Environmental Horticulture

minor

The Environmental Horticulture minor helps students who seek employment opportunities associated with plant science, landscape, and nursery horticulture. The minor enables students to focus on a specialization area or to sample courses from other areas of environmental horticulture. Degree-seeking students at off-campus locations can also complete this minor.

About this Program

Department Information

The Environmental Horticulture Department is a team of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to improving the human environment and protecting the natural landscape through the use of plants. Florida’s climatic diversity and the facilities at UF provide opportunities for cutting-edge research in plant breeding and biotechnology, nursery crop production, landscape management, water management, restoration and conservation, and other disciplines.
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CONTACT

Email | 352.392.1831

P.O. Box 110670
2550 Hull Road, Rm. 1549
W.M. FIFIELD HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-0670
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 Curriculum

Related Programs

Specific courses for the minor must be approved in writing by the academic advisor and the undergraduate coordinator at least one semester before graduation.

Required Courses

ORH 3513CEnvironmental Plant Identification and Use3
Select at least two:6-8
EVR 3323
Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration
ORH 3253C
Introductory Nursery Management
ORH 3773
& 3773L
Public Gardens
and Public Gardens Laboratory
ORH 4236C
Ornamental Landscape Management
ORH 4804
& 4804L
Annual and Perennial Gardening
and Annual and Perennial Gardening Laboratory
PLS 3223
& 3223L
Plant Propagation
and Plant Propagation Laboratory
Select one:4-6
PLS 4242C
Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops
Any ORH course offered at a UF campus to complete 15 minimum credits