Courses of Study 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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HORT—Horticulture Sciences |
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HORT 1101 - Horticultural Science and Systems
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: high school biology.
F. S. Rossi.
Science and technology of horticultural plants grown for foods and beverages and ornamental, landscape, or recreational purposes. Lectures, labs, and field trips involve natural history and evolution of horticultural plants, botany and physiology, sustainable management of soil, water and plant nutrition, breeding and propagation, ecological and landscape functions, and integrated design and management of horticultural plantings and production systems.
Outcome 1: Explain, evaluate, and effectively interpret factual claims, theories and assumptions in horticulture.
Outcome 2: Integrate quantitative and qualitative information to reach defensible conclusions on horticultural topics.
Outcome 3: Communicate horticultural scientific concepts effectively through writing and speech.
Outcome 4: Demonstrate the capability to work both independently and in cooperation with others.
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HORT 1102 - Hands-On Horticulture for Gardeners
Spring. 2 credits.
Course fee: Nominal materials fee. Not for seniors or plant science majors.
M. P. Pritts.
The objective is to instill in students a lifelong appreciation for how gardening can enhance individual well-being through aesthetics, culinary experiences, and mastery of techniques. Emphasizes hands-on learning and practice of key gardening skills and techniques in the greenhouse and the field, such as landscape management, garden design, propagation, pruning, grafting, pest management, and flower arrangement. There is one Saturday field trip at the end of the semester to visit gardens in the local area.
Outcome 1: Develop a life-long appreciation for how gardening can enhance individual well-being through aesthetics, culinary experiences, and mastery of techniques.
Outcome 2: Learn and apply key gardening skills and techniques, such as landscape management, garden design, propagation, pruning, grafting, pest management, and flower arrangement.
Outcome 3: Explain the science behind various practices used in the production and management of fruits, vegetables, flowers, grass and landscape plants.
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HORT 1104 - Introduction to Wines and Vines (crosslisted) FDSC 1104 , VIEN 1104
Fall, spring. 3 credits.
Course fee: Students must purchase four approved wine glasses by the second class. A $50 tasting fee will be applied to student bursar bill. Viticulture and Enology majors and minors must take the course for a letter grade. Preregistered students must attend, or notify instructors of their absence before, first class or risk being dropped. No auditors. Due to high demand for this course and consumption of wine in classes, the absolute drop deadline for all students is by the second class meeting.
K. Arnink, J. Vanden Heuvel.
For description and learning outcomes, see FDSC 1104 .
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HORT 1110 - Collaboration, Leadership, and Career Skills in the Plant Sciences
Fall. 2 credits. S-U grades only.
For all new plant sciences students.
M. Eames-Sheavly, M. P. Pritts.
Seminar provides opportunities to meet other students and faculty, develop collaboration, leadership, and career skills in the discipline, and to make connections with the world beyond the campus.
Outcome 1: Become better acquainted with careers in the plant sciences.
Outcome 2: Develop a solid working relationship with plant sciences peers.
Outcome 3: Identify your personality type, leadership characteristics and collaboration skills.
Outcome 4: Practice and apply your understanding of academic etiquette.
Outcome 5: Access special programs available to you, such as internships, service learning opportunities, student research, and student organizations.
Outcome 6: Better understand Ezra Cornell’s goal to “found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study” by learning about opportunities for future Cornell classes within and outside the major.
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HORT 1112 - Discover the Art and Science of Cultivating Lawns, Gardens and Landscapes
Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
M. Eames-Sheavly, L. Brewer.
Understanding the familiar plant world around us offers a dynamic foundation for comprehending complex global issues and making well-informed decisions. Lawns, gardens and landscapes can be the building blocks for an in-depth understanding of important life science principles, a study that is exciting as well as creative. This course will address basic knowledge of plant function and growth through study, observation and manipulation of representative cultivated plants. Horticultural principles and practices will serve to illuminate topics such as plant classification and anatomy; photosynthesis; water and sugar transport; nutrition; growth and development; and plants’ response to their environment. In-class experiences will expand your understanding of science principles and creativity in a manner that is as enjoyable as instructive.
Outcome 1: Explain, evaluate, and effectively interpret basic biological concepts behind common horticultural practices.
Outcome 2: Demonstrate an ability to integrate knowledge of the diverse requirements for the successful functioning of plants in lawns, gardens and landscapes.
Outcome 3: Be able to go into detail to describe the differences, with regard to ecology, biology and use, among a minimum of six cultivated flowering plants.
Outcome 4: Communicate basic biological concepts that inform deeper understandings of complex global issues and/or daily living.
Outcome 5: Demonstrate interdisciplinary competency through exercises which integrate arts-based experiences to expand scientific understandings.
Outcome 6: Gain an ability to use creative expression to reflect on learning, and to communicate basic course concepts and principles.
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HORT 1115 - The Nature of Plants
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
This course fulfills part of the biology curriculum for life science majors.
T. L. Bauerle.
An introductory course that examines plant diversity, function, and adaptation. Topics include an introduction to plant community structure, relationships between plants and other organisms, how plants cope in their environments, and plant-human interactions.
Outcome 1: Describe the reproduction, growth, and development of plants.
Outcome 2: Describe how communities and ecosystems are structured.
Outcome 3: Identify the importance and describe the physiological mechanisms that organisms use to respond to their environments.
Outcome 4: Independently interpret and apply physiological plant ecology from the literature.
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HORT 1250 - Organic Vegetable Gardening
Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.
S. Reiners.
Students interested in growing their own vegetables will learn the techniques to produce a healthy and productive organic vegetable garden. Students will learn how to build healthy soils, plan and plant for success, control garden pests with minimal effort and impact, extend harvest seasons, and how to use water efficiently.
Outcome 1: Will be able to understand the concept of organic vegetable production and the differences and similarities with other philosophies of gardening.
Outcome 2: Will have the ability to improve soil health as a foundation to successful organic gardening.
Outcome 3: Will be able to plan, plant and maintain a healthy garden year round as well as diagnose and correct common problems.
