HRT 100Plant Science4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Corequisite
- BIO 142 4 credit hours
York College of Pennsylvania · Courses
HRT
21 courses with the subject HRT, 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.
HRT 200Introduction to Environmental Horticulture4
Spring Introduction to food and ornamental systems in the context of sustainability with respect to environmental, economic, and social aspects. Examination of challenges to agriculture and U.S. and global food systems sustainability. Students will understand the science of growing plants. They will learn to apply foundational botany to produce horticulture crops. Students will participate in hands-on projects to apply basic science principles including flower arranging, container plant production, and community gardening and they will learn to evaluate scientific articles. Students will also apply the science of horticulture to topics in the green design field such as permaculture, green roof design, and sustainable landscape design and construction. Learn about new crops and dietary strategies that can be incorporated into the way people eat today in order to reduce negative impacts on climate change, water and other resources. Course may include field trips during class hours. 4 credit hours
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
HRT 300Plant Taxonomy and Systematics4
Fall Plant taxonomy and systematics builds on the introductory plant course ( HRT 100
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 100 4 credit hours
HRT 310Economic Botany4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- BIO 142 , HRT 100 , HRT 300 4 credit hours
HRT 320Soil Science and Fertility4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 and ( CHM 122 or CHM 234 ). 4 credit hours
HRT 330Plant Nutrition and Physiology4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 and ( CHM 122 or CHM 234 ) 4 credit hours
HRT 340Plant Pathology4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 100 , HRT 200 .
- Corequisite
- Can benefit from taking with HRT 360 Applied Entomology and Crop Protection. 4 credit hours
HRT 345Applied Entomology and Integrated Pest Management4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 100 , HRT 200 .
- Corequisite
- Can benefit by taking together with HRT 340 , Plant Pathology, when possible. 4 credit hours
HRT 350Landscape Plants, Design and Management4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 and HRT 300 4 credit hours
HRT 355Vegetable and Fruit Production4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 , HRT 300 , HRT 310 4 credit hours
HRT 360Plant Protection4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 , HRT 340 , HRT 345 4 credit hours
HRT 370Plant Propagation4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 100 , HRT 200 , HRT 330 4 credit hours
HRT 380Special Topics2-4
Fall/Spring This is an upper-level course tailored to horticulture-related topics that are of particular interest to majors but that are not currently covered in the Environmental Horticulture curriculum. Subject matter may include advanced Horticultural science topics as well as topics that have immediate relevance to sustainability of horticultural systems. Courses may be offered in either a lecture format or a combination of lecture and laboratory.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission from instructor and chair. 2-4 credit hours
HRT 381Special Topics2-4
Fall/Spring This is an upper-level course tailored to horticulture-related topics that are of particular interest to majors but that are not currently covered in the Environmental Horticulture curriculum. Subject matter may include advanced Horticultural science topics as well as topics that have immediate relevance to sustainability of horticultural systems. Courses may be offered in either a lecture format or a combination of lecture and laboratory.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission from instructor and chair. 2-4 credit hours
HRT 382Special Topics2-4
Fall/Spring This is an upper-level course tailored to horticulture-related topics that are of particular interest to majors but that are not currently covered in the Environmental Horticulture curriculum. Subject matter may include advanced Horticultural science topics as well as topics that have immediate relevance to sustainability of horticultural systems. Courses may be offered in either a lecture format or a combination of lecture and laboratory.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission from instructor and chair. 2-4 credit hours
HRT 383Special Topics2-4
Fall/Spring This is an upper-level course tailored to horticulture-related topics that are of particular interest to majors but that are not currently covered in the Environmental Horticulture curriculum. Subject matter may include advanced Horticultural science topics as well as topics that have immediate relevance to sustainability of horticultural systems. Courses may be offered in either a lecture format or a combination of lecture and laboratory.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission from instructor and chair. 2-4 credit hours
HRT 420Greenhouse and Nursery Operations4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 , HRT 350 , HRT 355 4 credit hours
HRT 450Plant Biotechnology and Improvement4
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- HRT 200 and HRT 330 4 credit hours
HRT 460Sustainable Horticulture2
Fall Integrates previously covered topics with new information using class discussion, lectures, student papers, presentations and hands-on projects. Under a unifying analysis of sustainability, some of the topics covered include: soil management for sustaining organic matter and preventing erosion, reducing water use in the managed landscape, incorporating native plants into agricultural and horticultural systems, eliminating invasive plants from the home and farm landscape, and creation/protection of wildlife habitat in the managed land/farmscape. Business concepts and skills will also be included such as marketing of landscape services, estimating and preparing job bids, management and cost/benefit analyses of fruit and vegetable production enterprises.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Senior standing in the major. 2 credit hours
HRT 480Internship3
Fall/Spring The purpose of an internship is to provide students with practical training and supervised work experience in appropriate firms or organizations. Internships are designed to give students an opportunity to make use of the practical aspects of their classroom knowledge, to complement and extend their classroom experiences, and to develop their understanding and confidence through a work-related experience. Responsibilities will vary according to placement as determined by the work supervisors of the sponsoring agency and faculty coordinator.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Students are required to spend a minimum of 120 hours work on site. Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application. 3 credit hours
HRT 490Independent Study3
Fall/Spring The Independent Study Program affords an opportunity for the student who wishes to undertake a well-defined research project. While the student conducts his work under the guidance of a faculty member of his own choosing, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.
- Subject
- HRT
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ycp.edu
- Prerequisite
- Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application. 3 credit hours
Source: York College of Pennsylvania's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59