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Landscape Contracting
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Note: Core courses require a minimum grade of "C" to meet Stockbridge School degree requirements.
Semester 1
Plants in Landscape
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.
4
Fall
Semester 1
Core
Introduction to Landscape Design
The landscape media of plants, land forms, structures, and water. Graphic techniques, including modeling, drafting, and plan and cross-section drawings initiated. Examination of built landscape designs in the field and on paper. Landscape Contracting majors only.
4
Fall
Semester 1
Core
First Year Seminar
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.
1
Fall
Semester 1
Soils
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.
4
Fall
Semester 1
Introductory Botany
Structure, function, and reproduction of plants; emphasis on the flowering plants.
4
Fall
Semester 1
Semester 2
Planting Design
With lab. In preparation for cooperative internship, the programming for such horticultural practices as pruning, planting, winter protection, and pest control in gardens and nurseries. Seven-week course. Prerequisites: ENVIRDES 335 and LANDCONT 112.
3
Spring
Semester 2
Core
Landscape Drafting
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.
2
Spring
Semester 2
Landscape Contracting Internship
Required of all students majoring in Landscape Contracting. Five month (April-August) internship in the specific field of study. Submission of reports and collections required.
4
Spring
Semester 2
Core
Insects and Related Forms
With lab. Introduction to insect recognition, development, damage, and control. Seven-week course.
2
Spring
Semester 2
Horticultural Plant Pathology
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.
2
Spring
Semester 2
Semester 3
Land Form
With lab. Practice in use of simple surveying instruments such as tapes, compasses, and levels for measurement of land surfaces. Methods of grading and graphic representations of land form (contours and profiles) explored. Landscape Contracting majors only.
4
Fall
Semester 3
Core
Based on Placement Exam Score
This is a placeholder for math requirement (MATH 100/101/104).
2-3
Semester 3
Principles of Arboriculture
The use and maintenance of trees in the urban environment from both a private and government perspective.
3
Fall
Semester 3
NRC 232 OR PLSOILIN 230
Insects of Ornamentals
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.
3
Fall
Semester 3
Horticulture Pathology Lab
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.
2
Fall
Semester 3
Introductory Turfgrass Management
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).
4
Fall
Semester 3
NRC 232 OR STOCKSCH 230
Semester 4
English Composition
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.
3
Fall, Spring
Semester 4
Construction Materials
Introduction to materials used in landscape construction, their design potential and limitations. Design details and construction methods discussed.
3
Spring
Semester 4
Core
Construction Materials Practicum
Uses of brick, stone, concrete, wood, and other landscape media are examined.
1
Spring
Semester 4
Business Concepts of Landscape Contracting
The varied aspects of running a small landscape contracting business.
3
Spring
Semester 4
Core
Small Property Design
Using models, students employ the landscape media of land, plants, structures, and water to create landscape space. Real situations with local clients designed. Techniques of interviewing, photographing, site analysis, and design explored. Prerequisite: LANDCONT 104.
4
Spring
Semester 4
Core
Herbaceous Plants
Study and identification of herbaceous plants; their uses as ornamental plants for home, park, and business.
3
Spring
Semester 4