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HORT 1450 - The Art of Plant Anatomy
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit. Letter grades only.
A. Gandolfo.
Descriptive course on plant anatomy with equal emphasis on development and mature structure. Lecture and laboratory are integrated. The lecture-laboratory session offers the opportunity to develop the practical skills required to write anatomical descriptions while making drawings.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify and interpret cell types, tissues and structures based on anatomical sections.
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HORT 2010 - The Art of Horticulture
(LA)
Fall. 2-3 credits, variable.
Course fee: Materials $35. Three credit option requires enrollment in studio. A University Course: This class highlights cross-disciplinary dialogue and debate.
M. Eames-Sheavly.
Discover the ways in which plants can be used in or as art (e.g., living sculpture, topiary, woven branch, botanical fashions, crop art) and as a subject of art (e.g., botanical illustration, painting, photography). Explore the relationship between plants and art to develop a distinctive lens through which to view the world. Foster keen observation skills and an understanding of the principles of design and presentation in living forms. This course offers a reflective exploration into self, the classroom, our campus community, and the world by engaging with the plant world in a creative context. Requirements include participation in class sessions, reading, reflective writing and creative project work. Materials fee for additional 1-credit studio.
Outcome 1: Think about it: identify, describe and reflect on contemporary perspectives and historical influences in the art and horticulture arena.
Outcome 2: Look around you: closely observe the plant world, the garden, nature, and our relationship with all of it. Notice the processes happening in the plant world and learn to perceive them more sensitively: growth and decay, the flow of water, the changes of light and the season, and the numerous ways in which plants can be used to influence, or to be made into, art.
Outcome 3: Express yourself: move outside your familiar comfort zone to engage in self-expression, and discover the ways in which creative exploration can positively impact the way you feel.
Outcome 4: Contribute: consider how engaging in art and horticulture can make you a better world citizen, and how horticultural art be employed to impact the consciousness of the public.
Outcome 5: Make it: figure out the “mechanics” and horticultural challenges required to create a final project, a work of art all your own.
Outcome 6: Studio-option only: Connect with others: collaborate to produce a variety of art forms for private enjoyment and public display.
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HORT 2150 - Coffee, Cloves, and Chocolate: Plant Explorers and Thieves
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: BIOPL 2470 is recommended.
D. Rakow.
Few major food, medicinal, ornamental and industrial crops are native to North America. From coffee and tea, to rubber and quinine, this course explores the social, political, and economic factors associated with the movement of plants from their indigenous homes to the West, and the institutions most closely associated with those migrations.
Outcome 1: Articulate how the global movement of plants over the last five centuries has significant impacted the treatment of indigenous people; trans-migration of populations; medical practices; and eating habits; and plants we favor.
Outcome 2: Relate historic approaches regarding the breeding and movement of crops to current practices, and identify positive and negative aspects of each.
Outcome 3: Better appreciate all that’s involved in the trans-continental movement of crops from both economic and human scales.
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HORT 2204 - Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines (crosslisted) FDSC 2204 , VIEN 2204
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: FDSC 1104 /HORT 1104 /VIEN 1104 , college-level general chemistry and general biology (at least one of each). Enrollment preference given to: 50 Viticulture and Enology majors and minors.
J. Vanden Heuvel, K. Arnink.
Viticulture and enology principles and practices, emphasizing cool climate production. Course examines environmental factors affecting grape production and quality, soils, anatomical and physiological bases for vineyard management decision-making. All aspects of winemaking are covered, from harvest decisions to bottling, with concentration on practices through fermentation completion.
Outcome 1: Illustrate the phenology and growth of grapevines.
Outcome 2: Demonstrate wine flavor evaluation and appreciation techniques.
Outcome 3: Describe different grapevine rootstocks, their attributes, and backgrounds.
Outcome 4: Discuss the climatic requirements of grapevines.
Outcome 5: Explain and assess fruit growth, development, ripening.
Outcome 6: Define and evaluate the impact of viticultural practices and environmental influences on vine growth and fruit composition.
Outcome 7: List and recognize grape pests and diseases.
Outcome 8: Apply basic chemistry and biology principles to enology techniques & analyses.
Outcome 9: Explain each step in winemaking procedure, including typical procedures used and the scientific rationale for choosing a particular technique from alternatives at each step.
Outcome 10: Discuss information in books and articles, using good critical evaluation skills.
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HORT 2205 - Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratory (crosslisted) FDSC 2205 , VIEN 2205
Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: FDSC 1105 /VIEN 1105 and HORT 2204 /FDSC 2204 /VIEN 2204 . May be taken concurrently with HORT 2204 . Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: 20 students. Preference given to: Viticulture and Enology majors and minors.
K. Arnink, J. Vanden Heuvel.
Field trips, vineyard and winery work provide opportunities for application of knowledge gained in Grapes to Wines lecture course. Students will produce a wine, from grape harvest determination to cold stabilization. Some winery activities between laboratory sessions plus a two-day field trip expected.
Outcome 1: Demonstrate wine analytical techniques.
Outcome 2: Identify different grapevine species and cultlvars in the vineyard.
Outcome 3: Assess fruit ripening and make good decisions about harvest time.
Outcome 4: Explain each step in winemaking process, including typical procedures used and the scientific rationale for choosing a particular technique from alternatives at each step.
Outcome 5: Produce wines from grape harvest to cold stabilized products.
Outcome 6: Demonstrate wine flavor evaluation and appreciation techniques.
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HORT 2240 - Urban Ecosystems
(HA) (SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
T. H. Whitlow.
Ecology has historically neglected cities because they are human dominated systems, while the complexity of urban governance makes it difficult to apply ecological research to urban policy. Through lectures, case studies, readings, and discussion, this course explores interactions between political decisions and ecological outcomes in the urban context.
Outcome 1: Become familiar with the current literature of urban ecology.
Outcome 2: Understand the political complexity of applying ecological science to urban policy.
Outcome 3: Gain experience in conversing across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Outcome 4: Become more sophisticated participants in contemporary political debates over environmental policy.
