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Mar 28, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Sustainable Landscape Design Certificate of Achievement
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Students who complete the Sustainable Landscape Design certificate program will gain fundamental skills in landscape design elements, process and techniques, that are aesthetic, functional, and sustainable, and that contribute to the local ecology. Students will have opportunities to apply their understanding of sustainable horticultural aspects to the development and management of landscape design projects to promote green living environments. Graduates with these skills can gain entry-level employment in jobs such as landscape planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management of environmental systems and landscape design. Students may also elect to take HORT 144 to prepare for the C27 Contractor Licensing Exam.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental skills in landscape design elements, process and techniques, that are aesthetic, that are functional, and that contribute to the local ecology with sustainability.
- Apply their understanding of sustainable horticultural aspects to the development of landscape design to promote green living environments.
- Demonstrate landscape construction and maintenance skills based on principles of sustainability.
- Use a variety of computer applications relevant to landscape design, construction, maintenance, and sustainable horticulture.
REQUIRED CORE:
Course ID |
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HORT 7 |
Introduction to Landscape Design |
3 |
HORT 10 |
Plant Materias-Ornamental |
3 |
HORT 106 |
Landscape CAD-Fundamentals |
3 |
HORT 109 |
Introduction to Planting Design |
3 |
HORT 115 |
History of Landscape Design |
3 |
HORT 116 |
Irrigation Design Fundamentals |
3 |
HORT 130 |
Hardscape and Construction Materials Fundamentals |
3 |
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Choose one course from each Group |
2-6 |
TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE
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23-27
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Group 1 |
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HORT 139 |
Contemporary Landscape Design Trends |
3 |
HORT 140 |
Business Aspects in Horticulture and Landscape |
3 |
HORT 142 |
Introduction to Design Technology |
1 |
HORT 145A |
Landscape Design-Native Garden |
2 |
HORT 145B |
Landscape Design-Edible Garden |
2 |
HORT 145C |
Landscape Design-Wellness Garden |
2 |
HORT 238 |
Introduction to Wellness Gardening |
3 |
Group 2 |
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HORT 138 |
The Sustainable Landscape |
3 |
HORT 144 |
Licensure for the Landscape Contractor |
2 |
HORT 146 |
Landscape Design Portfolio Development |
1 |
HORT 239 |
Feng Shui and Well Being |
2 |
CWE 180 † |
Co-Op-Ed-Hort & Landscape |
1 |
† CWE 180 should be taken after completing at least 9 units of the Sustainable Landscape Design program |
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