Page 238 of Delgado Community College 2004-2005 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

HONORS NOTE: Enrollment in Honors courses is limited to students with a 3.0 GPA or higher and no remaining Developmental English or Reading requirements. Information concerning this program is found on page 75. ENGL 240-241 Current Topics in Literature 3-0-3 Development of a particular genre. Investigates various approaches this genre takes to its subject, traces its development, and explores its form. Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and see note above. May be repeated once for credit. HUMA 150 Structure of Western Thought: Ancient Greece 3-0-3 Classical Greek works of Plato, Homer, Aeschylus, and others. Prerequisite: See note above. HUMA 220 Modernism in the Arts 3-0-3 Modern period in literature and major movements in modern art. Includes works by Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and Ralph Ellison. Prerequisite: See note above. HUMA 260 Activism and Change 3-0-3 Philosophy, psychology, and history of civil disobedience as seen in great literary works. Prerequisite: See note. SOCI 200 Music as Culture 3-0-3 Music as social behavior. Cross-cultural examples provide basis for original research. Prerequisite: See note above. SOCI 208 Global Values 3-0-3 Current global issues such as population growth, homelessness, pollution, the role of women, and nuclear proliferation. A major research project is required, exploring an issue at the local, national, or international level. Prerequisite: See note above. HORTICULTURE City Park Campus: Dr. Sisk, Assistant Professor HORT 101 General Horticulture 2-2-3 Introduction to art and science of horticulture. Principles and practices of environmental horticulture. Emphasis on green industry in New Orleans and Gulf South area. Laboratory involvement with hands-on experience, demonstrations and field trips. HORT 102 Landscape Integrated Pest Management 2-2-3 Introduction to integrated pest management and natural and biological pest-control methods, focusing on insects, diseases, and weeds of economic importance to green industry in South Louisiana. Applicable to homes and landscapes in interior as well as exterior settings. HORT 103 Horticultural Certification 2-2-3 Survey of ornamental plants used in the horticulture industry, including ornamentals and flowering plants, trees, shrubs, and turf grasses. Includes instruction on basic plant processes, identification, and installation and maintenance processes. Deals also with soils, pest management, and fruit and vegetable production. HORT 110 Soil Science 2-0-2 Introduction to soil science and management. Current recommended practices; sustainable soil use, conservation practices, and soil mixes unique to greater New Orleans area. HORT 111 Plant Materials 2-2-3 Growth characteristics of temperate, tropical, and subtropical landscape plants in exterior or interior setting. Culture and maintenance; laboratory involvement in ordering and using landscape and nursery stock, supplies, and equipment. Hands-on experience, field trip, and outside class project. HORT 112 Plant Propagation 2-2-3 Introduction to art and science of propagating plants. Practices for increasing plant numbers; anatomical and physiological basis for methods of horticultural and agronomic crops. Laboratory work with hands-on approach to plant propagation. Outside class project required. Prerequisite: HORT 101. HORT 113 Environmental Landscape Improvement 1-2-2 Basic residential landscape design. Preparation, evaluation, and implementation of simple landscape plans. Emphasis on ornamental plants, including small flowering shrubs, bedding plants, and tropicals. Laboratory stresses outside class project and field trips. Prerequisite: HORT 101. 238

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