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HORT 2350 - Food, Fiber, and Fulfillment: Plants and Human Well-Being
(CA) (HA)
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 2 credits.
J. Mt. Pleasant, S. M. Skelly.
Examines the many ways plants meet our needs from providing food, shelter, and medicine to the roles plants play in community beautification, economic development, pollution control, enhancing education, and mental health support. The course begins with a historical perspective and moves through to contemporary uses and theories of plants and human well-being.
Outcome 1: Define and describe the field of plants and human well-being.
Outcome 2: Identify the key roles plants have played in human society.
Outcome 3: Describe how plants have shaped human culture and worldviews.
Outcome 4: Recognize and describe specific ways in which plants contribute to community development in contemporary settings.
Outcome 5: Recognize and describe specific ways in which plants impact individual well-being currently.
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HORT 2400 - [Exploring the Small Farm Dream]
Fall. Next offered 2015-2016. 2 credits. S-U grades only.
Staff.
Explore opportunities and challenges involved in starting up and managing a small farm. Weekly presentations and discussion with innovative farmers and others. Topics include diversified farming, high-value horticulture, grass-based farming, agroforestry, dairy and livestock opportunities, community-supported agriculture, farm business planning, access to land, marketing strategies, juggling jobs-family-farming, and more. Field trips to local farms.
Outcome 1: Learn about opportunities and challenges involved in starting up and managing a small farm.
Outcome 2: Learn how to find and evaluate information to build a small farm management plan.
Outcome 3: Critically analyze different types of farm businesses for sustainability from economic, social, and environmental perspectives and reflect on personal skills and resources needed for success.
Outcome 4: Interact with diverse, innovative farmers to learn details on diversified farming, high-value horticulture, grass-access to land, marketing strategies, juggling jobs-family-farming, and more.
Outcome 5: Collaborate on a class project focused on developing a farm startup plan.
Outcome 6: Participate in field trips to local farms to review these operations.
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HORT 2430 - Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants (crosslisted) BIOPL 2430
Fall. (Offered alternate years) 4 credits.
May not be taken for credit after BIOPL 2480 .
Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses or written permission of instructor. Lec, lab.
M. A. Luckow.
For description, see BIOPL 2430 .
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HORT 2940 - Introduction to Agricultural Machinery (crosslisted) AGSCI 2940 , CSS 2940
Fall. 2 credits.
Permission of instructor required. To enroll, contact Bob Schindelbeck (rrs3@cornell.edu).
A. DiTommaso, R. Schindelbeck.
For description, see CSS 2940 .
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HORT 3000 - Annual and Perennial Plant Identification and Use
Fall. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
Course fee: Field trip $100.
W. B. Miller.
Focuses primarily on the identification, cultural requirements, and use of northern climate annual and perennial plants in the landscape. Practical hands-on gardening experience at selected campus locations. In addition, a three-day required field trip to regional gardens, nurseries, and other industry relevant locations provides students with a great opportunity to gain exposure to the horticulture industry.
Outcome 1: Know by sight approximately 300-plus herbaceous garden plants.
Outcome 2: Know the Genus, species, common name and Family of each of these plants.
Outcome 3: Become familiar with basic aspects of the propagation, production and marketing of these plants on local, national and worldwide levels.
Outcome 4: Utilize outside resources (printed or electronic) to develop and evaluate methods of propagating, growing and utilizing an annual or perennial (at the Genus or species level) we do not cover in class.
Outcome 5: Develop a lifelong love and appreciation of herbaceous garden plants.
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HORT 3050 - Arboriculture: Applied Tree Care
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended prerequisite: HORT 4910 .
T. Bauerle, D. Rakow.
Gain hands-on experience with tree establishment, nutrition, plant health care, diagnosing tree disorders, pruning techniques, tree worker safety and urban forestry.
Outcome 1: Demonstrate knowledge of plant morphology, anatomy, physiology, and growth and how those play roles in tree selection and care.
Outcome 2: Inspect trees for condition, make risk assessment, and recommend actions.
Outcome 3: Describe the nutritional requirements of plants, soil water relationships in plants, and soil management.
Outcome 4: Describe the techniques and materials used in proper tree climbing and management, including pruning, and support systems.
Outcome 5: Gain knowledge to pass the ISA-certified arborist examination.
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HORT 3100 - Production and Marketing of Greenhouse Crops
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: HORT 1101 and any other horticulture course. Course fee: Required three-day field trip approx. $100. Enrollment preference given to: juniors.
W. B. Miller.
Covers basics of establishing a greenhouse operation, growing crops in optimized environments, and serving niche or mass market. Discusses technology basics including structures and equipment, systems for heating and cooling, lighting, irrigating and fertilizing, material handling, environmental stewardship, integrated pest management, and production management. Also covers world centers of greenhouse crop production; culture of cut, pot, bedding, vegetable, and fruit crops in greenhouses, emphasizing predictive harvesting through environmental, physical, and chemical management of growth and development. Each student grows one or more crops.
Outcome 1: Understand the importance of the major environmental factors that affect plant growth.
Outcome 2: Be able to describe how and why a protected cultivation structure can influence the plant-growing environment.
Outcome 3: Describe environmental manipulations needed to control floral induction, initiation, and development in a variety of plants, and how to apply them to produce commercially acceptable crops.
Outcome 4: Successfully produce a variety of flowering crops within a commercially acceptable time period.
Outcome 5: Develop production costs for a crop or crop sequence.
Outcome 6: Utilize outside resources to develop and evaluate methods of growing an unknown crop.
Outcome 7: Be conversant in the major greenhouse production and management systems and how they interact to profitably and responsibly produce floral crops.
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HORT 3170 - [Seed Science and Technology] (crosslisted) CSS 3170
Fall. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: BIOPL 2410 or equivalent. Two all-day field trips.
A. G. Taylor.
For description, see CSS 3170 .
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HORT 3200 - Experiential Garden-Based Learning in Belize (crosslisted) IARD 3200
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits. Letter grades only.
