Page 242 of Delgado Community College 2006-2007 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

243 class project and field trips. Prerequisite: HORT 110. HORT 120 Horticultural Professionalism 1-0-1 Principles of professional behavior in green industry: resume writing, interviewing. Required oral presentations using computer for research. Prerequisite: HORT 101. HORT 151 Horticultural Internship I 0-12-2 Internship under direction of green industry supervisor and Horticulture Technology faculty. Practical experience in operations of horticultural enterprises; opportunity to develop awareness of segments of horticultural industry. Prerequisites: HORT 110, 112. HORT 160 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 200 Applied Botany for the Horticulturist 1-2-2 Introduction to basic principles and concepts of plants and their biology stressing the interrelationships of structure and function at succeeding levels of organization, from basic cells and cell structure through organism, population, community, and ecosystem. Includes the environmental needs of various plants to include their culture, growth and development. Prerequisite: HORT 101. HORT 201 Greenhouse Management and Production Methods 2-2-3 In-depth greenhouse and nursery plant production techniques, including temperature and humidity, plant watering and nutrient supply systems and controls. Emphasis on hands-on approach to starting and growing selected flowering shrubs, bedding plants, and indoor plants for market. Outside class project. Prerequisites: HORT 110, 112, and 214. HORT 204 Landscape Irrigation 2-1-2 Landscape irrigation system, their design and requirements. Includes basic hydraulic functions, irrigation system development and layout characteristics, uses and adaptability of irrigation systems in the southeastern Louisiana area, water and power supply requirements, and installation and maintenance procedure. HORT 213 Environmental Landscape Improvement II 1-2-2 Principles and practices of landscape design, installation and management. Ornamental plants of South Louisiana in landscape and home environments: native flowering plants, trees, shrubs, vines and vine covers. Installation and maintenance procedures in interior plant scape. Interaction with industry, outside class assignment and field trip. Prerequisite: HORT 113 or permission of instructor. HORT 214 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 221 Urban Forestry 2-2-3 Identification, ecological, and practical application of evergreen and deciduous woody plants of economic importance to green industry of Southeastern Louisiana. Cultivation, maintenance practices, and use of trees and woody plants of Greater New Orleans area. Laboratory component includes diagnosis and control of tree problems, field work; outside class project and field trips. HORT 222 Landscape Design and Management 0-4-2 Landscape project with proposal, cost estimates and contracts. Following installation, student responsible for short-term maintenance. Prerequisite: HORT 213 or permission of instructor. HORT 224 Horticultural Seminar 1-0-1 Final course in Associate of Applied Science Degree Program. Research paper required in students area of interest. Corequisite: HORT 251. HORT 251 Horticultural Internship II 0-12-2 Internship program under direction of green industry supervisor and Horticulture Technology faculty. Practical experience in operations and

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