HRT 404: Horticultural Management

Course Code: HRT 404

Credits and Offerings

3 credits (2 lecture and 2 lab hours every week)
Spring semester of every year

Course objectives

To learn fundamental business management skills, concepts, and application of those to the horticulture industry. Most students will enhance their management skills through a variety of learning methods.

Topics

Making good financial decisions, reading income statements and balance sheets, working with a diverse team, the role of personality on leadership and management, effective management, listening skills.

Activities

This is a capstone course and the key activity is creation of a business plan (fictitious or realistic) as an individual or team project. Several students each semester go on to initiate and manage these business plans in the industry.