M. Eames-Sheavly.
Establish new school gardens, work in existing gardens, lead garden activities in schools with community food-based program in Belize. Trip experience over spring break is a course requirement; assistance in raising funds for travel and stay is likely necessary. Course is rigorous and physically challenging. Application required.
Outcome 1: Gain valuable hands-on experience in the field of garden-based learning.
Outcome 2: Collaborate and learn from your peers, and share your own expertise with them.
Outcome 3: Acquire the tools, confidence, and know-how to help implement a school garden project in the context of a community development effort.
Outcome 4: A greater appreciation and understanding of the value, use, and study of plants in your life.
Outcome 5: A broader understanding of the global context within which the discipline of Plant Sciences is situated, through learning about organic gardening in a tropical context.
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HORT 3250 - [Intensive Study in Botanical Illustration]
(LA)
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Permission of instructor required. This course is exclusive to horticulture minors engaged in a study of horticultural/botanical arts.
M. Eames-Sheavly.
Exclusively for horticulture minors with a special focus in the plant-based arts. Learn basic to advanced techniques; explore diverse media, including pen and ink, watercolor, and more. Record observations with accuracy; engage in self expression; create a portfolio. Course requires purchase of two texts and extensive supplies; engagement in an intensive auto-tutorial experience coupled with required meetings.
Outcome 1: Observe nature through both a scientific (structural) and an artistic (aesthetic) lens.
Outcome 2: Identify botanical art in the world around you.
Outcome 3: Articulate a personal aesthetic: what appeals to you, and what you enjoy.
Outcome 4: Learn to accurately portray various elements in the plant world.
Outcome 5: Gain proficiency in basic methods of botanical illustration using media such as graphite, pen & ink, watercolor, charcoal, colored pen and pencil, and soft pastel.
Outcome 6: Create a portfolio that showcases your work and demonstrates the range of your ability.
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HORT 3330 - Permaculture Design Certification
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CSS 2600 or permission of instructor.
J. Mt. Pleasant.
Permaculture is an approach to land use that meets human needs, increases ecosystem health, and addresses local inequalities. It uses systems thinking and an ecological framework to design gardens, farms, and landscapes.
Outcome 1: Define and explain the ethical basis and core principles of permaculture.
Outcome 2: Describe how permaculture practices vary across climates and scales.
Outcome 3: Implement specific permaculture techniques in the field.
Outcome 4: Prepare a full site design incorporating permaculture knowledge.
Outcome 5: Describe the ways in which permaculture principles and practices can be integrated with knowledge from soil and plant sciences.
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HORT 3440 - Viticulture and Vineyard Management (crosslisted) VIEN 3440
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only. (no audit)
Prerequisite: FDSC 2204 /HORT 2204 /VIEN 2204 .
T. Martinson.
Second-semester course in commercial grape production with an emphasis on the problems of production in cold climates. Students examine the genetics of the vine and learn principles of vineyard establishment, propagation, pruning and training, and conservation. Laboratory exercises and field trips offer hands-on experience.
Outcome 1: Determine whether a specific site is appropriate for a vineyard.
Outcome 2: Illustrate the steps and decision-making process in establishing and managing a
vineyard.
Outcome 3: Describe irrigation systems for vineyards, determine which would be most
appropriate at a given site, and determine an irrigation strategy.
Outcome 4: Discuss how to incorporate economic realities into vineyard decisions.
Outcome 5: Determine a nutrition management plan for a vineyard based on soil and petiole test
results.
Outcome 6: Define and evaluate the impact of viticultural practices on vine growth and
physiology, yield components, fruit quality, and wine sensory characteristics.
Outcome 7: Illustrate how to protect vines from winter injury and how to manage a vineyard that
has been damaged.
Outcome 8: Demonstrate expertise in pruning, training, and trellis construction.
Outcome 9: Demonstrate familiarity with standard vineyard equipment.
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HORT 3500 - Principles of Vegetable Production
Fall. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: HORT 1101 , CSS 2600 , or equivalent. Three Saturday field trips planned for early in the semester; students responsible for cost of their meals.
R. R. Bellinder, S. Reiners.
Commercial vegetable production from variety selection to postharvest. Topics include crop physiology and culture, soil and pest management, stand establishment, marketing, and history of production. Term project required. Field trips to large-scale conventional, small, diversified, and organic farms are planned early in the semester.
Outcome 1: Understand the scale of the vegetable industry from the local to international markets and the challenges facing producers.
Outcome 2: Develop the ability to grow a wide variety of vegetables either commercially or as a gardener.
Outcome 3: Appreciate how successful vegetable production is related to soil health, cultural practices, pest management and marketing; and develop a farm plan that takes into account all aspects of production and marketing for one vegetable crop.
Outcome 4: Demonstrate the ability to diagnose common vegetable problems and offer solutions.
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HORT 3600 - [Climate Change and the Future of Food]
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: at least 3 credits in plant, agricultural, or environmental sciences, or similar relevant field of study.
D. Wolfe.
The pace of climate change projected for this century is likely to have significant impacts on agriculture and food security that will not be equitable across regions or socio-economic groups. We will briefly review the history of how climate influenced early crop domestication, and put the “little ice age” and other climate anomalies into context with what has happened more recently and is projected for the future. Most of the course will focus on solutions. What management approaches, technologies, and decision tools are needed to take advantage of opportunities and minimize risks and inequalities of climate change impacts? What incentives and information will be necessary for farmers to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation? What can consumers do? These and other questions will be addressed.
Outcome 1: Students will be better able to discern between primary and secondary sources of information about climate change, and become familiar with the basics of climate change science and uncertainties in climate model projections relevant to impacts on managed and natural ecosystems.
Outcome 2: Students will become familiar with the biology and ecology of how weather and climate affect crops, livestock, and agroecosystems, and how projected climate change could potentially affect future food security across regions and socio-economic groups.
Outcome 3: Students will become more competent at entering the public dialogue regarding climate change and defending their positions on controversial issues by essay assignments and classroom debates that emphasize a clearly defined thesis, strong evidence based on careful research to defend the thesis and address opposing views, and effective organization in written and oral communication.
