Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Major
The Major Program
Students majoring in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry learn how plants improve the environment and the quality of our lives. The focus of the major is on the biological and physical concepts and horticultural principles of plant production, management of plants and plant ecosystems in landscape settings and sociological aspects of plant/people interactions in the urban environment. Plants are used to revegetate and restore disturbed landscapes, control erosion and reduce energy and water consumption. The ornamental use of plants to improve the aesthetic quality of urban and rural landscapes, recreational areas, interiorscapes and commercial sites is an important aspect of this major. Areas of Specialization within the major: Urban Forestry, Floriculture/Nursery, Landscape Management/Turf and Plant Biodiversity/Restoration.
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Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry is a diverse field including Ornamental Horticulture, Landscape Horticulture, Floriculture, Nursery Management, Plant Biodiversity, and Urban Forestry. Students can study greenhouse and nursery crop production, postharvest handling of cut flowers and foliage plants, landscape tree maintenance, turf management, plant propagation, and restoration of plant communities in disturbed sites. Courses are also offered in other departments on campus (e.g. Landscape Architecture, Plant Pathology, Entomology) to complete and broaden the student's education. The field offers career opportunities for students who have sophisticated training in the development and management of landscape resources that range from production nurseries to arboreta, private resorts, public parks, and natural reserves. Graduates from this program are considered to highly qualified and are valued in the industry for their broad background and flexibility to adapt to a changing environment.
The Department of Plant Sciences has excellent facilities for teaching and research. In addition to providing students with access to our research laboratories, our teaching facilities include a herbarium, a computer laboratory, computer-controlled greenhouses, an outdoor nursery and extensive landscape plantings. The Department has close ties to the USDA's Center for Urban Forest Research and the UC Davis Arboretum, which serves as an outdoor laboratory for plant identification and landscape usage of ornamental plants.
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The Bachelor of Science degree from UC Davis provides the student with the necessary background to understand and apply the concepts, principles, and methods of plant biology, ecology, and genetics. The "principles" approach to our courses prepares the student to understand, investigate and solve challenging problems.
Students graduating with a major in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry will:
- possess a basic knowledge of the principles and practices of plant growth, development, production and utilization.
- possess an understanding of environmental planning and landscape management processes involving plants and people in urban and natural settings.
- possess a basic understanding of the interrelationships among the various components of the managed landscape ecosystem, including plants, people, animals, soil, water, air, and microorganisms.
Internships
Students are encouraged to develop internships on- or off-campus to augment their activities in the classroom and laboratory. Internships are available with the Department's greenhouse facility, the UC Davis Arboretum, landscape designers, government agencies, restoration consultants or regional nurseries.
Students' Post-Graduate Opportunities
Students completing a BS in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry may go on to graduate programs including: Landscape Ecology, Plant Biology, Environmental Biology and Resource Management
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Major in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry
B.S. Major Requirements (2006-2008 Catalog Year)
Equivalent or more comprehensive courses may be accepted, with adviser's approval. The number of units for each course is shown in parentheses.
University Requirements
English Composition Requirement; see catalog (0-8 units)
General Education Requirement; see catalog (6-24 units)
Unit Requirement: minimum of 180 units
Preparatory Subject Matter (63-70 units)
ENH 1 (3) - Introduction to Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry (Fall)
ENH 6 (4) - Introduction to Environmental Plants (Fall)
LDA 30 (4) - History of Landscape Architecture (Winter)
BIS 1A, 1B, 1C (5, 5, 5) - Introductory Biology
CHE 2A, 2B (5, 5) - General Chemistry
PHY 1A, 1B (3, 3) - Principles of Physics (Fall, Winter)
ESP 1 (4) - Environmental Analysis (Winter)
OR ESP 10 (3) Current Issues in the Environment (Fall)
AMR/PLS 21 (3) - Application of Microcomputers in Agriculture
MAT 16A (3) - Short Calculus
OR STA 13 (4) - Elementary Statistics
Lower Division Restricted Electives In consultation with your adviser, select four classes -- two lower division Resource Sciences and two lower division Social Sciences/Humanities
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Depth Subject Matter (32-37 units)
ENH 102 (4) - Physiological Principles in Environmental Horticulture (Fall)
PLB 171 (4) - Plant Propagation (Spring)
SSC 100 (5) - Principles of Soil Science (Fall)
ENH 192 (at least 3 units) - Internship
Plant Systematics (take 1 of the following)
ENH 105 (4) - Taxonomy and Ecology of Ornamental Plants (Spring)
PLB 102 (5) - California Floristics (Spring)
PLB 108 (5) - Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants (Spring)
Upper Division Restricted Electives In consultation with your adviser, select four classes -- two upper division Resource Sciences and two upper division Social Sciences/Humanities
Areas of Specialization (21-32 units)
Note: Courses taken to satisfy Depth Subject Matter requirements
may not be used to satisfy Specialization requirements.
