registration. Special fee.   Principles and practices of turfgrass propagation and maintenance.

* HORT 344 01(1-0-0). Organic Greenhouse Production. S. Prerequisite: HORT 310. Fundamentals of greenhouse production using organic production methods.

°HORT 345/SOCR 345 02(0-4-0). Diagnosis and Treatment in Organic Fields. SS. Prerequisite: BSPM 302 or BSPM 308 or BSPM 361; HORT 100 or SOCR 100; SOCR 240. Credit not allowed for both HORT 345 and SOCR 345. Field experience in diagnosis of pest and nutrient problems on organic farms and development of treatment recommendations.

 HORT 368/LAND 368 03(2-2-0). Landscape Irrigation and Water Conservation. S. F. Prerequisite: HORT 100 or LAND 110. Credit allowed for only one of the following: HORT 367, HORT 368, LAND 368. Special fee. Practical approaches and methods of irrigation, water conservation, and water management in the designed landscape.

 HORT 371 02(2-0-0). Horticultural Therapy Techniques. S. Prerequisite: HORT 170. Clinical skills in horticultural therapy; communication, safety, and adaptation of tools, activities, and gardens. (NT)

HORT 373 02(2-0-0). Horticultural Therapy Programming. SS. Prerequisite: HORT 170. Methods for individual treatment planning, intervention, documentation, and reporting within therapy, social, and vocational HT programs. (NT)

HORT 377 02(2-0-0). Horticulture Methods for Therapy Programs. F. Prerequisite: HORT 170; HORT 371 or HORT 373. Horticultural therapy methods including indoor and outdoor garden design, management of site, tools and other modifications. (NT)

HORT 380 02(1-1-0) Professional Landscape Practices. F. Prerequisite: HORT 231. Leadership skills for new professionals within companies and the Green Industry. Importance of professional associations. Thinking beyond traditional approaches to success.

HORT 384 Var [1-5]. Supervised College Teaching. F, S. Maximum of 10 credits allowed in course.

°HORT 401 03(3-0-0). Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants. S. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or HORT 100 or LIFE 103. Chemical, biochemical and ethnobotanical perspective on the medicinal and value-added uses of plants.

+°HORT 412 04(3-0-1). Floriculture Crops. F, S, SS. Special fee.  Commercial production and marketing of bedding plants, potted container crops, and cut flowers. (NT)

*HORT 424/*SOCR 424 03(3-0-0). Topics in Organic Agriculture. S. Prerequisite: AREC 202 OR ECON 202; AREC 328; HORT 100 OR SOCR 100; HORT 171/SOCR 171; SOCR 240. Credit not allowed for both HORT 424 and SOCR 424. Examination of issues specific to organic food production systems and marketing.

HORT 431 04(2-4-0). Planting Design Studio. F. Prerequisite: HORT 221; HORT 231; HORT 232; HORT 322. Special fee.  Functional and aesthetic values of plant materials; their creative use in landscape design.

+HORT 432 05(2-6-0). Intensive Landscape Design Studio. S. Prerequisite: HORT 336; HORT 431. Special fee.   Site planning and design for landscape projects of a limited scale.  Problems of increasing complexity. Emphasis on real sites and clients.

+HORT 441 03(3-0-0). Turfgrass Science. F. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or HORT 100 OR SC 240. Special fee.  Examination of turfgrass management practices from a scientific perspective; discussion of advanced turfgrass management technologies.

 +°HORT 450A-D 01(1-0-0). Horticulture Food Crops. F. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or HORT 100 or LIFE 103 or SOCR 100. Special fee.  *A) Cool season vegetable production. *B) Warm season vegetable production. °C) Small fruit production. °D) Tree fruit production.

°HORT 452 01(1-0-0). Viticulture- Grape Production. F. Prerequisite: BZ 120 or HORT 100 or LIFE 103 or SOCR 100. Grape production in temperate zone climates.

 HORT 454 02(2-0-0). Horticulture Crop Production and Management. S. Prerequisite: HORT 310 or HORT 450A-B. Production and management of horticulture crops.

 HORT 460/SOCR 460 03(2-0-1). Plant Breeding. F. Prerequisite: BZ 350 or concurrent registration of LIFE 201A or concurrent registration or SOCR 330 or concurrent registration. Credit not allowed for both HORT 460 and SOCR 460.  Theory and practice of plant breeding using principles of genetics and related sciences.

 HORT 461/SOCR 461 01(0-2-0). Plant Breeding Laboratory. S. Prerequisite: HORT 460/SOCR 460 or concurrent registration. Credit not allowed for both HORT 461 and SOCR 461.  Techniques and procedures used in public and commercial plant breeding programs.

HORT 462 03(3-0-0). Viticulture Practices in Grape Production Spring (even years). Biology of grape vines and cultural practices including planting, training, pest control, pruning, and harvesting; special emphasis on Colorado. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours

 +HORT 464 03(2-2-0). Arboriculture. F. Prerequisite: HORT 100; SOCR 240. Special fee.  Care of trees in the landscape including planting, pruning, appraisal, and diagnosis.

HORT 465 03(2-2-0). Landscape Estimating. F. Prerequisite: MATH 117; MATH 118; MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 141 or MATH 155.   Special fee. Landscape construction estimating and bidding, contract documentation, and other business practices relevant to landscape design-build and contracting.

 HORT 471 02(2-0-0). Horticultural Therapy Management. S. Prerequisite: HORT 170; HORT 371; HORT 373; HORT 377. Offered only off campus. Horticultural therapy program development, site planning and management, program proposals. (NT)

 °HORT 475 03(3-0-0). Environmental Requirements of Horticultural Plants. S. Prerequisite:
BZ 120 or HORT 100 or LIFE 103.  Impact of environmental factors and global climatic change on production of horticultural crops, plant distribution, and species biodiversity.

*HORT 477 03(3-0-0). Enology-History and Winemaking. S. Prerequisite: CHEM 107 or concurrent registration and CHEM 108 or concurrent registration or CHEM 111 or concurrent registration and CHEM 112 or concurrent registration. History and development of the wine industry; mechanics of various processes and factors affecting wine quality and consumer acceptance.

 HORT 486 Var [1-6]. Practicum.  Directed experiences in applications of horticulture techniques and procedures.

 HORT 487 Var. Internship.

 HORT 495 Var. Independent Study.

 HORT 496 Var. Group Study.

°HORT 571 03(3-0-0). Soil-Plant-Water Relations/Water Stress. S. Prerequisite: BZ 440 or HORT 475. Movement of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Instrumentation for measuring plant-water relations. Plant responses to drought and salinity.