Outcome 4: Through individual essay assignments, classroom discussions, and team projects the students will gain a broad working knowledge of adaptation and mitigation strategies for coping with climate change in different contexts, and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering carbon in crops and soils for various agroecosystems, food systems, and regions.
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HORT 3910 - Woody Plant Identification and Use I
Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Limited enrollment.
N. L. Bassuk.
Module of HORT 4910 /LA 4910 covering the identification of approximately 200 woody trees, shrubs, and vines in leaf and their use in the landscape. Students desiring a more comprehensive course that covers site assessment, soil modification, design, plant specifications, and landscape establishment principles and techniques should take HORT 4910 /LA 4910 or the 4910-4920 sequence.
Outcome 1: Students will develop observation techniques, practice nomenclature and recognize plant characteristics necessary for the identification of deciduous plants in leaf.
Outcome 2: Students will learn how to use these plants in the landscape.
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HORT 3920 - Woody Plant Identification and Use II
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: passing grade in HORT 3910 or HORT 4910 , or permission of instructor. Limited enrollment.
N. L. Bassuk.
Module of HORT 4920 /LA 4920 covering the identification of approximately 160 evergreen trees and shrubs and deciduous plants using winter identification. Students also assist in the establishment of a new landscape on campus.
Outcome 1: Students will develop observation techniques, practice nomenclature and recognize plant characteristics necessary for the identification of evergreen and deciduous plants in winter.
Outcome 2: Students will learn how to use these plants in the landscape.
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HORT 4000 - Principles of Plant Propagation
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: BIOPL 2410 or permission of instructor.
M. Bridgen.
Plant propagation, the multiplication of plants, is both a science and an art. This class introduces the principles, practices and techniques of sexual and asexual propagation of horticultural plants. The science of plant propagation is taught by explaining plant physiology, cultural practices, and characteristics of plants. The art of plant propagation will be learned by completing laboratory exercises. Seed propagation, cutting propagation, grafting & budding systems, layering, specialized plant structures (bulbs, corms, etc.), and tissue culture for micropropagation will be discussed and practiced.
Outcome 1: The students will be able to successfully propagate several different woody and non woody plants from seed, cuttings, grafting, and micropropagation.
Outcome 2: The students will understand the appropriate the reasons for using each of these propagation methods and how to choose the appropriate propagation method for any particular combination of plant type, horticultural goal, and resource limitations.
Outcome 3: The students will understand how the propagation environment, including seasonal considerations, must be managed in order to successfully propagate plants by each of these methods.
Outcome 4: The students will become familiar with the information resources available about propagation of a wide range of horticultural crops and other plants.
Outcome 5: The students will become familiar with the standard commercial methods used to propagate a wide variety of common horticultural and other crops, and how these are integrated with the entire production systems for these crops.
Outcome 6: The students will understand the underlying anatomical and physiological principles so they can be applied to the development of novel propagation strategies.
Outcome 7: The students will understand the technical and social issues related to the role of plant propagation in modern plant science and technology, and human well-being.
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HORT 4025 - Horticultural Crop Improvement
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended prerequisite: HORT 1101 and PLBR 2250 or equivalent.
P. Griffiths.
Provides insight into and exposure to the unique challenges associated with the improvement of horticultural crops and is intended for plant science majors, graduate students and those in other disciplines with an interest in horticulture. Areas covered focus on real-world issues addressing changes in production environments, aesthetics, markets, postharvest quality and consumer demands and how they impact marketable yield. Horticultural crops have diverse challenges from the development of seedless crops, the selection and propagation of clonal genotypes to high-quality expectations, year-round consistency, consumer acceptance and targeting of new controlled-environment production.
Outcome 1: Integrate and analyze the diverse challenges and requirements of horticultural crop improvement and their real world application.
Outcome 2: Apply quantitative solutions to qualitative problems associated with marketable yield in fresh market crops.
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HORT 4070 - Nutritional Quality Improvement of Food Crops (crosslisted) BIOPL 4070 , PLBR 4070
Fall. 2 credits.
Prerequisite: one majors-level biology course or permission of instructors.
L. Li, L. Kochian, R. Welch, M. Gore.
For description, see PLBR 4070 .
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HORT 4250 - Postharvest Biology of Horticultural Crops
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 2 credits.
S. Gan.
Study of the biological processes controlling physical and chemical changes in harvested yet living horticultural crops or their parts. Discusses the theoretical principles and fundamental processes underlying these changes. Also covers strategies and practical handling requirements/conditions for storage, transportation, and quality monitoring of harvested horticultural crops. It is strongly recommended that students taking this course also enroll in the lab, HORT 4251 .
Outcome 1: Learn what changes are occurring in vegetables and fruits after harvest in terms of nutritional (and in some cases medicinal) values, and how those changes happen.
Outcome 2: Learn general guidance and underlying basic principles on how to handle and store horticultural products (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals).
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HORT 4251 - Postharvest Biology of Horticultural Crops Lab
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit.
Prerequisite or corequisite: HORT 4250 .
S. Gan.
Laboratory exercises are intended to supplement/complement HORT 4250 lectures. Labs, which are taught by scientists who are experts in their respective subject areas, will involve some experimental manipulations and physiological and biochemical analysis of harvested fruits, vegetables and flowers, data analysis, and oral and written discussion of the results. Lab periods will also provide time for formal discussion of research papers and topics. May include one field trip during regularly scheduled lab.
Outcome 1: Learn how to handle horticultural products to prolong their storage/shelf- or vase life.
Outcome 2: Learn how to monitor changes in the harvested products ranging from antioxidant levels to molecular events via hands-on practices.
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HORT 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (crosslisted) CSS 4260 , NTRES 4260
Fall. 2 credits.
Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students; or permission of instructor.
K. W. Mudge.
Students actively take part in the restoration of a 75-year-old nut grove. The MacDaniel’s Nut Grove is being developed as a multipurpose forest-farming teaching, research, and extension site. Hands-on activities include site evaluation and planning, temperate-nut harvest and variety evaluation, mushroom culture, small-fruit and fruit-tree culture, and medicinal-herb culture. Outdoor activities are integrated with selected readings via an online discussion board.
