The Horticulture minor at UNH integrates a deep appreciation of plant cultivation with a focus on addressing global challenges. You’ll learn to innovate in food production, landscape management, and conservation efforts. This minor not only offers technical skills in growing diverse plant types but also fosters an understanding of how these practices can lead to more sustainable and efficient resource use.
What is horticulture?
Horticulture explores the science and art of cultivating plants and the many ways that plants enhance the human experience. The cultivation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants is key to solving many of the major challenges facing the world, such as producing food to meet the needs of an ever-growing population while conserving land, water and soil resources. An understanding of these challenges and potential solutions can enhance any career.
Why study horticulture at UNH?
The horticulture minor will give you knowledge and experience in modern horticulture techniques and approaches. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge research in areas such as horticultural cropping systems, plant pathology, integrated pest management and plant breeding. You’ll also be able to gain hands-on experience in the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, and at the Kingman and Woodman horticultural research farms.
Potential career areas
- Business management
- Extension education and outreach
- Fundamental and applied research in plant biology
- Greenhouse management
- Horticultural crop production
- Landscape design
Curriculum & Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Course | ||
| SAFS 421 | Introductory Horticulture | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select an 16 credits from the following courses: | 16 | |
BIOL 409 | Green Life: Introducing the Botanical Sciences | |
BIOL 566 | Systematic Botany | |
BIOL 704 | Plant-Microbe Interactions | |
SAFS 403 | Green Thumb Workshop | |
SAFS 405 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production | |
SAFS 410 | A Taste of the Tropics | |
SAFS 601 | Fruit Crop Production | |
SAFS 632 | Urban Agriculture | |
SAFS 651 | Plant Pathology | |
SAFS 679 | Food Production Field Experience I (4 cr each) | |
or SAFS 680 | Food Production Field Experience II | |
SAFS 689 | Greenhouse Management and Operation | |
SAFS #760 | Insect Pest Management | |
SAFS 795 | Investigations (Horticulture related topics) | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
