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Mar 29, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Wellness Gardening Certificate of Achievement
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Sustainability is a key component of our Wellness Gardening Certificate of Achievement program, which is based on horticultural science and technology. It prepares students for careers such as directors of wellness gardens, sustainable horticulture consultants, garden designers, and herbs, fruit, nut, vegetable, and ornamental plant propagation and maintenance commonly used in wellness gardens. Research supports the implementation of wellness gardens as a strategy to improve and promote human well-being for persons of all ages.
Opportunities to connect with nature in a thriving wellness garden benefit the mental and physical health of the people, the ecology, and the communities surrounding them.
Through our program students will be able to achieve occupational competencies such as strong leadership, communication skills, planning and managerial expertise, and knowledge-based consultation.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Provide consultation on the health benefits of wellness gardens.
- Design aesthetic landscape places that contribute to sound body, mind, and spirit of its human participants.
- Demonstrate an ability to craft policies promoting healthy garden and landscapes that are integral to an entities wellness program.
Required Core
Course ID |
Title |
Units |
HORT 138 |
The Sustainable Landscape |
3 |
HORT 139 |
Contemporary Landscape Design Trends |
3 |
HORT 145C |
Landscape Design-Wellness Garden |
2 |
HORT 238 |
Introduction to Wellness Gardening |
3 |
HORT 239 |
Feng Shui and Well Being |
2 |
TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE
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13
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