Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
This program of study is for the student seeking a career in the plant production industry. Graduates in this program will have a strong knowledge and skills in greenhouse operation and management; plant production in a variety of ornamentals such as bedding plants, holiday plants (Easter Lilies, Poinsettias, etc.), and interior foliage plants. This degree will allow for advancement to supervisory and management positions.
Award Outcomes
Identify crops to be grown and their cultural needs.
Maintain crops.
Diagnose greenhouse pests using an IPM program.
Design a master plan for a business based on growing or selling crops.
Propagate woody and herbaceous plants sexually and asexually.
Operate greenhouse equipment efficiently.
Select pesticides and fertilizer formulations.
Calculate pesticide and fertilizer formulations.
Select proper media and amendments for plant crops.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of the greenhouse physical structure.
Select proper containers for crops.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of the environmental systems in the greenhouse.
Interpret soil and water tests.
Market crops.
Career Opportunities
Employment options include greenhouse production, plant propagation, greenhouse management and plant brokering.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
Second Semester
| LNDC1160 | Greenhouse Infrastructure Technology | 2 |
| LNDC1176 | Sustainable Food and Plant Production - Winter | 3 |
| LNDC1220 | Integrated Pest Management | 2 |
| LNDC1250 | Bedding Plant Production | 3 |
| LNDC2210 | Tropical Plants and Their Uses | 2 |
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 5 | 3 |
Summer Semester
| LNDC1187 | Sustainable Food and Plant Production - Summer | 2 |
| LNDC2261 | Professional Gardening | 3 |
Third Semester
| LNDC1141 | Nursery Propagation and Production | 3 |
| LNDC1202 | Herbaceous Plant Materials | 4 |
| LNDC1231 | Nursery Operations | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 4 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 2 | 3 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 4 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Choose a Total of: 8 Credits
General Education Electives
Hennepin Technical College's 2000-level general education courses meet the guideline of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).
Choose a Total of: 6 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 2
A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu. The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 5
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
Graduation (60 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
6/24/2019 : BP 6112 / EP