Courses
Find a course that grows your interests
You do not have to be a Horticulture major to take a HORT course.
Our courses are open to students interested in plants, food, sustainability, floral design, gardens, plant science, hydroponics, greenhouse production, and the many ways plants affect our lives.
Many Horticulture majors and minors started with one course that sounded interesting and discovered a field they did not know existed.
Horticulture courses emphasize hands-on learning. Depending on the course, students may grow plants, propagate cuttings, design with flowers, manage crops, visit horticultural businesses, conduct experiments, work in campus gardens, or solve real-world production and management problems.
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HORT 2000/2000E introduces the science behind sustainable plant production. HORT 3000 explores the diversity of horticultural plants people grow and use.
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Explore HORT 3030/3030L Floral Design and Management, greenhouse production, floriculture, and postharvest topics related to flowers and ornamental crops.
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Explore HORT 3200 and related coursework in hydroponics, protected agriculture, controlled environments, greenhouse management, crop production, and environmental management.
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Explore courses in vegetable crops, fruit crops, organic gardening, sustainable community food production, organic agriculture, vineyard production, hydroponics, and related production systems.
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Explore plant propagation, genetics, plant breeding, physiology, soil fertility and plant nutrition, postharvest biology, and agricultural biotechnology.
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Explore herbaceous perennials, woody plant identification and use, landscape management and design, nursery management, and other courses focused on plants in managed landscapes.
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Explore coursework connecting horticulture with herbs, spices, medicinal plants, people-plant relationships, pollinators, sustainability, communities, and the environment.
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HORT 3910 - Horticulture Internship
HORT 3920 - UGArden Internship
HORT 3930 - Trial Garden Internship
HORT 3940S - Botanical Garden Internship -
HORT 4960R - Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I allows students to work with Horticulture faculty on fundamental or applied research questions.
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Students may also pursue faculty-supervised independent study, research, competitions, special projects, or current-issues coursework. HORT 4990/6990 explores current issues affecting horticulture.
