Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Head of Department: Bruce Branham
Department Address: W-503 Turner Hall, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, (217) 333-2770
Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Major in Horticulture
Minor in Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences
Major in Horticulture
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science with a Major in Horticulture
The major in Horticulture is designed for students who want basic
horticultural knowledge with an emphasis plant sciences and specialized areas of horticulture.
Opportunities open to graduates of this major include the production
of horticultural crops in greenhouses, nurseries, and farms; residential
landscape design and construction; park and golf course management;
landscape maintenance; urban forestry; arboriculture; flower shop
management and floral design; plant breeding; positions as sales representatives
and technicians with seed and plant suppliers, chemical industries,
and horticultural supply firms; employment with state or federal government
agencies or institutions as teachers, researchers, horticultural advisors,
crop inspectors, and consultants; and horticultural mass media work.
The major also prepares students for graduate studies.
Production and Management Concentration
Horticulture Science Concentration
Urban Forestry Concentration
Production and Management Concentration
This concentration prepares students for careers in the production,
marketing, management, and use of horticultural flowers, landscapes,
and food crops; in teaching and/or research; or in business providing
services related to horticultural crops. Students must select one
of three specializations within the Production and Management concentration: 1) Landscape, Nursery, and Turf; 2) Floriculture and Greenhouse Management; 3) Food Crops.
Prescribed Courses Including Campus General Education
| Hours |
Composition I and Speech |
| |
Choose either |
4
3 |
RHET 105 - Principles
of Composition or equivalent (see College Composition
I requirement) AND
SPCM 101 - Public Speaking
|
| |
OR |
| 6 |
SPCM 111 - Oral and Written Communication I AND
SPCM 112 - Oral and Written Communication II |
| Hours |
Advanced Composition |
| 3 |
See campus
approved list. |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies |
| 6 |
Select one
course from Western culture and one from non-Western/U.S.
minority culture from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Foreign Language:
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. |
| Hours |
Quantitative Reasoning I |
| 3-5 |
Select once course from:
MATH 124 - Finite
Mathematics
MATH 220 - Calculus
MATH 221 - Calculus I
MATH 234 - Calculus for Business I |
| Hours |
Quantitative Reasoning II |
| 3-4 |
Select one course from:
ACE 261 - Applied
Statistical Methods
CPSC 241 - Intro to Applied Statistics
ECON 202 - Economic Statistics I
MATH 161 - Statistics
PSYC 235 - Intro to Statistics
SOC 280 - Intro to
Social Statistics
STAT 100 - Statistics |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
| 4 |
CHEM 102 - General
Chemistry I and CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Lab
I |
| 4 |
CHEM 104 - General
Chemistry II and CHEM 105 - General Chemistry Lab
II |
| 3 |
CHEM 232 - Elementary
Organic Chemistry I |
| 4 |
IB 103 - Introduction
to Plant Biology |
| 3-5 |
IB 335 - Systematics
of Plants OR IB 470 - Field Botany |
| Hours |
Humanities and the Arts |
| 6 |
Select from
campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 3 |
ECON 102 - Microeconomic
Principles OR ECON 103 - Macroeconomic Principles |
| 3 |
Social Sciences
course selected from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Specialization Supplement Courses |
| 12 |
A minimum
of 12 hours chosen to supplement your specific career
objectives. Work with your academic advisor for selecting
courses. At least two courses must be HORT 295 - Undergraduate
Research or Thesis OR 396 - UG Honors Research
or Thesis OR at the 400 level. |
| Hours |
ACES Prescribed |
| 2 |
ACES 101 - Contemporary
Issues in ACES |
| Hours |
Production and Management Concentration
Required |
| 3 |
Select one course from:
ACCY 200 - Fundamentals
of Accounting
ACCY 201 - Accounting and Accountancy
I
BADM 310 - Mgmt and Organizational Beh
ACE
231 - Food and Agribusiness Mgt |
| 3 |
NRES 280 - Forest and Landscape Insects OR CPSC 270 - Applied
Entomology |
| 4 |
CPSC 352 - Plant
and Animal Genetics |
| 3 |
HORT 100 - Introduction
to Horticulture |
| 4 |
HORT 240 - Plant
Propagation |
| 3 |
HORT 301 - Woody
Landscape Plants I |
| 4 |
NRES 201 - Introductory
Soils |
| 3 |
PLPA 204 - Introductory
Plant Pathology |
| 3-4 |
One course
selected from:
HORT 421 - Horticultural Physiology
HORT 466 - Growth and Dev of Hort Crops
IB 420 - Plant Physiology |
| Hours |
Production and Management Concentration
Specializations |
| 15-18 |
A minimum of 15 hours of course work in specialization areas of Landscape, Nursery, and Turf; Floriculture and Greenhouse Management; or Food Crops. The list of courses, agreed upon and signed by the student and advisor, must be submitted to ACES Academic Programs (104 Mumford Hall) at least one semester prior to graduation. Courses used for this requirement cannot be used to fill other requirements. |
Horticultural Science Concentration
Students in the Horticultural Science concentration study horticulture
with a strong emphasis on the physical and biological sciences. This
concentration is for students preparing for graduate studies
or for those who want a strong science background along with a broad
preparation in horticulture.
