Sustainable Horticultural Production Option
This option is available within the Horticulture major at the following location:
- Corvallis
As a student focusing on the Sustainable Horticultural Production option at Oregon State University, you will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to manage integrated and organic fruit, berry, vegetable, nursery and/or greenhouse production systems. You will gain knowledge and experience in integrated pest management, plant propagation, plant nutrition, soil science, ecology, economics and business.
Recent graduates who have focused on Sustainable Horticultural Production have become plant breeders, started small farms, worked as field scouts and crop advisors, managed retail gardens and nurseries, and gone to graduate school.
Active Learning
As a student studying Sustainable Horticultural Production, you'll spend time in our greenhouses and out in the field, studying the best production methods. The Department of Horticulture encourages students to get out of the classroom and take a hands-on approach to learning so that they become proficient in the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their horticultural career.
Option Code: 798
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Find, interpret and integrate data and theory from horticultural systems and sciences, and related disciplines.
- Assess horticultural systems, diagnose horticultural problems and recommend solutions, and create novel systems based on data and theory from horticultural sciences and related disciplines.
- Comprehend and demonstrate how horticultural sciences integrate with contemporary social, economic, political and environmental issues.
- Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Materials | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 5-8 | |
| PLANT STRUCTURE | ||
| PLANT SYSTEMATICS | ||
| ^FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE WORLD | ||
| FLORA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | ||
| CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY | ||
| DENDROLOGY | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS I: DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS AND CONIFERS | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS II: SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS | ||
| TEMPERATE TREE FRUIT, BERRIES, GRAPES, AND NUTS | ||
| HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS | ||
| SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS | ||
| Ecology | ||
| HORT 318 | ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| Technology | ||
| HORT 312 | PLANT PROPAGATION LABORATORY | 1 |
| HORT 414/CROP 414 | PRECISION AGRICULTURE | 4 |
| Horticultural Communication | ||
| HORT 318 | ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| HORT 407 | SEMINAR | 1 |
| HORT 411 | HORTICULTURE BOOK CLUB | 1 |
| Capstone | ||
| HORT 480/CROP 480 | CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Horticultural Production | ||
| HORT 300/CROP 300 | CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | 4 |
| HORT 360 | IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE | 4 |
| PBG 430 | PLANT GENETICS | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | ||
| FLORICULTURE AND GREENHOUSE SYSTEMS | ||
| PLANT NURSERY SYSTEMS | ||
| GRAPEVINE GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF VINEYARD PRODUCTION | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF BERRY CROPS | ||
| Horticultural Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following courses or additional courses from the Horticultural Production list above: | 9-12 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF OREGON CROPPING SYSTEMS | ||
| HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE | ||
| HERBS, SPICES, AND MEDICINAL PLANTS | ||
| INSECT AGROECOLOGY | ||
| SEED BIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Introduction to Organic Certification) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT TISSUE CULTURE and PLANT TISSUE CULTURE LABORATORY | ||
| PLANT BREEDING | ||
| NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Soil Management for Organic Production) | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| Business Management | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | ||
| ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | ||
| FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Government and Policy | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *GLOBAL POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | ||
| MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | ||
| CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES | ||
| SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| *STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| Total Credits | 51-60 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
Students are encouraged, but not required, to select Bacc Core Synthesis courses which reflect Ecology and Sustainable Ecosystems. List available from advisor. Each course must be from a different department.
Option Code: 798