The Courses

(Most required courses not listed below are listed in the departmental sections elsewhere in this Guide.)

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

Animal Science

297E Dorset Sheep Group (2nd sem) 2 cr

297L Livestock Classic (2nd sem) 1 cr

297M Belted Galloway Group (2nd sem) 2 cr

297S Student Goat Project (2nd sem) 2 cr

Landscape Architecture

294B Construction Materials Practicum (2nd sem) 1 cr

297M Business Concepts of Landscape Contracting (2nd sem) 3 cr

Landscape Contracting

104 Planting Design (2nd sem) 3 cr

105 Landscape Drafting (2nd sem) 2 cr

107 Land Form (1st sem) 4 cr

112 Introduction to Landscape Design (1st sem) 4 cr

196S Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr

198Y Internship (April-August) 4 cr

213 Small Property Design (2nd sem) 4 cr

Natural Resources Conservation

102 Arboricultural Field Techniques I (fall sem) 2 cr

191 Seminar in Arboriculture (2nd sem) 2 cr

198Y Internship (April-August) 4 cr

210 Arboricultural Field Techniques II (2nd sem) 2 cr

213 Arboricultural Field Techniques III (2nd sem) 2 cr

225 Forests and People (2nd sem)

232 Principles of Arboriculture (1st sem)

305 Commercial Arboriculture (1st sem)

310 Community Forestry (2nd sem)

390G Plant Health Care Diagnostics (2nd sem) 3 cr

396 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr

Natural Sciences

191F First Year Seminar (1st sem) 1cr

Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences

101 Insects and Related Forms (2nd sem; 1st 7 wks) 2 cr

102 Introductory Botany (1st sem) 4 cr

103 Plant Science (2nd sem; 1st 7 wks) 1.5 cr

104 Plant Nutrients (2nd sem; 1st 7 wks) 1.5 cr

105 Soils (1st sem) 4 cr

107 Turfgrass Insects (2nd sem) 2 cr

109 Insects of Ornamentals (1st sem) 3 cr

110 Horticulture (2nd sem) 3 cr

111 Horticultural Plant Pathology (2nd sem) 2 cr

112 Turfgrass Pathology Lab (2nd sem) 2 cr

113 Horticulture Pathology Lab (1st sem) 2 cr

115 Environmental Biology (2nd sem) 3 cr

120 Organic Farming and Gardening (2nd sem) 4 cr

182 Principles of Pesticide Management (2nd sem) 2 cr

197G Introduction to Permaculture (1st sem) 3 cr

150 Special Problems (1st sem) 1-3 cr

196 Independent Study (both sem) 1-4 cr

200 Plant Propagation (1st sem) 3 cr

230 Introductory Turfgrass Management (1st sem) 4 cr

232 Turf Machinery (2nd sem; 2nd 7 wks) 1 cr

234 Irrigation and Drainage (2nd sem) 2 cr

235 Pruning Fruit Crops (2nd sem) 2 cr

240 Turf Calculations (2nd sem) 2 cr

255 Herbaceous Plants (2nd sem) 3 cr

265 Sustainable Agriculture (1st sem) 3 cr

275 Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology (2nd sem) 3 cr

280 Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants (2nd sem) 4 cr

300 Deciduous Orchards Science (1st sem odd yrs) 3 cr

305 Small Fruit Production (1st sem even yrs) 3 cr

310 Principles of Weed Management (1st sem) 3 cr

315 Greenhouse Management (1st sem) 4 cr

321 Environmental Physiology & Biology of Fall Greenhouse Crops (1st sem) 3 cr

325 Vegetable Production (2nd sem) 4 cr

335 Environmental Physiology & Biology of Spring Greenhouse Crops (2nd sem) 4 cr

340 Advanced Turfgrass Management (2nd sem) 3 cr

350 Sustainable Soil and Crop Management (1st sem) 3 cr

397F Pest Management for Greenhouse Crops (2nd sem; 1st 7 wks) 2 cr

398G Greenhouse Practicum (both sem) 1 cr

Stockbridge School

101 Independent Study in Leadership (both sem) 1-3 cr

121 Equine Anatomy and Physiology (1st sem) 4 cr

131 Fundamental Stable Management I (1st sem) 4 cr

155 Special Problems in Riding (both sem) 1 cr

161 Equine Care Techniques (1st sem) 3 cr

170 Special Problems: Pesticide Certification (2nd sem) 1 cr

190A Introduction to Sustainable Food and Farming (2nd sem) 1 cr

196 Independent Study (both sem) 1-6 cr

196-E Independeny Study-EQMGT (both sem) 1-6 cr

198Y Equine Internship (2nd sem) 2-3 cr

201 Equipment Operations (2nd sem) 2 cr

203 Fundamental Stable Management II (2nd sem) 4 cr

211 Pasture Management (2nd sem) 3 cr

213 Equine Lecture Series (2nd sem) 2 cr

231 Equine Nutrition (1st sem) 3 cr

237 Equine Business (2nd sem) 3 cr

241 Breaking and Training the Horse (1st sem) 3 cr

247 Horse Breeds, Types and Selection (2nd sem) 3 cr

252 Equine Facility Management I (1st sem) 4 cr

257 Management of the Equine Athlete (1st sem) 3 cr

290P Permaculture in the Pioneer Valley (1st sem) 3 cr

290W Organic Weed Control (2nd sem) 3 cr

296 Independent Study (both sem) 1-6 cr

296E Independent Study-EQMGT (both sem) 1-6 cr

296T Stockbridge School Teaching Experience (both sem) 1-2 cr

297PG Designing the UMass Permaculture Gardens (2nd sem) 3 cr

302 Equine Facility Management II (2nd sem) 4 cr

344 Theories and Methods of Equitation Instruction (2nd sem) 3 cr

396 Independent Study (both sem) 1-6 cr

396E Independent Study-EQMGT (both sem) 1-6 cr

445 Equine Stud Farm Management (2nd sem) 4 cr

497 Equine Diseases and Health Management (2nd sem) 3 cr