Golf Course and Landscape Management Option (1123)

Although American culture is ever changing, Americans continue to focus leisure time on seeking lifelong recreational activities to fill their free time. These include such things as golf, camping, softball and other outdoor sports, which continues to demand better facilities to accommodate these needs. There are over 26 million golfers playing an estimated 16,000 golf courses throughout the country. Refurbishing, or renovating, historic and outdated golf courses continues to be a popular trend. As a result, the turfgrass and landscape industries continue to be expanding fields. There is over 50 million acres of turfgrass in the United States alone, representing a healthy segment of US agriculture. It brings to the American economy over $40 billion annually.

Option Requirements (21 Hours)

PLSC 234 - Lawn and Turf Management Credit(s): 3
PLSC 242 - Fundamentals of Horticulture Credit(s): 3
PLSC 321 - Landscape Management Credit(s): 3
PLSC 363 - Plant Identification and Propagation Credit(s): 3
PLSC 462 - Environmental Landscape Design Credit(s): 3
PLSC 471 - Golf Course Management Credit(s): 3

Upper-division Science Elective (3 Hours)

Choose from

AGRI 441 - Interpretation of Agricultural Research Credit(s): 3
BOT 303 - Plant Taxonomy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 341 - Dendrology and Forest Ecology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 342 - Fruit and Vegetable Production Credit(s): 3
PLSC 365 - Greenhouse Crops and Management Credit(s): 3
PLSC 431 - Principles of Plant Breeding Credit(s): 3
any Upper Division Soil Science
any Upper Division Biological Science