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Arboriculture and Community Forest Management
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Note: Core courses require a minimum grade of "C" to meet Stockbridge School degree requirements. .
Semester 1
Plants in Landscape
4
With lab. Introduction to 200 basic ornamental plants used in landscape architectural, horticultural, arboricultural, and other design uses; their identification, uses, and cultural requirements. Two weekly campus field trips. Workbook with sketches required.
Fall
Semester 1
Core
First Year Seminar
1
An overview course designed to provide students with information, opportunities, and skills to ease their transition into college and build a successful foundation necessary to reach their educational goals.
Fall
Semester 1
Arboricultural Field Techniques I
2
Principles of rigging, advanced rope techniques, and chainsaw applications for tree pruning and removal. Arboriculture and Community Forest Management majors only. Prerequisite: NRC 232 (may be taken concurrently).
Fall
Semester 1
Principles of Arboriculture
3
The use and maintenance of trees in the urban environment from both a private and government perspective.
Fall
Semester 1
Core
Soils
4
With lab. Interrelationship of soils and higher plants. Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Practical approach to current problems through basic soil principles. Prerequisite: some knowledge of chemistry.
Fall
Semester 1
Introductory Botany
4
Structure, function, and reproduction of plants; emphasis on the flowering plants.
Fall
Semester 1
Semester 2
Landscape Drafting
2
With lab. Drafting techniques necessary in landscape work, including lettering, line work, freehand sketching, scale drawings, plans, elevations, sections, profiles, composition, and rendering. Seven-week course.
Spring
Semester 2
Seminar in Arboriculture and Community Forestry
2
Review of various professional aspects of arboriculture and urban forestry. Arboriculture and Forestry majors only. Seven-week course.
Spring
Semester 2
Arboriculture Internship
4
Required of all students majoring in Arboriculture and Community Forest Management. Five month (April-August) internship for work experience in the field. Submission of reports and collections required.
Spring
Semester 2
Core
Arboricultural Field Techniques II
2
Continuation of FOREST 232. Arboriculture and Forestry majors only. Seven-week course. Prerequisite: FOREST 232.
Spring
Semester 2
Insects and Related Forms
2
With lab. Introduction to insect recognition, development, damage, and control. Seven-week course.
Spring
Semester 2
Horticultural Plant Pathology
2
Applied introduction to plant pathology in horticultural crops. Identification, description, and management of diseases in modern horticultural production. Chemical, biological, cultural, and genetic controls and their integration. Seven-week course. Prerequisite: PLSOILIN 102.
Spring
Semester 2
Core
Semester 3
Based on Placement Exam Score
2-3
This is a placeholder for math requirement (MATH 100/101/104).
Semester 3
Environment and Society
4
Conservation principles and their application to problems in soils, water, forests, wildlife, mineral, and general landscape resources; relationship of conservation to national and international environmental issues.
Fall
Semester 3
Core
OR NRC 305
Commercial Arboriculture
3
Fundamentals of owning/operating a tree care business. Basic cost accounting and estimating for pruning, fertilization, and support system installation. Importance of a company safety policy will be reviewed. Arboriculture and Community Forest Management seniors only.. Prerequisite: NRC 232.
Fall
Semester 3
Core
or NRC 100
Insects of Ornamentals
3
With lab. The recognition, biology, and control of major insect and mite pests attacking shade trees and woody ornamentals in the northeastern U.S. Emphasis on techniques and knowledge useful to the professional in tree care. Prerequisite: PLSOILIN 101.
Fall
Semester 3
Core
Horticulture Pathology Lab
2
With lab. A field laboratory on the diagnosis and management of the health problems of woody plants. Students learn to recognize the major plant diseases of trees and shrubs using plant materials on campus. Disease management options presented on an individual basis in a clinical context. Prerequisite: STOCKSCH 111.
Fall
Semester 3
Introductory Turfgrass Management
4
With lab. Basic principles of selecting and managing turfgrass for home lawns, parks, golf courses, and other turf areas. Topics include: climatic adaptation, grass identification, establishment practices, pest control, fertility, environmental stresses, etc. Prerequisites: STOCKSCH 102 and 105 (may be taken concurrently).
Fall
Semester 3
Semester 4
English Composition
3
ENGLWRIT 111 An entry-level course in writing designed for freshmen who, through their performance on the Placement Exam, demonstrate the need for intensive work in writing.
ENGLWRIT 112 An entry-level course in writing. Emphasis upon the writing process: prewriting, revising, editing. Minimum of six finished essays required. Prerequisite: satisfactory performance on the Placement Exam or in ENGLWRIT 111 Basic Writing.
Fall, Spring
Semester 4
Forests and People
3
Explores the unique values that forests have in our culture; key characteristics of forests in the Northeast and how and why they have changed through time; historical and contemporary leaders in forest conservation; sustainable forest management principles and practices; current forest use patterns and trends and the challenges and opportunities they present in the 21st century.
Spring
Semester 4
Community Forestry
3
Management principles of municipal and utility tree care, land use problems, tree laws and ordinances. Prerequisite: NRC 232.
Spring
Semester 4
Core