Career Studies Certificates
Floral Design
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Overview
Career Studies Certificate
PURPOSE: This program is intended primarily for students who
are seeking employment in the floral design business or who are
presently employed in this field and wish to upgrade or enhance
their skills. The program is also available for those who wish to
establish credentials to demonstrate their expertise for exhibiting
and judging.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Careers include serving as an
owner/operator of an independent florist business; a floral
department manager/staff in a supermarket or garden center;
and a floral designer in partnership with a caterer, wedding
coordinator, or corporate client. There is also tremendous
growth in production, sale, and display of cut flowers at farmers’
markets.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: General college curricular
admission
PROGRAM NOTES: Students need good manual dexterity skills to
fulfill job requirements in almost all applications of floral design
training. In addition, an eye for color and an appreciation for
design elements are very helpful.
All courses required for completion of this certificate can be
applied to the AAS degree in Horticulture Technology.
COURSE
TITLE
LEC. LAB. CRS.
HRS. HRS. CRE.
HRT 260
Introduction to Floral Design
2
2
3
HRT 266
Advanced Floral Design
2
2
3
HRT 268
Advanced Floral Design
Applications
2
2
3
HRT 110
Principles of Horticulture
3
0
3
Approved General Education
Elective
3
0
3
12
6
15
1
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TOTAL
Total Minimum Credits for Career Studies Certificate
in Floral Design
15
03.13.15
1
A list of approved general education electives (humanities/
fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, mathematics, science, and
personal wellness) is provided in the General Education section
of the catalog under Curriculum Planning and Design. Students
may also take ENG 111.
Course Description
HORTICULTURE
HRT 106 Practical Horticulture (1 cr.)
Provides practical experience in landscape construction equipment
operations and maintenance. Laboratory 2 hours per week.
HRT 110 Principles of Horticulture (3 cr.)
Introduces concepts of plant growth and development. Covers
horticultural practices, crops, and environmental factors affecting plant
growth. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 115 Plant Propagation (3 cr.)
Teaches principles and practices of plant propagation. Examines
commercial and home practices. Provides experience in techniques using
seed-spores, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, and division. Lecture 2
hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 119 Irrigation Systems for Turf and Ornamentals (3 cr.)
Explains why, when, and how irrigation systems are used by the grounds
management industry. Includes component selection, system design,
installation, operation, and maintenance. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2
hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 120 History of Garden Design (3 cr.)
Studies the development of gardens as they chronicle the development
of civilization. Introduces the periods, in both Europe and North America,
beginning with settlement and on through industrial development and
land and space utilization to current environmental concerns. Explores
physical and cultural influences on garden design and utilization. Lecture
3 hours per week.
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HRT 121 Greenhouse Crop Production I (3 cr.)
Examines commercial practices related to production of floriculture
crops. Considers production requirements, environmental control and
management, and cultural techniques affecting production of seasonal
crops. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Projects for the Home and Garden (3 cr.)
Provides students an opportunity to apply basic knowledge of house
and garden projects. Includes the selection and correct use of tools
and equipment and practical hands-on installation instruction using the
campus site as project models. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 122 Greenhouse Crop Production II (3 cr.)
Continues commercial practices related to production of floriculture
crops. Considers production requirements, environmental control and
management, and cultural techniques. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2
hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Tree and Shrub Propagation (2 cr.)
Introduces propagation methods of select trees and shrubs. Examines
sexual and asexual methods and the environmental requirements for
each. Lecture 2 hours per week.
HRT 125 Chemicals in Horticulture (3 cr.)
Emphasizes basic chemical principles and their application to horticulture.
Introduces principles of inorganic and organic chemicals. Studies
chemical activities of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilizers, and
growth regulators. Provides students an opportunity to test for their
Commercial Pesticide Applicators License, administered by VDACS, at the
end of the course. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per
week.
HRT 126 Home Landscaping (3 cr.)
Studies current approaches to improving home landscapes. Emphasizes
planning, proper implementation, and landscape maintenance. Lecture 3
hours per week.
HRT 127 Horticultural Botany (3 cr.)
Studies taxonomy, anatomy, morphology, physiology, and genetics of
plants as applied to identification, propagation, and culture. Lecture 2
hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 130 Introduction to Biointensive Mini-farming (3 cr.)
Familiarizes students, through lecture and demonstration, with smallscale food production by gardening. Covers the basics of composting and
organic vegetable gardening using biointensive methods. Lecture 3 hours
per week.
HRT 134 Four Season Food Production (3 cr.)
Familiarizes students with organic small-scale food production through
lecture and demonstration. Includes seed saving, cover crops, and
gardening planning. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 150 Theory of Landscape Design (3 cr.)
Presents the theoretical aspects of landscape planning and design. Uses
theory to analyze and solve design problems. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 190 Coordinated Internship in Horticulture (1 cr.)
Provides supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial,
or service firms in the horticulture industry coordinated by the college.
Laboratory 5 hours per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Alternative Food Crops and Production
Methods (3 cr.)
Introduces students to alternative methods and crop choices for growing
their own food or growing for market. Provides students the opportunity
to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully replicate
class projects at their homes or businesses. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Annuals (1 cr.)
Considers annuals used in the landscape. Includes site selection and
evaluation for annual culture under various environmental conditions,
taxonomic identification, and control of insects and diseases. Lecture 1
hour per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Hydroponics (3 cr.)
Introduces students to the general knowledge of water and nutrient
relationships as they relate to soilless media. Examines plant/water
relationships and optimum nutrition. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 195 Topics in Horticulture: Tree and Shrub Pruning (1 cr.)
Introduces the proper methods of pruning for trees and shrubs. Examines
proper tool selection, safety, sanitation, and timing of pruning. Lecture 1
hour per week.
HRT 199 Training for Commercial Pesticide Application (3 cr.)
Introduces students to the principles and practices for safe pesticide
usage as required by law in the state of Virginia. Students will participate
in hands-on calibration exercises; take home label exercises; calibration
math exercises; classroom lecture and discussion; and two tests. This
course is usually taught as a Dynamic Course, meeting for 7 hours once a
week for 7 weeks. Lecture 3 hours.
HRT 201 Landscape Plant Materials I (3 cr.)
Studies landscape use of plants. Considers ornamental value, growth
habit, identification, and limitations. Focuses on trees and shrubs. Part I of
II. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 202 Landscape Plant Materials II (3 cr.)
Studies landscape use of plants. Considers ornamental value, growth
habit, identification, and limitations. Focuses on trees and shrubs. Part II
of II. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 205 Soils (3 cr.)
Teaches theoretical and practical aspects of soils and other growing
media. Examines media components, chemical and physical properties,
and soil organisms. Discusses management and conservation. Lecture 2
hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 225 Nursery and Garden Center Management (3 cr.)
Covers aspects of nursery management, including culture, plant handling,
and facilities layout. Discusses aspects of garden center management,
including planning and layout, purchasing, product selection, marketing,
merchandising, and display. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4
hours per week.
HRT 226 Greenhouse Management (3 cr.)
Discusses the theoretical and applied practices of managing a
greenhouse facility. Emphasizes greenhouse construction and design,
environmental control, energy conservation, and related topics. Lecture 2
hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 227 Professional Landscape Management (3 cr.)
Focuses on basic practices and techniques involving landscape
management. Includes development of a year-round management
calendar and preparation of bid and contract proposals. Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 231 Planting Design I (3 cr.)
Applies landscape theory and principles of drawing to the planning of
residential and small-scale commercial landscape designs. Lecture 2
hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 232 Planting Design II (3 cr.)
Applies landscape theory and principles of drawing to the planning of
large-scale landscape designs. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total
4 hours per week.
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HRT 235 Landscape Drawing (3 cr.)
Teaches students the use of drafting equipment. Emphasizes drawing
techniques and use of media. Includes hardline and freestyle landscape
drawing. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 238 Growing for Market Mini-farming (3 cr.)
Focuses on development of a marketing plan for mini-farm items offered
for sale to the public, retail, and wholesale. Includes hands-on experience
in double-digging, planting, crop testing, and utilization of compost.
Prerequisite: HRT 130 or permission of instructor. Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 239 Complete Diet Mini-farming (3 cr.)
Considers biointensive methods by which food can be grown for personal
or family consumption, emphasizing high nutritional yield in relatively
small areas. Focuses on the development of a garden plan that includes
vegetable and root crops and grains used for food and composting.
Prerequisite: HRT 130 or permission of instructor. Lecture 3 hours per
week.
HRT 244 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) for Landscape
Designers (3 cr.)
Provides instruction in the use of computer-aided drafting and design
software for developing landscape plans and supporting information for
drawings, such as dimension and area calculations. Prerequisite: HRT
231 or program head approval. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: HRT 232 or
permission of instructor. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 249 Perennial Plants (3 cr.)
Considers the perennial plants used in the landscape. Includes site
selection and evaluation for perennial culture, perennial plant selection,
perennial culture under various environmental conditions, taxonomic
identification, and control of insects and diseases. Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 259 Arboriculture (3 cr.)
Studies the techniques of tree care. Covers surgery, pruning, insect and
disease recognition and control, fertilization, cabling, and lightning rod
installation. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 260 Introduction to Floral Design (3 cr.)
Teaches skills required for the composition of basic table arrangements.
Includes the history of design styles, identification of flowers and greens,
identification and use of equipment, and conditioning and handling of
flowers. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 266 Advanced Floral Design (3 cr.)
Teaches skills required for composition of traditional floral designs and
contemporary floral designs. Includes wedding, funeral, and special
occasion designs and the use of exotic florals to create arrangement
styles, such as Japanese, European, and Williamsburg. Prerequisite: HRT
260. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 268 Advanced Floral Design Applications (3 cr.)
Teaches skills required for the composition of large floral arrangements.
Includes wedding, funeral, and special occasion designs for the home
as well as public areas. Includes use of dried and silk flowers for special
occasions. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 269 Professional Turf Care (3 cr.)
Covers turfgrass identification, selection, culture, propagation, and pest
control. Surveys commercial turf care operations and use of common
equipment. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 275 Landscape Construction and Maintenance (3 cr.)
Examines practical applications of commercial landscape construction
techniques and materials used. Covers construction, planting, and
maintenance. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per
week.
HRT 285 Management of a Horticultural Business (3 cr.)
Studies the business and selling practices which relate to wholesale and
retail horticultural businesses, including garden centers, greenhouses,
nurseries, and flower shops. Examines planning and layout, suppliers,
merchandising, maintenance, and display of horticultural items.
Accounting and bookkeeping requirements, personnel management
and hiring practices will also be examined. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2
hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 290 Coordinated Internship in Horticulture (2 cr.)
Provides students an opportunity for on-the-job training in selected
business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college for a
total of 160 contact hours, regardless of the length of the term. Student
commitment is 160 hours regardless of the semester enrolled. Laboratory
10 hours per week (if a 16-week term).
HRT 295 Topics in Horticulture: Estate Gardens (3 cr.)
Introduces students to the diverse management and design processes
involved in developing and maintaining large residential or public
gardens. Covers in detail different design situations with a focus on
public accessibility, design elements, and maintenance considerations.
Addresses coordination and implementation of the various elements that
go into the creation and maintenance of large gardens. Lecture 3 hours
per week.
HRT 295 Topics in Horticulture: From Landscape Design to Installation
(3 cr.)
Provides students with opportunities to implement a landscape design.
Through lectures, demonstrations, and facility tours, students will be able
to successfully implement any landscape design. Lecture 3 hours per
week.
HRT 295 Topics in Horticulture: Principles of Four-Season Landscapes
(3 cr.)
Provides students with the knowledge base to create gardens and
landscapes with emphasis on each season. Covers the diverse range of
plants available for use in landscapes, including rare, unique, and new
plant varieties. Teaches proper plant nomenclature, cultural requirements,
site placement, and the ability to distinguish the different foliage, texture,
color, and habit of selected plants. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: (one of
the following courses) HRT 201, HRT 202, HRT 249, HRT 250, or program
head approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 295 Topics in Horticulture: Sports Turf Management (3 cr.)
Addresses the scientific principles for the establishment and maintenance
of intensely-managed turfgrass for golf courses and athletic fields.
Topics include seeding, sprigging, sodding, irrigation, fertilization, weed
identification and control, insect identification and control, fungus
identification and control, drainage, and mowing. Also covers critical
tasks for constructing recreational turfgrass facilities. Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 295 Topics in Horticulture: Sustainable Landscape Design (3 cr.)
Exposes students to the concept of "Sustainable Landscape Design" as
presented by the Sustainable Sites Initiative. Studies the Sustainable
Sites Initiative, which provides a strong foundation for understanding the
requirements as related to site design for LEED certification. Lecture 3
hours per week.
Faculty
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Name
Program
EmailPhone
David
Seward
Floral Design CSC
dseward@reynolds.edu
523-5946