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HORT 4400 - Restoration Ecology
Fall. 5 credits. Letter grades only.
Enrollment limited to: upper-division undergraduate or graduate standing; or permission of instructor. Lecture, laboratory, plus several weekends.
T. H. Whitlow.
Draws concepts from ecology, hydrology, soil science, and conservation biology and applies these in both principle and practice to the rapidly evolving field of restoration ecology. Through lectures, reading, and discussion, site visits to active restoration sites, and a real-world class project, students learn and practice skills needed to develop restoration plans for a variety of situations.
Outcome 1: Students will become conversant in a wide variety of issues and approaches to restoration and be able make substantive contributions in interdisciplinary team settings.
Outcome 2: Students will gain experience with field and lab techniques useful in restoration projects.
Outcome 3: Students will be able to confront novel restoration problems with confidence.
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HORT 4420 - Berry Crops: Culture and Management
Fall. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
M. Pritts.
Study of the evolution, breeding history, and physiology of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and other minor small fruit crops and of cultural practices that influence productivity, fruit quality, and pest damage. Also considers marketing and economics and discusses alternate production practices for both commercial and home gardeners. Frequent field trips enhance classroom activities.
Outcome 1: Develop an appreciation for the impact that berries have on economies, human well-being and diet, and the role they play in American agriculture.
Outcome 2: Be able to integrate information gained in various courses and through observations and experiences to produce high-quality berry crops at various scales in the most efficient and economical manner possible, with no effect on environmental quality.
Outcome 3: Explain the science behind various practices used in the production of berry crops.
Outcome 4: Develop the tools, knowledge and skill set to produce a business plan for a berry farm.
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HORT 4450 - Ecological Orchard Management
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
Prerequisite: two college-level biology courses. Recommended prerequisite: previous horticulture/plant science courses.
T. Robinson, L. Cheng.
The ecology and technology of deciduous tree-fruit production. Topics include basic tree and fruit physiology; orchard renovation and design systems; nutrition, irrigation, and freeze protection practices; tree pruning and training; post-harvest fruit storage; marketing and economic spreadsheet models; monitoring and decision-making systems for integrated pest management; and efficient use of orchard equipment. Emphasizes the agroecology of perennial crop systems, with labs providing hands-on experience in orchard management.
Outcome 1: Make critical decisions required for successful orchard management.
Outcome 2: Find and evaluate essential information sources about orchards.
Outcome 3: Understand and integrate key ecological, physiological, environmental, and economic issues in sustainable orchard systems.
Outcome 4: Select the optimal systems for orchard management.
Outcome 5: Plant, prune, and train fruit trees successfully; and harvest, store and market fruit efficiently.
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HORT 4551 - [Principles of Nutrition and Nutrient Management in Crops and Landscape Plants] (crosslisted) CSS 4551
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
Prerequisite: CSS 2600 and BIOPL 2420 , or equivalent.
L. Cheng.
Students learn the principles of mineral nutrient function in crop and landscape plants, are able to diagnose deficiencies by symptoms and tissue tests, and can devise organic and conventional nutrient management schemes that maximize productivity and mineral nutrient quality.
Outcome 1: Understand the role of mineral nutrients in plant growth.
Outcome 2: Recognize the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies and excesses in plants.
Outcome 3: Become familiar with diagnosis of nutrient status in plants.
Outcome 4: Learn the principles and methods of nutrient management for crops and landscape plants.
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HORT 4660 - Soil Ecology (crosslisted) CSS 4660
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: one year of biology or ecology or permission of instructor; CSS 2600 is desirable.
J. E. Thies.
For description, see CSS 4660 .
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HORT 4730 - Ecology of Agricultural Systems (crosslisted) ENTOM 4730
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610 or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: 30 students. During first six weeks of class, Thurs. meetings may run as late as 5:30 p.m. because of field trips. Field trips to local farms and case studies from both the tropics and the temperate zone are used to illustrate important concepts.
L. Drinkwater, K. Poveda.
Analysis of the ecological processes operating in agricultural systems, with an emphasis on understanding relationships between agroecosystem structure and function and interactions among organisms. Examines agroecological theory and research through readings and discussions. The first part of this course emphasizes understanding biogeochemical processes, population and community ecology with emphasis on plant-herbivore and plant-microbial interactions, and evolutionary processes in agroecosystems. The latter part focuses on the application of ecological knowledge to the design and management of multifunctional agroecosystems and comparative analysis of frameworks used to assess sustainability.
Outcome 1: Through field trips, problem-solving, case studies and other active learning approaches this class will provide students with opportunities to apply ecological concepts to agricultural systems.
Outcome 2: We will develop a working knowledge of agroecology including population, community, evolutionary and ecosystem principles and processes as well as more recent concepts about interactions across social and ecological systems.
Outcome 3: We will learn about the history of agricultural intensification and the diverse approaches to meeting the challenge of achieving sustainability.
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HORT 4800 - Plantations Lecture Series
Fall. (Twelve weeks) 1 credit. S-U grades only.
D. A. Rakow.
Covers a range of subjects related to the plant and natural sciences, and human-cultural themes. Class alternates between lecture and discussion. On non-lecture Wednesdays, the class meets to discuss content from the previous week. Students are required to write a reaction paper for each lecture.
Outcome 1: Enrolled students will be exposed to the breath of topics in the plant, natural, and ecological sciences.
Outcome 2: Students will gain a greater understanding and appreciation of differing points of view presented by speakers by writing reaction papers and discussing them in class.
Outcome 3: Students will increase their awareness of public gardens and their range of activities.
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HORT 4850 - Public Garden Management
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
Prerequisite: HORT 3000 , HORT 4910 or HORT 4920 . Course fee: Two-and-a-half-day field trip to botanical gardens and arboreta approx. $100.
