园艺和都市农业
园艺是生产的艺术和科学, 改善, 市场营销, 用水果, 蔬菜, 花, 景观植物. It differs from botany and other plant sciences in that horticulture incorporates both science and art. 园艺 is an art as old as the ancient gardens and a science as new as today’s genetic engineering. 园艺 is an entrepreneurial industry, profession, business, vocation and avocation. 生产 and consumption of high quality fruits and 蔬菜 allows us to maintain a healthy, 均衡的日常饮食. 花卉和观赏植物丰富了我们的家园和社区, 并有助于我们的幸福感. 园艺 impacts our lives on a daily basis by providing nutritious fruits and 蔬菜, 提供视觉享受, 促进娱乐活动. 园艺 is a multibillion dollar industry made up of small businesses as well as large publicly traded enterprises.
这个项目
The Department of Plant Sciences offers a four-year curriculum in horticulture leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. 有六个园艺学选项:园艺学, 景观设计, 景观管理, 生产业务, 体育和城市草坪管理, 城市森林和公园.
园艺小
The horticulture program offers a minor and is open to students in any major. The horticulture minor is geared toward students who want to learn more about plants and their many uses.
职业发展机会
生产 – producers of horticultural food crops for fresh consumption or processing; nursery and greenhouse production of 粮食和观赏作物; field positions for processing, 市场营销 and 种子 companies; and plant propagation/tissue culture specialists. 薪水从4.5万美元到8万美元不等
景观 ——规划者, 住宅设计和安装, 商业, 公共及康乐景观(包括室外及室内), 托儿所工作, 景观管理及维修公司或私人顾问公司. 薪水从4.5万美元到8万美元不等
树艺师或城市公园护林员 – selection, planting and management of woody plants in urban environments. 薪水从4.5万美元到8万美元不等
公园管理及维修 – positions in national, state and local park systems, botanic gardens and arboreta
高尔夫球场主管 -管理劳动力的职业经理人, time, materials and financial resources needed to care for the turfgrass and landscaped grounds on a golf course. 从助理做起, it is possible for a graduate to become a full-fledged golf course superintendent in three to five years. 起薪从28美元起,000 to $35,000, with the national average of head superintendents reaching more than $80,000
运动场地管理 – professional manager that is entrusted with the operation and management of sports fields and facilities. Sports fields include baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, lawn bowling and cricket. 平均工资约为4.4万美元.
草坪护理操作员 – professional manager responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds surrounding a business or building. Lawn care operators comprise the largest single group of potential career opportunities for the graduate with more than 6,000 companies in the United States servicing millions of American lawns at the residential, 商业和机构层面. 薪水从4.5万美元到8万美元不等
设施经理 – professional manager that maintains the buildings and grounds of an organization, 指导员工并监督设备和用品的维护. Facilities managers make sure the buildings and grounds are maintained, which entails daily and weekly reduction improvements and safety inspections
市场营销 – positions in the retail/wholesale distribution of horticultural products and buying, selling and distribution of supplies and products used by the horticultural industries
行业 – management and sales positions in horticulture or allied firms for fertilizers, 种子, 粮食和观赏作物, 农药, 设备, 加工包装
检查 – field diagnosticians and inspectors for fresh and processed products in federal or private agencies
研究 – positions at public and private institutions as technicians in field and laboratory research. 研究领域包括园艺植物育种, 农药评价, 作物生理, 产品测试和质量控制, 植物繁殖与生物技术
沟通 -电视、广播、杂志和报纸的作家/编辑
教学与推广 – extension personnel who assist growers, industry and the public through education and outreach
经济援助及奖学金
贷款, 奖学金, grants and the work-study program are available through the Office of 经济援助及奖学金. Students requiring financial assistance may contact the Office of 经济援助及奖学金 or 一站.
The Department of Plant Sciences awards 15 horticultural 奖学金 for use during the freshman, 二年级学生, 大三和大四. The 园艺 and 林业俱乐部 awards three 奖学金 each year as well. 另外, 奖学金 are awarded to freshmen students by the 农业、食品系统和自然资源学院 prior to enrollment. Scholarships also are available to students continuing a major in the 大学. Applications for all college and departmental 奖学金 may be applied for online between December 1 and March 1, 每年. 也, many undergraduate students are employed part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer months as research or teaching assistants.
课外活动
园艺 & 林业俱乐部 – an opportunity for students who enjoy plants to come together and participate in fun plant related events including: collegiate contests, 实地考察和社交机会. 这个俱乐部至少每月开一次会. Collegiate contests and exhibits provide educational and leadership opportunities. 每年进行实地考察, exposing students to a diversity of horticultural enterprises and potential job opportunities. 俱乐部成员宣传, grow and sell 花 and ornamental plants to finance social events, 实地考察和奖学金. 专业和非专业都可以!