Program Overview

Agribusiness: Horticulture & Cannabis

The Agribusiness: Horticulture & Cannabis program is a Bachelor's Degree offered by the College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, Department of Agriculture.

Degree Type

• Bachelor's Degree

Program Type

• Undergraduate

Location

• Main Campus - Cape

Description

This program provides students with experience in ornamentals, fruits and vegetable production, turf and golf maintenance, landscape design and maintenance, viticulture, nursery production, greenhouse management, and other areas. Students also take a variety of business courses, preparing them to run a business.

Career Options

• Greenhouse Owner/Manager
• Orchard Owner/Manager
• Farm Owner/Manager
• Vineyard Owner/Manager
• Landscape Designer/Installer
• Plant Propagator/Breeder
• Sports Field Manager
• Extension Agent/Plant Inspector
• Food Production & Safety Manager
• Nursery Owner/Manager
• Urban Forester
• Hydroponics Operations Manager
• Product/Sales Representative
• Bank Finance Officer
• Research Technician
• Winemaker

What You'll Study

As a horticulture and cannabis major, students will be prepared for green jobs that include sustainable food horticulture to greenhouse management and more. The program requires a minimum of 120 credit hours, the General Education program, and 39 senior division hours (300-599).

Required Courses

• AG111 Agribusiness Orientation (1)
• AG140 Communicating in Agriculture (3)
• AG208 Agriculture Bus Data Analysis (3)
• AG245 Agricultural Economics (3)
• AG250 Agribusiness Management (3)
• AG334 Agribusiness Finance (3)
• AG340 Agriculture Safety (3)
• AG355 Agriculture Seminar (2)
• AG447 Marketing Agricultural Products (3)
• AG470 Agribusiness Sales (3)
• AO120 Plant Science (3)
• AO125 Plant Science Lab (1)
• AY101 Animal Science (3)
• HO110 Introduction to Horticulture (3)

Additional Requirements

• CH181/184 Basic Principles of Chemistry and Lab (4) or CH184/185 General Chemistry I and Lab (4)
• MA116 Precalculus A (3) or MA155 Statistical Reasoning (3)

Horticulture & Cannabis Option

• AO215 Soils (3)
• HO232 Production & Use of Hemp (3)

Horticulture Focus

• HO215 Practical Horticulture Experiences (1)
• HO225 Identification and Use of Deciduous Plants (2)
• HO235 Identification and Use of Evergreen Plants (2)
• HO245 Identification and Use of Interiorscape and Tropical Plants (2)
• HO255 Identification and Use of Annual and Perennial Plants (2)

Cannabis Focus

• CH186/187 General Chemistry II and Lab (4)
• CH341/342 Foundations of Organic Chemistry and Lab (5)
• CH343/344 Advanced Organic Chemistry and Lab (5)

General Education Requirements

Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in the major program.

• Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 hours
• Constitution Requirement 3 hours
• Written Communication 6 hours
• Oral Communication 3 hours
• Natural Sciences 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
• Mathematics 3 hours
• Humanities & Fine Arts 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
• Additional requirements 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
• Civics examination

Four-Year Sample Plan

The plan outlines the courses to be taken each semester for four years.

Tuition and Financial Aid

The cost of the program can be calculated, and financial aid is available. The Department of Agriculture offers about $650,000 in scholarships to students.

Related Programs

• Agribusiness: Agriculture Industry
• Agribusiness: Plant and Soil Science
• Environmental Science: Biogeotechnology