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| Hours |
Composition
I and Speech |
| |
Choose either |
4
3 |
RHET 105 - Principles
of Composition or equivalent (see College Composition
I requirement) AND
SPCM 101 - Public Speaking
|
| |
OR |
| 6 |
SPCM 111 - Oral and Written Communication I AND
SPCM 112 - Oral and Written Communication II |
| Hours |
Advanced
Composition |
| 3-4 |
See campus
approved list. |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies |
| 6 |
Select one
course from Western culture and one from non-Western/U.S.
minority culture from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Foreign Language:
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning I |
| 4-5 |
MATH 220 - Calculus, MATH 221 - Calculus I, OR MATH 234 - Calculus for Business I |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning II |
| 3-4 |
Select one course from:
MATH 231 - Calculus
II
ACE 261 - Applied
Statistical Methods
CPSC 241 - Intro to Applied
Statistics
ECON 202 - Economic Statistics I
MATH 161 - Statistics
PSYC 235 - Intro to
Statistics
SOC 280 - Intro to Social Statistics
STAT 100 - Statistics |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
| 4 |
CHEM 102 - General
Chemistry I and CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Lab
I |
| 4 |
CHEM 104 - General
Chemistry II and CHEM 105 - General Chemistry
Lab II |
| 3 |
CHEM 232 - Elementary
Organic Chemistry I |
| 4 |
IB 103 - Introduction
to Plant Biology |
| 5 |
MCB 100 - Introductory
Microbiology AND 101 - Intro Microbiology Lab
OR PHYS 101 - College Physics, Mech & Heat |
| 12 |
Elective science
courses; at least two must be at the 400 level. |
| Hours |
Humanities
and the Arts |
| 6 |
Select from
campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 3 |
ECON 102 - Microeconomic
Principles or 103 - Macroeconomic Principles |
| 6 |
Social Science
course selected from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
ACES Required |
| 2 |
ACES 101 - Contemporary
Issues in ACES |
| Hours |
Horticultural Science Concentration Required |
| 3 |
CPSC 270 - Applied
Entomology or NRES 280 - Forest and Landscape
Insects |
| 4 |
CPSC 352 - Plant
and Animal Genetics |
| 3 |
HORT 100 - Introduction
to Horticulture |
| 3 |
HORT 240 - Plant
Propagation |
| 3 |
HORT 295 - Undergrad
Research or Thesis of 396 - UG Honors Research
or Thesis |
| 4 |
NRES 201 - Introductory
Soils |
| 3 |
PLPA 204 - Introductory
Plant Pathology |
| 12-16 |
Four courses
selected from: |
| |
HORT 236 - Intro to Turfgrass Management
HORT 301 - Woody Landscape Plants I
HORT 302 - Wood
Landscape Plants II
HORT 341 - Greenhouse Mgmt and
Production
HORT 343 - Herbaceous Plants I
HORT 344 - Herbaceous
Plants II
HORT 358 - Arboriculture
HORT 359 - Landscape
Plants Production
HORT 361 - Small Fruits and Viticulture
HORT 362 - Tree Fruit Production
HORT 364 - Vegetable
Crop Production
HORT 422 - Plant Physiology Laboratory
HORT 436 - Perennial Grass Ecosystems
HORT 441 - Floricultural
Crops Production
HORT 442 - Plant Nutrition
HORT 447 - Horticultural
Plant Breeding
HORT 453 - Principles of Plant Breeding
HORT 464 - International Hort Products
HORT 467 - Postharvest
Phys of Hort Crops
NRES 458 - Tree Management in the Urban Forest
|
| 3-4 |
One course
selected from: |
| |
HORT 421 - Horticultural Physiology
HORT 466 - Growth and Dev of Hort Crops
IB 420 - Plant
Physiology |
Urban Forestry Concentration
Students in the Urban Forestry concentration integrate
coursework from horticulture and forestry from the perspective
of management of plants in urban forests, parks, and other
public areas. This concentration serves students with career
interests in urban forestry and horticulture and those
desiring interdisciplinary preparation in horticulture
and forestry.
