Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
This program of study leading to a degree gives the student a basic landscape/horticulture education the first year. The second year focuses on landscape design and landscape construction. The design area will include courses in drafting and graphics, residential design, estimating, presentation techniques and computer drafting. The construction area includes courses in blueprint reading, estimating, surveying, landscape installation and specialized hardscape construction.
Award Outcomes
Identify plants and recommended uses
Operate landscape equipment safely and efficiently
Use hand tools safely and efficiently
Interpret blueprints and landscape plans
Measure a residential property
Design a master plan for a residential property
Complete working drawings with details for a residential property
Create complete landscape plans using CAD software
Construct landscape elements from plans and detail drawings
Layout landscape plans in the field
Demonstrate presentation techniques for landscape plans
Diagnose insect and disease problems of landscape plans
Calculate material quantities from plans
Determine and set grades and elevations in field
Communicate effectively with staff and clients
Analyze customer needs and recommend solutions
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
Second Semester
| LNDC1151 | Insects and Diseases of Landscape Plants | 3 |
| LNDC1190 | Woody Plants II - Shrubs | 4 |
| LNDC1235 | Landscape Operations | 2 |
| LNDC2110 | Introduction to Landscape Construction | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 5 |
Summer Semester
| LNDC2241 | Landscape Equipment Operation | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Third Semester
| LNDC2120 | Landscape Construction I | 4 |
| LNDC2160 | Sustainable Landscape Design I | 4 |
| LNDC2271 | Landscape Computer Design and Applications I | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 1 | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| LNDC2131 | Landscape Construction II | 3 |
| LNDC2171 | Sustainable Landscape Design II | 3 |
| LNDC2280 | Landscape Computer Design and Applications II | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 2 | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 5 | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Recommended:
| LNDC1141 | Nursery Propagation and Production | 3 |
| LNDC1160 | Greenhouse Infrastructure Technology | 2 |
| LNDC1166 | Sustainable Food and Plant Production - Fall | 3 |
| LNDC1176 | Sustainable Food and Plant Production - Winter | 3 |
| LNDC1187 | Sustainable Food and Plant Production - Summer | 2 |
| LNDC1220 | Integrated Pest Management | 2 |
| LNDC1250 | Bedding Plant Production | 3 |
| LNDC1300 | Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants | 2 |
| LNDC1315 | Minnesota Native Plants and Communities | 4 |
| LNDC1900 | Specialized Lab | 1 - 4 |
| LNDC2210 | Tropical Plants and Their Uses | 2 |
| LNDC2261 | Professional Gardening | 3 |
| LNDC2335 | Landscape Construction Internship | 1 - 4 |
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
General Education Electives
Choose credits from Hennepin Technical College’s Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) general education courses.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 1
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 2
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 5
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
Graduation (72 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
3/2/2023 : BP 6104 / EP