Horticulture (HRT) at Southside Virginia Community College


         
 
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HRT 106 - Practical Horticulture
Provides practical experience in landscape construction equipment operations and maintenance.
Laboratory 2 hours per week.
1 credits
HRT 110 - Principles of Horticulture
Introduces concepts of plant growth and development. Covers horticultural practices, crops and environmental factors affecting plant growth.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
HRT 127 - Horticultural Botany
Studies taxonomy, anatomy, morphology, physiology, and genetics of plants as applied to identification, propagation and culture.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
HRT 160 - Applied Mathematics for the Green Industry
Covers the basic math skills needed in the Green Industry to include areas, volumes, calibration calculations, profit and loss statements, and topics specific to turf, landscape, greenhouse, nursery, and interior landscapes.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
HRT 195 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
HRT 196 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
HRT 201 - Landscape Plants I
Studies landscape use of plants. Considers ornamental value, growth habit, identification, and limitations. Part I of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
HRT 205 - Soils
Teaches theoretical and practical aspects of soils and other growing media. Examines media components, chemical and physical properties, and soil organisms. Discusses management and conservation.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
HRT 231 - Planting Design I
Applies landscape theory and principles of drawing to the planning of residential and small scale commercial landscape designs.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
HRT 297 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits