INART 50 The Science of Music 3
- Subject
- HORT
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- undergraduate
- Source
- bulletins.psu.edu
54 courses with the subject HORT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
INART 50 The Science of Music 3
Emphasis is placed on the use of commercial software used for landscape planning and estimating. Limited to Landscape Contracting majors only.
This course reviews basics and fundamentals of wine grape production methods and challenges across the US, as framed by the interaction of genetics, environment, and management. Viticulture and grapevine science will be taught in an approachable format and by highlighting real-world and applied case studies as learned from observations in commercial vineyards or from applied research. The course also frequently reviews climates, geography, environment, and economic impact of various grape and wine production regions across the US, and how each region/state has novel aspects that pose niche grape production and market challenges. Regional and state reviews showcase the cultivation of a unique mix of wine grape cultivars, and showcases grape growing and wine producing industries that vary in size and experience. No prior experience with the topic needed; the aim is to draw from commercial case studies and everyday examples around us. Recommended Preparation: Useful but not necessary - a basic understanding of plants and their management as well as environmental impacts on plant growth. General Education: Natural Sciences (GN) GenEd Learning Objective: Effective Communication GenEd Learning Objective: Crit and Analytical Think GenEd Learning Objective: Integrative Thinking
In this class students learn to identify and use many common and some not-so-common ornamental herbaceous annual and perennial plants. After completing this class students will have practiced identifying by scientific name and common name over 200 herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the field, and will have studied common uses for , these plants, and practiced selecting plants for different landscape applications. Students will use online resources and databases to aid in identification of herbaceous annual and perennial plants and to research their characteristics and cultural needs.
Identification and description under fall conditions; discussion of cultural and aesthetic aspects of trees of value in ornamental planting.
Identification and description under spring conditions; discussion of cultural and aesthetic aspects of shrubs of value in ornamental plantings.
PHIL 120N
Design, Construction, and Maintenance Fundamentals of Home Landscaping offers broad coverage of the environmental, human, technological, and aesthetic issues associated with residential landscape design. Beginning with the way we perceive, manage, and design the landscape, the course examines the arrangement of land, water, plant forms, and structures for their best use and greater enjoyment. Relying on actual procedures and underlying principles utilized by experienced residential landscape designers, the course will introduce students to basic design principles, concepts, specific procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents. The course will also explore designing with and general care of plants, assorted hardscape types, and how to properly assess a site. From choosing trees, shrubs, groundcovers that are correct for the site to properly installing patios, decks, and walkways, students will be presented with the varied ways plants and hardscape are installed and maintained. The course will conclude with students completing a design for a residential site. General Education: Arts (GA) General Education: Natural Sciences (GN) General Education - Integrative: Interdomain GenEd Learning Objective: Effective Communication GenEd Learning Objective: Creative Thinking GenEd Learning Objective: Crit and Analytical Think
Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2026: The objective of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop an appreciation of the skills required to properly care for larg trees. The course provides information that is especially useful to those in the Landscape Management option of the Landscape Contracting major. The course will provide an overview of the methods used to diagnose problems and provide for the long term care of large trees. Areas of emphasis will include accessing the upper parts of large trees, safety when working in and around large trees, and the proper selection, use, and maintenance of the equipment used in the arboriculture profession. Recommended Preparation: Students should be physically capable of pulling their weight up a rope Changes Effective Summer 2026: • Added General Education: Health and Wellness (GHW) Attribute
This course introduces the principles and practices of asexual and sexual plant propagation. By the end of this class students will have hands on experience with many common forms of plant propagation and should be able to figure out how to successfully propagate most plants. The class covers common plant propagation techniques and equipment, commercial scale .propagation methods, basic plant physiological processes that influence plant propagation, and the role of environmental factors such as light, temperature, and water on propagation success.
Application of computer-aided design software including AutoCAD and LANDCADD to landscape contracting. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 120
Fundamentals of horticultural crop plant classification and systematics. Examples chosen from fruits and vegetables, exclusive of subtropical and tropical fruit. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101
Students will be introduced to the development of integrated weed management strategies utilizing a variety of cultural and chemical methods. Cross-listed with: TURF 238
Introduction to the processes and principles of residential landscape site development, from initial client contact to implementation.
e 3 Credits Introductory course which develops the student's ability to understand the processes, techniques, and theories that form the basis of residential site planning. The course covers the planning process, principles of design and graphic presentation
/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
/Maximum of 9 Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
/Maximum of 12 Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the theories and practices related to the care of trees in developed areas. The course provides information that is especially useful to those in the Landscape Management option of the Landscape Contracting major, and the Urban Forestry option of the Forestry major. This course will provide an overview of the concepts and methods prescribed for the evaluation and care of large trees in urban settings. Emphasis will be placed on maintaining the long-term health of large trees. Major topic areas will include methods for characterization of tree health, diagnosing problems in trees, the influence of environmental factors on tree health, and the assessment of hazard trees. Proper pruning techniques and factors to consider when making decisions regarding long-term tree care in urban areas will be discussed. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BIOL 110 Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 4305
Horticultural plants respond to the environmental factors of light, temperature, water, and fertilizer both in controlled and field environments. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101
Floral design beginning with elements and principles of design. Flower arranging techniques as well as different styles of flower arrangements.
Basic planting design employing the use of indigenous and ornamental plants as design elements in the man-made environment. Intended for Landscape Contracting majors only. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 269
Mineral nutrition of higher plants, including nutrient acquisition, transport, metabolism, and practical implications. HORT 402W Plant Nutrition (3) The course considers the mineral nutrition of higher plants from physiological, ecological, and agricultural perspectives. The first part of the course considers factors influencing the acquisition of mineral nutrients and their transport in the plant, including nutrient mobility in the soil, root biology, rhizosphere interactions, membrane transport, xylem, and phloem transport. Root symbioses and metabolic assimilation of N and S will also be discussed. The second part of the course gives an overview of mineral metabolism. The final third of the course illustrates the practical dimensions of plant nutrition. The diagnosis of nutritional disorders, nutrition, and yield, foliar fertilization, genetic aspects of plant nutrition, and nutrient cycling will be covered by lecture and laboratory exercises. Laboratory exercises demonstrate lecture topics and permit a 'Hands-on' involvement with the subject. Emphasis is placed on concepts and integrating principles rather than memorization of technical details. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: (HORT 315 or BIOL 441) and SOILS 101 Writing Across the Curriculum
The scientific principles and techniques of utilizing genetic variability in improving the heredity of plants for specific purposes. HORT 407 Plant Breeding (3) Horticulture 407 is a 3-credit course that is taught every spring semester and is required of horticulture undergraduate students at Penn State. This course also attracts upper-division and graduate students from other departments such as Agronomy, Biology, Forest Resources, Plant Pathology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology. The objectives of the course are to 1) develop an understanding of the role of genetics in plant breeding, 2) elucidate the diversity of plant characteristics which are subject to improvement, 3) review
or SOILS 404 Urban Soils Select one of the following:
An overview of current and emerging issues in the Landscape Contracting Industry. Students will learn about the entrepreneurial, management, labor, and environmental issues that are shaping careers and the direction of the industry. Interactions with personnel within the landscape industry will expose the students to company expectations of employees, and the immediate issues those companies are facing in the marketplace. Students will also practice and perfect their written communication skills. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 269 or HORT 250 Writing Across the Curriculum
The purpose of this course is to examine the changes occurring in harvested horticultural crops and understand the means of controlling these changes. This is accomplished through an understanding of the basic physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes associated with senescence, such as respiratory metabolism, chilling injury, and ethylene action. The processes associated with the deterioration of specific plants or plant parts are also discussed, for example the physiological changes associated with fruit ripening, flower senescence, leaf yellowing and abscission. This knowledge is then used to understand why various storage technologies are effective in prolonging the useful life of horticultural commodities. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101 RECOMMENDED PREPARATION: HORT 315 Writing Across the Curriculum
Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 141
Science, art, and techniques of regulated cropping; orchard designs and management systems. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101