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Urban Forestry Option (27 Units)
ENH 100 (4) - Urban Forestry (Fall)
ENH 101 (2) - Trees of the Urban Forest (Fall)
ENH 130 (4) - Turfgrass and Amenity Grassland Utilization and Management (Spring)
ENH 133 (4) - Woody Plants in the Landscape (Winter)
ENT 110 (5) - Arthropod Pest Management (Winter)
PLB 147 (4) - Survey of Plant Communities of California (Spring)
PLP 120 (4) - Introduction to Plant Pathology (Fall, Spring)
Floriculture/Nursery Option (27 Units)
ENH 120 (3) - Management of Container Soils (Fall)
ENH 125 (5) - Greenhouse and Nursery Production (Winter)
ABT 165 (2) - Irrigation Practices for an Urban Environment (Spring)
ENT 110 (5) - Arthropod Pest Management (Winter)
ENT 135 (4) - Introduction to Biological Control (Fall)
PLB 142 (4) - Ecology of Crop Systems (Winter)
PLP 120 (4) - Introduction to Plant Pathology (Fall, Winter)
Landscape Management/Turf Option (27 Units)
Management (Spring)
ENH 133 (4) - Woody Plants in the Landscape (Winter)
ABT 165 (2) - Irrigation Practices for an Urban Environment (Spring)
ENT 110 (5) - Arthropod Pest Management (Winter)
EVE/PLB 117 (4) - Plant Ecology (Fall)
PLP 120 (4) - Introduction to Plant Pathology (Fall, Spring)
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Plant Biodiversity/Restoration Option (21-32 units)
A. Restoration and Management (take 2 of the following)
AMR/PLS 130 (3) - Rangelands: Ecology, Conservation & Restoration (Winter, even years)
AMR/PLS 150 (4) - Cropping Systems of the World (Winter)
ENH 160/160L (3/1) - Restoration Ecology (Spring)
ERS 141 (4) - Fire Ecology (Winter)
ESP 155L (3) - Wetland Ecology Lab (Fall)
LDA 180F (2) - Landscape Ecology (Winter, not every year)
SSC 112 (3) - Soil Ecology (Fall)
WFC 155 (4) - Habitat Conservation and Restoration (Winter)
B. Plant Systematics and Ecology (take 3 of the following)
ENH/ERS/PLB 144 (4) - Trees & Forests (Fall)
ERS 173 (4) - Humans and Vegetation Change (Winter)
ESP 155 (4) - Wetlands Ecology
EVE/PLB 117 (4) - Plant Ecology (Fall)
PLB 102 (5) - California Floristics (Spring)
PLB 108 (5) - Systematics and Evolution of Angiosperms (Spring)
PLB 119 (3) - Population Biology of Weeds (Spring)
PLB 147 (4) - Survey of Plant Communities of California (Spring)
PLB 176 (3) - Intro to Weed Science (Winter)
WFC 156 (4) - Plant Geography and Conservation (Spring, even years)
WFC 157 (4) - Coastal Ecosystems (Spring, odd years)
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C. Plant Evolution (take 1 of the following)
ENH 150 (3) - Genetics and Plant Conservation: The Biodiversity Crisis (Spring)
EVE 100 (4) - Introduction to Evolution
PLB 116 (5) - Plant Morphology and Evolution (Winter)
D. Biotic Diversity (take 1 of the following)
ENT 103 (3) - Insect Systematics (Spring)
ENT 107 (5) - California Insect Diversity (Spring, odd years)
ENT 110 (5) - Arthropod Pest Management (Winter)
PLP 120 (4) - Introduction to Plant Pathology (Fall, Spring)
SSC 112 (3) - Soil Ecology (Fall)
Updated 5/18/06
For questions e-mail LFBROWN@UCDAVIS.EDU
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