The Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA) offers three undergraduate majors. Two lead to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree; one in Plant Sciences and the other in Agricultural Sciences and Technology. The third major leads to a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) degree. PSLA faculty members also advise students in the multidisciplinary Environmental Science and Policy Program. A complete list of all undergraduate courses offered by the department can be found here.
Agricultural Sciences and Technology
The Agricultural Sciences and Technology major will educate students to broad aspects
of agriculture including agricultural economics, education, engineering,
animal sciences, field crops, horticulture, pest management, and soils. Read more about this program...
Landscape Architecture
The Landscape Architecture Program is committed to the vision of a sustainable future for the natural and cultural landscapes of the Mid-Atlantic region and, ultimately, of the world. The curriculum addresses the various means and processes for pursuing environmentally and socially responsible planning and design. For more information, visit the Landscape Architecture Program website.
Plant Sciences: Horticulture and Crop Production
The Horticulture and Crop Production
Program is intended as a curriculum that will qualify graduates
for direct entry into any one of a large number of agronomic and horticultural
industries. The curriculum addresses broad aspects of Horticulture and Agronomy
including soil science, breeding and genetics of both agronomic and horticultural
crops, plant pathology, plant physiology and post-harvest technology. Read more about this program...
Plant Sciences: Landscape Management
The Landscape Management Program
provides a curriculum inclusive of the sciences and business management.
Landscape Management graduates are prepared to fulfill managerial positions
within the landscape and nursery industries, botanical gardens, park
departments and other private and public institutions with landscape
management positions. Read more about this program...
Plant Sciences: Plant Science
The Plant Science Program is intended as a
preparatory curriculum that will qualify graduates for postgraduate study
in any aspect of Plant Biology. The curriculum addresses all
aspects of Plant Science including Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Plant
Physiology, Plant Pathology and Plant Molecular Biology. Read more about this program...
Plant Sciences: Turf and Golf Course Management
This program focuses
on golf turf management, but also has been designed to expose students
to all segments of the turfgrass industry. The required course work
stresses an interdisciplinary science approach to turfgrass management.
Read more about this program...
Plant Sciences: Urban Forestry
This program provides the education and
training to become an urban forester or to continue studies in graduate
programs in forestry and related areas. Read more about this program...
Environmental Science and Policy: Environment & Agriculture
This concentration prepares students to work in agro-ecology, agricultural land management and conservation, integrated pest management, and plant protection and production sciences. There is also a sub-concentration appropriate for those wishing to work internationally with organizations like the Peace Corps. This is an interdepartmental program. For more information, visit the Environmental Science and Policy website.
Complete listing of all undergraduate courses regularly offered by the department.
