Horticulture Turfgrass Management
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Goal
GOAL 1 Graduates of the program will demonstrate an understanding of the technical knowledge and proficiency required of a turfgrass management position.
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of basic horticultural principles and practices.
2. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils, soil development, soil building and preparation, and sustainable soil management.
3. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of turfgrass identification, selection, use, and maintenance of turfgrasses best suited for use and weed identification.
4. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of plant identification, selection, use, and maintenance of plant materials best suited for use.
5. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of basic landscape design principles and practices.
6. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of sustainable landscape construction and maintenance principles and practice.
7. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of hydraulics and irrigation design, installation, and water management principles and practices.
8. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the business and marketing practices unique to the turfgrass industry.
2. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils, soil development, soil building and preparation, and sustainable soil management.
3. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of turfgrass identification, selection, use, and maintenance of turfgrasses best suited for use and weed identification.
4. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of plant identification, selection, use, and maintenance of plant materials best suited for use.
5. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of basic landscape design principles and practices.
6. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of sustainable landscape construction and maintenance principles and practice.
7. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of hydraulics and irrigation design, installation, and water management principles and practices.
8. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the business and marketing practices unique to the turfgrass industry.
Goal
GOAL 2 Graduates of the program will demonstrate specific turfgrass management skills required to obtain a turfgrass management position.
Learning Outcomes
1. Propose on-going integrated pest management practices and solutions for green spaces.
2. Demonstrate a proficiency in maintenance of power equipment.
3. Identify common landscape plant and turfgrass species and know their growth habits and maintenance requirements including pest management.
4. Apply critical and creative thinking skills to design and install landscapes (including turfgrass) and understand small business management.
2. Demonstrate a proficiency in maintenance of power equipment.
3. Identify common landscape plant and turfgrass species and know their growth habits and maintenance requirements including pest management.
4. Apply critical and creative thinking skills to design and install landscapes (including turfgrass) and understand small business management.
Goal
GOAL 3 Graduates of the program will demonstrate professional qualities and professional ethics.
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate proficiency at safely operating landscape construction and maintenance power equipment to complete various landscape operations.
2. Gain practical experience and practice professionalism in the industry through onsite training.
2. Gain practical experience and practice professionalism in the industry through onsite training.