Prescribed Courses Including Campus General Education
| Hours |
Composition
I and Speech |
| |
Choose either |
4
3 |
RHET 105 - Principles
of Composition or equivalent (see College Composition
I requirement) AND
SPCM 101 - Public Speaking |
| |
OR |
| 6 |
SPCM 111 - Oral and Written Communication I AND
SPCM 112 - Oral and Written Communication II |
| Hours |
Advanced
Composition |
| 3-4 |
See campus
approved list. |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies |
| 6 |
Select one
course from Western culture and on from non-Western/U.S.
minority culture from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Foreign Language:
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning I |
| 4-5 |
MATH 220 - Calculus, MATH 221 - Calculus I, OR MATH 234 - Calculus for Business I |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning II |
| 3-4 |
Select one course from:
ACE 261 - Applied
Statistical Methods
CPSC 241 - Intro to Applied
Statistics
ECON 202 - Economic Statistics I
MATH 161 - Statistics
PSYC 235 - Intro to
Statistics
SOC 280 - Intro to Social Statistics
STAT 100 - Statistics |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
| 4 |
CHEM 102 - General
Chemistry I and CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Lab
I |
| 4 |
CHEM 104 - General
Chemistry II and CHEM 105 - General Chemistry
Lab II |
| 4 |
IB 103 - Introduction
to Plant Biology |
| Hours |
Humanities
and the Arts |
| 6 |
Select from
campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 3 |
ECON 102 - Microeconomic
Principles |
| 3 |
Social Sciences
course selected from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
ACES Required |
| 2 |
ACES 101 - Contemporary
Issues in ACES |
| Hours |
Urban Forestry Concentration Required |
| 2-4 |
Select one course from:
PLPA 409 - Diseases of Ornamental & Turf
CPSC 477 - Biol Control of Insect Pests
CPSC 479 - Insect Pest Management |
| 3-5 |
Select one course from:
B 104 - Animal Biology
IB 334 - Form and Function in Plants
IB 335 - Systematics of Plants
IB 470 - Field Botany |
| 3 |
Select one course from:
ACCY 200 - Fundamentals
of Accounting
ACCY 201 - Accounting and Accountancy
I
BADM 310 - Management and Organization Beh
ACE 231 - Food and Agribusiness Mgt |
| 3 |
CPSC 270 - Applied
Entomology or NRES 280 - Forest and Landscape
Insects |
| 4 |
CPSC 352 - Plant
and Animal Genetics |
| 3 |
HORT 100 - Introduction
to Horticulture OR NRES 102 - Introduction to
NRES |
| 3-4 |
HORT 301 - Wood
Landscape Plants I OR NRES 302 - Dendrology |
| 3 |
HORT 302 - Wood
Landscape Plants II |
| 3 |
NRES 458 - Tree Management in the Urban Forest |
| 3 |
HORT 359 - Landscape
Plants Production |
| 3-4 |
HORT 421 - Horticultural
Physiology or IB 420 - Plant Physiology or NRES
426 - Tree Physiology |
| 3-4 |
HORT 442 - Plant
Nutrition |
| 4 |
HORT 455 - Residential
Site Design I |
| 4 |
NRES 201 - Introductory
Soils |
| 3 |
NRES 313 - Silviculture |
| 3 |
NRES 416 - Forest
Biology and Protection |
| 3 |
NRES 419 - Env and Plant
Ecosystems |
| 3 |
PLPA 204 - Introductory
Plant Pathology |
| 3 |
UP 101 - Planning
of Cities and Regions |