Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks

David Graper, Head
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory 201A
605-688-5136
fax: 605-688-4713
e-mail: sdsu.hflp@sdstate.edu

Faculty

Professor Graper, Head; Professors Ball, Fennell, Johnson, Maca, Schaefer, Schleicher, Stubbles; Professors Emeriti Collins, Peterson; Associate Professors Burrows, Fokken; Associate Professor Emeriti Johnson; Instructor James; Instructor Emeritus Evers; Adjunct Faculty Doolittle (PS), Shunguang (EROS).

Programs

The Department offers instruction leading to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree with majors in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, and Park and Recreation Management. Courses are offered in Horticulture (HO), Landscape Architecture (LA), Park Management (PR), and Park and Recreation Management (PRM). See the Course
Descriptions section of this catalog.

Horticulture (HO)
The Horticulture major is designed to prepare students for careers in nursery production, landscape, tree and turf management, garden center operation, greenhouse production, or for entry into research and graduate study in horticulture. Greenhouse facilities and extensive field plots in woody and herbaceous ornamentals, turf, fruit, and vegetables provide students with the opportunity to experience all aspects of plant production and management. Four areas of specialization are available:

1) Students interested in crop management and production technologies of greenhouse, nursery, turf, fruit, or vegetable crops
can tailor their program of studies using the Production Specialization curriculum.
2) Students interested in pursuing careers in managing nurseries, landscape maintenance, arboriculture, or garden center or greenhouse businesses should follow the Business Specialization curriculum.
3) Students interested in pursuing careers in food crop production and marketing should follow the Food Crops Specialization curriculum.
4) Students interested in pursuing careers in turf management should follow the Turfgrass Specialization curriculum.

Landscape Architecture (LA)
Landscape Architecture is the art of design, planning, and management of outdoor spaces for human use and habitation. Cultural and scientific knowledge are applied to the use and arrangement of natural and manmade elements with concern for resource conservation, stewardship, and the environment. Graduates work in a wide variety of areas in the landscape industry, as designers and planners in public and private practice, and as environmental designers and managers.

Park and Recreation Management (PRM)
Park and Recreation professionals are needed to meet recreation demands resulting from expanding populations, increased leisure time, greater mobility and changing social attitudes. The curriculum in Park and Recreation Management is designed to prepare students for professional positions in parks and outdoor recreation, and recreation programming and administration. A minor in Recreation Administration is also offered. Two areas of specialization are available:

1) Students interested in parks and outdoor recreation, and employment with federal, state, county and municipal parks and recreation agencies and with private recreation and tourism enterprises, can tailor their program of study using the Park Management Specialization curriculum, offered through the Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks department.
2) Students interested in recreation programming and administration, and employment with municipal recreation agencies, YMCA/YWCAs, business, and therapeutic recreation in clinical
as well as community settings, should follow the Recreation Administration Specialization curriculum, offered through the Health, Physical Education and Recreation department.