Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
This program of study leading to a diploma 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 |
| MATH1007 | Math for the Trades | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 4 |
Third Semester
| LNDC2120 | Landscape Construction I | 4 |
| LNDC2160 | Sustainable Landscape Design I | 4 |
| COMM1050 | Communication in the Workplace - Deleted Summer 2022 | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| LNDC2131 | Landscape Construction II | 3 |
| LNDC2171 | Sustainable Landscape Design II | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 4 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Any Landscape and Horticulture Career (LNDC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Recommended:
| LNDC1141 | Nursery Propagation and Production | 3 |
| LNDC1220 | Integrated Pest Management | 2 |
| LNDC1900 | Specialized Lab | 1 - 4 |
| LNDC2210 | Tropical Plants and Their Uses | 2 |
| LNDC2261 | Professional Gardening | 3 |
| LNDC2271 | Landscape Computer Design and Applications I | 3 |
| LNDC2280 | Landscape Computer Design and Applications II | 3 |
| LNDC2335 | Landscape Construction Internship | 1 - 4 |
| LNDC2346 | Arboriculture Internship | 3 |
Choose a Total of: 10 Credits
General Education Electives
If a General Education course is required it may not be used as a General Education Elective.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) may also be used to meet General Education Elective requirements. A complete list of MnTC courses can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.
Choose a Total of: 4 Credits
Graduation (64 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
06/10/2022 : BP 6107 / EP