Minor - Requirements (2011-2013)
Crop Science
Designed for students majoring in related academic disciplines who desire careers in crop production or the associated industries. The minor offers a broad-based knowledge of the science and technology of agronomy and vegetable production, especially as practiced in California.
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | HCS 120 Principles of Horticulture/Crop Science | 4 |
| CRSC 244 Precision Farming | 4 | |
| VGSC 190 California Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| CRSC 203/VGSC 202 Enterprise Project | 2 | |
| BRAE 340 Irrigation Water Management | 4 | |
| Approved Electives | Select from the following: CRSC 333, CRSC 445; HCS 304, HCS 421; PPSC 311, PPSC 321 |
12 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
Fruit Science
The minor is designed for students majoring in related academic disciplines who desire to seek careers in fruit production or the associated industries. The minor offers a broad-based knowledge of the science and technology of fruit and nut production.
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | HCS 120 Principles of Horticulture/Crop Science | 4 |
| FRSC 132 Pomology I | 4 | |
| FRSC 133 PomologyII | 4 | |
| FRSC 342 Citrus and Avocado Fruit Production | 4 | |
| FRSC 202 Enterprise Project | 2 | |
| Approved electives | Select from the following: BRAE 340; BOT 323; CRSC 445; FRSC 402, HCS 329, HCS 421, PPSC 311, PPSC 321, PPSC 327 |
10 |
| TOTAL | 28 |
Landscape Horticulture Minor
The minor provides students with an understanding of the landscape horticultural industry and provides them basic skills to understand design, installation and maintenance of landscapes. Students develop knowledge of landscape plants and plant care as well as the basics of landscape contracting, including construction processes and materials used in the landscape industry. Students learn of the wide range of career opportunities in the industry. Depending on which electives are chosen, students also learn more advanced skills and concepts in the areas of design, plant care (both interior and exterior), and computer applications for design and presentation techniques.
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | EHS 123 Landscape Installation and Maintenance | 4 |
| EHS 126 Landscape Construction | 3 | |
| EHS 127 Introduction to Landscape Graphics | 4 | |
| EHS 230/231/232 Environmental Horticulture/Plant Materials I/Plant Materials II | 4 | |
| EHS 331 Landscape Contracting | 4 | |
| Approved Electives | Select from: EHS 301, EHS 315, EHS 324, EHS 343, EHS 381, EHS 421, EHS 422, EHS 434, EHS 437 |
11 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
Ornamental Plant Production Minor
The minor gives a student an understanding of the important ornamental crops grown in California, how they are propagated and grown, how we manipulate the environment to control the crop, and how they are harvested and handled after harvest. Ornamental plants are a multibillion dollar agricultural industry in California, and students majoring in Agricultural Business, Crop Science, or Fruit Science may well deal with ornamental plants as crops during their careers.
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | HCS 120 Principles of Horticulture/Crop Science | 4 |
| HCS 124 Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| EHS 245 Horticultural Production Techniques | 3 | |
| Approved Electives | At least 15 units must be at 300-400 level: EHS 210/231/232, EHS 310, EHS 315, EHS 324, EHS 341, EHS 342, EHS 424, HCS 327, HCS 340 |
19 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
Plant Protection Minor
This program emphasizes both plant protection and plant production. Within the plant protection field of study, the student is exposed to a broad range of pest management subjects including entomology, plant pathology, and weed control. Within the production area the student may emphasize fruit production, crop production, ornamental horticulture, or natural resource management.
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | BOT 323 Plant Pathology or BOT 324 Ornamental and Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PPSC 311 Agricultural Entomology | 4 | |
| PPSC 321 Weed Biology and Management | 4 | |
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Courses in area of emphasis | |
| Emphasis I: for Plant Production Majors |
For majors in: Agricultural and Environmental Plant Sciences, Crop Science, Fruit Science, Environmental Horticultural Science, Forestry and Natural Resources (Forestry Concentration), and Wine and Viticulture: PPSC 327, PPSC 405, PPSC 414, PPSC 421, PPSC 427, PPSC 431, PPSC 441, |
16 |
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Emphasis II: for Non- Plant Production Majors |
Select 12 units of specified agricultural production courses from the following: AG 360, AG 450; ASCI 112, ASCI 231, ASCI 311, ASCI 239; CRSC 123, 203, 244, 333, 402, 445; DSCI 121, 230, 333; EHS 123, EHS 210, EHS 230, EHS 231, EHS 232, EHS 245, EHS 310, EHS 324, EHS 341, EHS 342, EHS 343, EHS 381, EHS 382, EHS 421, EHS 424, EHS 433; FRSC 123, 132, 133, 202, 210, 230, 231, 331, 342, 402 HCS 110, 120, 124, 231, 340; NR 141, 260, 350, 365, 414, 503, 504; VGSC 190, VGSC 202, VGSC 230, VGSC 402, VGSC 423 Select one course (4 units) from: PPSC 327, PPSC 405, PPSC 414, PPSC 421, PPSC 427, PPSC 431, PPSC 441 |
16 |
| TOTAL | 28 |