The program enables students to develop plant-based solutions to improve human diets and medicines in ways that result in healthier populations.
Effective Fall 2021
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| HORT 401 | Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants | 3 |
| HORT 521 | Horticulture and Human Health and Well-Being | 3 |
| HORT 578/FTEC 578 | Phytochemicals and Probiotics for Health | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| HORT 515/AGRI 515 | Urban Horticulture | 3 |
| HORT 522 | Horticulture and Human Health Issues | 3 |
| Electives (see list below) | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 9-10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HORT 523 | Screening Crops for Human Health Traits | 3 |
| HORT 698 | Research | 3-5 |
| HORT 792 | Seminar | 1 |
| Electives (see list below) | 2-3 | |
| Total Credits | 9-12 | |
| Spring | ||
| HORT 524 | Food Pharmacology, Horticulture, and Health | 3 |
| HORT 698 | Research | 4-5 |
| HORT 792 | Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credits | 8-9 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 35-40 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least two courses and a minimum of 5 credits: | ||
| FSHN 530 | Principles of Nutrition Science & Metabolism | 3 |
| FSHN 531 | Diet, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease | 3 |
| FSHN 532 | Emerging Issues in Nutrition | 3 |
| FSHN 540 | Nutrigenomics and Advanced Lipid Metabolism | 3 |
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | 4 |
| HORT 410 | Postharvest Biology and Technology | 3 |
| HORT 453 | Principles of Fruit Crop Management | 3 |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | 2 |
| HORT 476 | Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 3 |
| HORT 511 | Green Roof Culture | 3 |
A minimum of 35 credits are required to complete this program.