Cultural requirements of important vegetable crops in conjunction with physiological processes and problems related to commercial production. This course will provide students with information, techniques and ideas to produce vegetable crops on a commercial scale. Students learn production fundamentals applying to aIl vegetable crops including fertility management, transplant production, season extension, and pest management during the first part of the semester. This is followed by detailed and specific information for important vegetables on the
Advanced lectures on plant ecology which stress integration of physiological, population-level and community-level phenomena, and ecology in agriculture. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BIOL 220W or FOR 308 or HORT 315
The course provides information that is especially useful to those with knowledge of horticultural plants; however a background in plant production is not needed. Major topics discussed include basic concepts in plant and fish biology; nutrient and water use, cycling, and management; pest and pathogen management; and environmental factors as they relate to the design and operation of hydroponics and aquaponics systems. This course includes a weekly laboratory session where students gain practical skills in growing crops in a variety of hydroponics systems and growing crops and fish in an aquaponics system. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101 or AGRO 28 or
The objective of this course is to provide students with detailed and specific knowledge, skills, and techniques used in production of commercial floricultural crops in the greenhouse and to introduce students to the systems and approaches used in managing a greenhouse. After completing this course students will understand basic greenhouse management practices and environmental systems, controls and management used to produce potted flowering plants, bedding plants, greenhouse grown cut flowers, potted perennials, transplants, plugs and liners, and houseplants. Students will know the cultural and environmental conditions required for about 60 common floriculture crops and will have practiced scheduling and producing some of these plants in the PSU teaching greenhouses. We will also cover costs of production, production management and post harvest needs for many greenhouse crops. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 101
The nature, operation, and management of retail garden centers, winery tasting rooms, and independent food retailers. Overview of retail Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 4307 marketing principles and practices as they pertaining to horticultural retail businesses. Lectures, discussions, and projects focus on: selecting and pricing goods and services ; how independent retailers effectively use traditional promotion avenues and social media networks to connect with customers; and how to develop a relevant brand, cause marketing effort, and loyalty program. Students will also learn: about retail layout and display strategies; that each consumer segment has different wants, interests, and abilities to obtain goods and services, and about effective employee management. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: AGBM 101 or ECON 102 Cross-listed with: AGBM 455
The overall goal of this course is to provide a strong overview of the techniques used in plant biotechnology and the applications made possible by those techniques. The lecture topics will be used to introduce the principles of tissue culture and molecular biology, including how they are used to produce transgenic plants. Furthermore, the course will give students a broader and deeper knowledge in the field of Plant Biotechnology and provide a foundation for understanding the field as it changes in the future. Topics include the safety, legal and ethical issues surrounding GMOs and the study of the anti-GMO arguments surrounding each issue. In the laboratory component of the course, students will be introduced to the underlying principles of molecular biology techniques and aseptic culture of plant cells as well as the tissues and organs used to produce transgenic plants. In summary, through this course students will be introduced to many of the most important tools of the biotechnologist. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 252 or BMB 252H or MICRB 252 or BIOL 230W or BIOL 230M h Cross-listed with: BIOL 459, BIOTC 459
Develop and refine the student's ability to understand construction details likely to be encountered by the landscape contractor. It will introduce the technical considerations required to implement design in a manner that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. It will also introduce principles of grading and drainage. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 250 or HORT 269
Project scheduling methods, plant installation techniques, and field layout principles and practices. Implications of site preparation. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 464
Reading and interpreting contract drawings and specifications, quantity take- offs, cost estimating, and bid document preparation. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HORT 250 or HORT 269
/Maximum of 13 Supervised off campus experience in a public or commercial horticultural enterprise. Written and oral critique of activity required. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: Approval of proposed assignment required prior to registration
/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Credits and Biotechnology Option) 3 14-16 15-16 1 Total Credits 120-129 3 * Course requires a grade of C or better for the major ‡ Course requires a grade of C or better for General Education # Course is an Entrance to Major requirement † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirement 13 University Requirements and General Education Notes:
/Maximum of 12 Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
/Maximum of 9 Formal courses given on
/Maximum of 3 Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
/Maximum of 9 Creative projects including non-thesis research, supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
/Maximum of 9
/Maximum of 9 Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
/Maximum of 999 No description. Graduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 1185
0 Credits/Maximum of 999 No description.
/Maximum of 6 Provides an opportunity for horticulture graduate students to gain experience in teaching under the supervision of a faculty member.
/Maximum of 12 Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
/Maximum of 999 No description.
0 Credits/Maximum of 999 No description.
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