Landscape Design

Certificate in Applied Science

16 Credit Hours

The Landscape Design certificate program provides training for individuals involved in landscape design and installation. The program is useful for those with practical experience in landscape installation, but with little or no formal training in plant arrangements and plant selection. Students must see the Horticulture faculty for advising.

Major Requirements

HRT 102	Landscape Design	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 This course is a study of landscape design principles and the application of landscape drafting techniques and plant selection to produce a finished landscape plan.Learn More

HRT 106	Ornamentals	2
Lec: 1 Lab: 3 Credit:2 This course is a survey of ornamentals that can be grown in local gardens. Emphasis is on form, texture, size, color, blooming season, culture, and botanical and common names. Plant materials include ground covers, vines, grasses, palms and some shrubs.Learn More

HRT 107	Woody Ornamentals	2
Lec: 1 Lab: 3 Credit:2 This course is a survey of deciduous and evergreen ornamentals that can be grown in local gardens. Emphasis is on form, texture, size, color, blooming season, culture, and botanical and common names.Learn More

HRT 108	Annuals and Perennials	2
Lec: 1 Lab: 3 Credit:2 This course is a survey of herbaceous plants, both annual and perennial, that can be grown in local gardens. Emphasis is on form, texture, size, blooming season, color, culture, and botanical and common names.Learn More

HRT 153	Landscape Construction	3
Lec: 2 Lab: 3 Credit:3 This course covers the requirements and techniques of landscape construction. Emphasis is on construction of wood, concrete, and brick landscape structures; lighting; water features; and drainage.Learn More

HRT 212	Commercial Landscape Design	3
Lec: 2 Lab: 3 Credit:3 This course is a study of landscaping principles and practices with emphasis on large commercial or public landscape developments. Students are introduced to landscape design using computers.Learn More Prerequisites HRT 102 or advisor approval

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Admission into this program requires qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or TTC’s placement test. High school graduation is not required if you are at least 18 years old.