For undergraduate curriculum in horticulture leading to the bachelor of science degree, see the curriculum of Horticulture . The horticulture curriculum is designed to permit commodity emphasis in general horticulture, landscape horticulture, greenhouse management, fruit production, vegetable production, nursery management, turfgrass science and management or horticultural communications and public education. Students considering graduate degrees should participate in the science option. Specialization options complete the educational goal by combining one of the above interest areas with those skills required in environmental horticulture, greenhouse management, fruit and vegetable production and management, nursery crop production and management, science option or turfgrass management.
Graduates possess the technical knowledge and skills to be a professional horticulturist.
They understand plant growth and development and the culture and management of horticultural crops. They are able to communicate clearly and work effectively with others in the many disciplines of horticulture. Graduates understand the ethical and environmental dimensions of problems and issues facing horticultural professionals. The rapidly expanding field of horticulture provides employment opportunities in nurseries, seed companies, interior landscaping firms, greenhouses, garden centers, conservatories, public gardens and arboreta, orchards, food processing companies, or vegetable farms. The allied industries associated with horticulture provide employment in the areas of sales and management.