Horticulture and Turfgrass Science Curriculum

Business Courses

A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum. Six courses are required - all but one of the courses are for 3 credits each.

• 16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
• 16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
• 16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science - Life Sciences (3cr)
• 16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
• 16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr) 
  • Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530
• 2 business electives selected from this list. (6cr)

Science Courses

The Horticulture & Turfgrass Science concentration consists of 4 required core courses and 4 electives. Within this concentration, there are a number of sub-concentrations available to prepare students for specific careers. These sub-concentrations include (1) General Horticulture Science (2) Turf Grass Management (3) Horticultural Therapy. 

Core Courses – (4 Core Courses are required)

Choose 3 core courses from the following list of courses:

• 11:776:440  Soil Fertility (3cr) or 11:776:404 Soil Management for Sports Fields and Landscapes (3cr)
• 11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3cr) or 11:776:406 Plant Breeding (3cr)
• 16:765:502  Advanced Plant Physiology (3cr)
• 16:765:522 Applied Plant Science Statistics  (3cr)
• 16:765:536  Plant Disease Clinic (3cr) or 16:765:531 Principles of Plant Pathology (3cr)
• 16:765:699  Plant Biology Graduate: Non-thesis Study (3cr) (Internship)

The following course is mandatory for all (to be taken after completion of 3 core courses listed above):

• 16:137:576 Concepts in Global Agriculture (3cr)

Additional Science Elective Course Options:

• 16:137:563 Basics of AI for Science Professionals (Cr. 3)
• 16:137:606 Special Topics: Data Storytelling (Cr. 3)

Degree Requirements

In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.