Landscape Horticulture

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

Learn to identify and care for annual and perennial flowering plants. 参观当地的花园和专业场所，研究植物和观察设计风格. Graphic skills used to create professional flower bed designs is also taught. 还包括在Gateway温室中种植一年生植物和多年生植物以及热带植物的实践经验.

Students examine the science and profession of horticulture, including its role and importance of throughout history, current trends, and careers. Learners will identify horticulture crops, crop use and interrelationships among the environment, plant growth, and plant development.

学习识别温室和景观中植物害虫的不同生命周期阶段，以及如何使用文化控制它们, physical and biological control methods. Learn about beneficial insects and how to use predators, parasites and pathogens to control insects and diseases of plants.

本课程旨在培养学生的分析推理能力和解决定量问题的能力. Topics to be covered may include: construction & interpretation of graphs; descriptive statistics; geometry & spatial visualizations; math of finance; functions and modeling; probability; and logic. Appropriate use of units and dimensions, estimates, mathematical notation, and available technology will be emphasized throughout the course.

Students will study physical, chemical and biological properties of soils. 将详细讨论土壤保持措施、植物营养和堆肥. Labs involve soil testing and soil improvement.

学生们将遵循国家可持续场地倡议制定的指导方针，学习如何提高城市景观的可持续性. Identifying soil conditions, capturing storm water, using native plants, composting, waste and energy management are concepts learned in this class. 学生们有机会分析自己的财产，找到提高可持续性的方法，同时减少化学投入和维护需求.

本课程旨在培养学习者在写作过程中各个方面的知识和技能. 策划，组织，写作，编辑和修改通过各种活动应用. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research, and format documents using standard guidelines. 个人将通过分析各种书面文件来培养批判性阅读技能.

Focuses on growing cut flowers, potted plants and foliage plants in a greenhouse. 提供使用设备种植/维护作物和解决问题的实践经验. Includes field trips to commercial greenhouse operations.

继续重视景观植物的鉴定和评价，重点是常绿景观材料.

Learn how to apply pesticides safely and legally. 本课程准备学生参加威斯康辛州农药喷洒员考试，并在课堂上进行认证考试. 任何在他人财产上使用化学品的人都必须获得该认证.

Structure and theory of the two and four cycle engines. 排除故障，存储，维护和维修的小型燃气发动机包括在内. 在使用和学习小功率设备操作手册的同时，也强调了操作人员的安全.

学生将学习蔬菜种植的方法，熟悉基本的一年生和多年生蔬菜, herbs and edible flowers. Organic growing methods, composting, pest and disease control, and self-sustaining gardening methods will be discussed in detail. Field trips to local market gardens will be included in the course.

Please complete 801-196 Oral/Interpersonal Communication or 801-198 Speech. This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

Work independently, or in small groups, with instructor and staff to gain in depth knowledge and experience in one of five program specialty areas; greenhouse growing , floral retailing and events, trial and display gardens, urban farm. Can also be used for internship with horticulture employer.

In this course, 学习者将研究建筑环境中景观特征的原则，重点是硬景观, low voltage lighting, and irrigation. 学习者练习动手构建、安装和排除问题. They explore industry techniques by interpreting drawings, analyzing manufacturers' specifications, as well as, identifying and allocating structural components. 学生探索建筑安全规范，他们将在其中工作的景观环境. Upon successful completion of the course, 学习者将能够创造旨在增强建筑环境的可持续特征.

Covers how to plan and draw a professional landscape design. Focuses on selecting correct plant material, proper placement, and uses of landscape construction elements. Practical design and drawing experience provided in lab.

Maintenance of industrial, public, institutional, and private grounds. Also covers operation and management of an ornamental nursery. Labs include pruning, balling and burlapping, procedures for preventing winter injury, and field trips.

Study of deciduous trees, shrubs, and vines grown for landscape use in residential and commercial settings. 检查环境要求，休眠特性和景观应用. Labs involve on-site identification of plant material.

In this course, 学习者将把他们的景观设计提升到一个新的水平，并使用3D建模软件为客户带来生活. 本课程旨在通过使用Dynsacape软件建立在高级景观设计中获得的技能. Learners will explore and learn how to analyze, design, and represent landscapes through SketchUp as 3D modeling software. Upon completion of this course, 学习者将能够整合先进的景观设计技能和技术，向客户或客户传达增强的演示文稿.

Simulated operation of horticulture industries utilizing principles of marketing, economics and office management. 包括在园艺业的每个分支中使用计算机的动手实践. Field trips and practice work are involved.

这门顶级课程将为园艺专业的学生提供机会，将在几堂课中创建的作品集元素整合成一个有凝聚力的专业作品集，以便在开始求职时使用. The portfolio will include samples of work, letters of reference, resume, 园艺资源和其他相关的职业搜索和就业信息, which can be used during employment interviews. Students will develop a high-quality professional portfolio as the final project.

景观设计的高级研究，以微调景观绘图技术. Course focuses on landscape construction methods, Japanese-style design principles, designing for energy conservation and how to attract wildlife. Labs include drawing plans and blueprinting.

本课程向学生介绍心理学的一些主要理论和主题, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

本课程探讨人类和群体的人际关系，以及由此产生的社会结构. It details the various social processes and concepts which shape human behavior, analyzing such phenomena as organizations, deviance, race and ethnic relations, population, urbanization, social change, and social movements. Religion, education, and the family are studied.