D. A. Rakow.
Explores the history of public gardens, types of contemporary public gardens, and the operation of public gardens including botanical gardens and arboreta. Includes separate units on administration and business management of gardens, collections curatorship, collections design, educational programs, research, and management of landscapes and natural areas.
Outcome 1: To have students gain in-depth knowledge of all aspects of establishing, managing, and expanding public gardens, including botanical gardens, arboreta, historic landscapes, and conservatories.
Outcome 2: To provide students with the tools to address challenges that arise at public gardens, and thereby to improve their decision-making abilities.
Outcome 3: To have students consider ways in which public gardens are addressing social and environmental issues, in their communities and on regional and global bases.
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HORT 4910 - Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (crosslisted) LA 4910
Fall. 4 credits.
Course fee: Supplies approx. $50. Enrollment limited to:48 plant sciences or landscape architecture majors; or permission of instructors. Preregistration required.
N. L. Bassuk, P. J. Trowbridge.
Focuses on the identification, uses, and establishment of woody plants in urban and garden settings. By understanding the environmental limitations to plant growth, students are able to critically assess potential planting sites; select appropriate trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers for a given site; and learn about the principles and practices of site amelioration and plant establishment. Design followed by written specifications and graphic details are developed to implement these practices. No prior design experience necessary.
Outcome 1: Students will gain a first-hand understanding of the heterogeneity of urban and other growing conditions and how these various conditions might influence plant selection, growth, development and survival.
Outcome 2: Students will develop observation techniques, practice nomenclature and recognize plant characteristics necessary for the identification of deciduous plants in leaf.
Outcome 3: Students will learn site assessment techniques and analytical skills necessary to diagnose various site conditions and determine how to use this information in planting design and associated detailing.
Outcome 4: Students will be able to select site-appropriate plant materials and demonstrate technically how to develop plans and construction documents for contractor bidding and installation.
Outcome 5: Students will learn new transplanting techniques and have an opportunity for hands-on practice.
Outcome 6: Students will be able to integrate theory with practice by working on site-specific projects.
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HORT 4920 - Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (crosslisted) LA 4920
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: passing grade in HORT 4910 /LA 4910 . Course fee: Supplies approx. $50. Enrollment limited to: 48 plant sciences or landscape architecture majors; or permission of instructor. Preregistration required.
N. L. Bassuk, P. J. Trowbridge.
This is the second half of course focusing on the winter identification, uses, and establishment of woody plants in urban and garden settings. Issues of site assessment and soil remediation are emphasized in addition to soil volume calculations, drainage and surface detailing, and planting techniques. Students critically assess potential planting sites and select appropriate trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers for a given site. Design for specific sites followed by written specifications and graphic details are produced to implement these proposals. Students implement, in a hands-on manner, site remediation and planting techniques they have learned by creating new landscapes that serve to integrate theory, principles, and practices. Together, HORT 4910 and HORT 4920 constitute an integrated course.
Outcome 1: Students will gain first-hand understanding of the heterogeneity of urban sites and other growing conditions, and how these various conditions might influence plant selection growth, development and survival.
Outcome 2: Students will demonstrate the ability to imagine and create landscapes at small-to-medium scales.
Outcome 3: Students will develop observation techniques, practice nomenclature and recognize plant characteristics necessary for the identification of evergreen and deciduous plants in winter.
Outcome 4: Students will be able to analyze various site conditions and determine how to use this information in planting design and detailing.
Outcome 5: Students will be able to select site-appropriate plant materials and demonstrate technically how to develop construction documents for contractor bidding and installation, integrating writing, visual representation and design presentation skills.
Outcome 6: Students will develop a working knowledge of soil modification techniques and know when it is appropriate to use them.
Outcome 7: Students will learn new and innovative pruning, maintenance and transplanting techniques and have an opportunity for hands-on practice.
Outcome 8: Students will learn about turf establishment and management, emphasizing sustainable management techniques.
Outcome 9: Students will learn how to develop a landscape management plan.
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HORT 4931 - Grassing the Urban Eden
Spring. (Weeks 8-14) 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: HORT 4920 /LA 4920 recommended but not required.
F. S. Rossi.
This course explores the elements of sustainable design, establishment and management of sports, golf and lawn turf. Focus on practical aspects through field tours, hand-on activities and real-world case studies.
Outcome 1: Critically evaluate design specifications for turfgrass installations.
Outcome 2: Develop skills for effective client communication regarding sustainable design and management of turf.
Outcome 3: Develop hands-on plant identification and other practical turfgrass management skills.
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HORT 4940 - Special Topics in Horticulture
Fall or spring. 1-4 credits, variable.
Staff.
The department teaches “trial” courses under this number. Offerings may vary by semester and will be advertised before the semester begins. Courses offered under the number will be approved by the department curriculum committee, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
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HORT 4950 - Undergraduate Seminar - Current Topics in Horticulture
Fall, spring. 1 credit. (May be repeated up to 3 credits) S-U grades only.
Graduate students should enroll in HORT 6000 .
N. S. Mattson.
Undergraduate participation in weekly departmental seminar series.
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HORT 4970 - Undergraduate Individual Study in Horticulture
Fall or spring. 1-6 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required. Students must register using CALS Special Studies form available online.
Staff.
Undergraduate individual study in horticultural sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members.
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HORT 4975 - Hortus Forum Officer Leadership Development
Fall, spring. 1-2 credits, variable. S-U grades only.
Enrollment limited to: elected Hortus Forum Officer.
M. Eames-Sheavly.
Leadership development for Hortus Forum officers, which includes, but is not limited to, learning how to: foster inclusiveness and a healthy, positive social atmosphere among members; promote an interest in plants; communicate and collaborate effectively with greenhouse staff, faculty advisors, and other faculty, staff, administrators and students; and maintain the reputation, continuity and history of a long running Cornell organization.
Outcome 1: Foster a culture of inclusiveness, in which all are welcome.
Outcome 2: Promote an interest in plants, giving plant-based, out-of-classroom exposure to students from throughout the university.
Outcome 3: Work effectively with greenhouse staff to learn how to grow plants from a commercial perspective, maintaining an attractive, safe, clean, well-managed space in the Cornell greenhouses.
Outcome 4: Communicate effectively with a faculty advisor, as well as other faculty, staff and administrators.
Outcome 5: Maintain the reputation, continuity and history of a long running organization.
Outcome 6: Provide an important, healthy, positive social arena for students from throughout the campus community with similar interests.
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HORT 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching Experience
Fall or spring. 1-4 credits, variable.
Prerequisite: previous enrollment in course to be taught or equivalent, and written permission of instructor. Students must register using CALS Special Studies form available online.
Staff.
Designed to give qualified undergraduate students teaching experience through actual involvement in planning and teaching horticultural sciences courses under the supervision of departmental faculty members. May include leading discussion sections; preparing, assisting in, or teaching laboratories; and tutoring.
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HORT 4990 - Undergraduate Research
Fall or spring. 1-6 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required. Students must register using CALS Special Studies form available online.
Staff.
Undergraduate research projects in horticultural sciences.
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HORT 5900 - Master of Professional Studies (Agriculture) Project
Fall or spring. 1-6 credits, variable.
Requirement for MPS (agriculture) candidates in respective graduate fields of horticulture. Six credits maximum toward MPS (agriculture) degree.
Staff.
Comprehensive project emphasizing the application of principles and practices to professional horticultural teaching, extension, and research programs and situations.
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HORT 6000 - Seminar in Horticulture
Fall, spring. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Requirement for graduate students majoring or minoring in horticulture. Undergraduate students enroll in HORT 4950 .
N. S. Mattson.
Weekly seminars consisting of graduate student research project reports, faculty research topics, as well as guest speakers from other universities and/or industry.
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HORT 6170 - Advanced Analytical Methods for Plant Systems
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: one year of general chemistry, one semester of organic chemistry, and plant physiology.
L. Cheng.
Principles and practical applications of selected laboratory methods in the plant and environmental sciences. Emphasizes enhancement of laboratory technique and problem-solving skills. Discusses suitability of various procedures for measuring important plant and soil components. Analytical techniques are chosen from elemental analysis by combustion or flow analysis, gas chromatography, HPLC, electrophoresis, electrochemical assays, enzyme assays, bioassays, and mass spectrometry.
Outcome 1: Understand the operating principles of major analytical techniques for measuring metabolites in plant research, such as, HPLC, GC, LC/MS, GC/MS and enzyme-linked assays.
Outcome 2: Gain hands-on experience in representative analytical methods.
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HORT 6190 - [Root and Rhizosphere Ecology]
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Prerequisite: plant physiology.
T. Bauerle.
This course explores current topics in the study of root growth, development, function, and survivorship through a mixture of lectures, discussions, and research presentations. Topics incorporate how roots and the rhizosphere respond to the environment including soil heteogeneity, abiotic stress, and herbivory.
Outcome 1: Discuss classic topics in root research.
Outcome 2: Critique recent literature in root ecology.
Outcome 3: Explain the interaction of roots with their environment.
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HORT 6251 - [Advanced Postharvest Biology: Postharvest Physiology]
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit.
Prerequisite: HORT 4250 or permission of instructor. 12 lectures.
S. Gan.
Emphasizes the physiological and biochemical aspects of growth and maturation, ripening, and senescence of harvested horticulture plant parts.
Outcome 1: Able to review and critique recent research/review articles concerning biochemical, physical, and/or physiological changes that occur in harvested or senescing plants or their parts.
Outcome 2: Compare normal/preharvest biochemical and physiological processes.
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HORT 6252 - [Advanced Postharvest Biology: Plant Senescence]
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit.
Prerequisite: HORT 4250 or permission of instructor. 12 lectures.
S. Gan.
Introduces molecular, genetics, and genomics approaches in plant senescence and postharvest research. Topics include gene expression, regulation, and function associated with physiological and biochemical changes in senescing, maturing, and/or ripening plants or parts. Genetic manipulation of senescence/ripening processes are also discussed.
Outcome 1: Able to review current research and development in plant senescence. The emphasis will be on the molecular aspects of senescence although the physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, ecology, and the evolution of senescence.
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HORT 6253 - [Advanced Postharvest Biology: Postharvest Technology]
Spring. Next offered 2015-2016. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit.
Prerequisite: HORT 4250 or permission of instructor. 12 lectures.
C. Watkins.
Emphasizes advanced existing and emerging technology and practice for handling, monitoring, and storage of horticultural crops after harvest.
Outcome 1: Able to review current research and development in postharvest technologies. The emphasis is on description and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of existing technologies in terms of product quality.
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HORT 6350 - Tools for Thought
Fall. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Graduate standing required.
T. H. Whitlow.
Discusses readings from Kuhn, Waddington, Wilson, Lewontin, and others emphasizing application of the philosophy of science to the real-world practices of scientists.
Outcome 1: Students will become familiar with some of the major 20th century themes in the philosophy of science.
Outcome 2: Students will have a heightened awareness of the standards of scientific ethics.
Outcome 3: Students will develop a sense of epistemological grounding for their own research.
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HORT 6940 - Special Topics in Horticulture
Fall or spring. 1-4 credits, variable.
Staff.
The department teaches “trial” courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester and are advertised by the department before the semester starts. Courses offered under the number will be approved by the department curriculum committees, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
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HORT 6970 - Graduate Individual Study in Horticulture
Fall or spring. 1-6 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required.
Staff.
Graduate individual study in horticultural sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members.
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HORT 7000 - Graduate Teaching Experience
Fall or spring. 1-4 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates should enroll in HORT 4980 .
Staff.
Designed to give graduate students teaching experience through involvement in planning and teaching courses under the supervision of departmental faculty members. May include leading discussion sections; preparing, assisting in, or teaching lectures and laboratories; and tutoring.
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HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science
Fall or spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S-U grades only.
Staff.
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HORT 9900 - Thesis Research, Doctor of Philosophy
Fall or spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S-U grades only.
Staff.
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