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Golf & Turf Management B.S.

Natural Resources Department
Academic Affairs

  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2011.
  • Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
  • Required credits within the major: 55.
  • This program requires summer terms.
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science.

Golf course superintendents and turfgrass professionals use technology and talent to balance the needs of people with those of nature. The golf facilities and turf systems degree provides students with skills and experiences to build and maintain functional, recreational, and aesthetically pleasing turfgrass environments. Extensive coursework in plant science, horticulture, and turf management helps students develop the technical skills needed to be successful. Complementary courses in facility management and communication provide the fundamentals for managing employees and interacting with customers.

Student learning incorporates hands-on activities along with technological applications in a practical, career-oriented environment. Internships may be completed at golf courses, athletic fields, park and recreation areas, or with industry suppliers. Graduates will hold positions in the golf industry, sports field management, lawn care, sod production, grounds maintenance, sales, or pursue advanced degrees.

Program outcomes: graduates will

  • demonstrate competencies in turfgrass management
  • demonstrate problem-solving skills in relation to turfgrass pests and fertilitiy issues
  • understand the use of integrated pest management and resource preservation
  • demonstrate an awareness of the need for continual professional development
  • demonstrate skills in written and oral communication and human resource management

Admissions Requirements

For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions Web site.

 

General Requirements

All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more information, see the graduation requirements.

 

Program Requirements | view sample plan

Students must complete 40 upper division credits.

 

Program Requirements (34 cr)


     AGRO 2573 - Entomology (3.0 cr)
     AGRO 3230 - Introduction to Plant Pathology (3.0 cr)
     BIOL 2022 - General Botany, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
     HORT 1010 - Introduction to Horticulture (3.0 cr)
     HORT 1021 - Woody Plant Materials (4.0 cr)
     NATR 3899 - Pre-Internship Seminar (0.5 cr)
     NATR 3900 - Internship (0.5-4.0 cr)
     NATR 3901 - Post-Internship Seminar (0.5 cr)
     NATR 4652 - Seminar (1.0 cr)
     SOIL 1293 - Soil Science (3.0 cr)
     SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (4.0 cr)
     SPAN 1104 - Beginning Spanish I (4.0 cr)
  Choose one of the following:
      COMM 3008 - Business Writing, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
   or COMM 3303 - Writing in Your Profession, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
   or COMM 3431 - Persuasion, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)

Major Requirements (21 cr)


     HORT 3040 - Landscape Installation and Maintenance (3.0 cr)
     MGMT 3210 - Supervision and Leadership (3.0 cr)
     SPAN 1204 - Beginning Spanish II (4.0 cr)
     TURF 1072 - Principles of Turf Management (3.0 cr)
     TURF 3074 - Turfgrass Pest Management (3.0 cr)
     TURF 3076 - Turfgrass Management Systems (3.0 cr)
     TURF 3077 - Turf and Landscape Irrigation Design and Installation (2.0 cr)
 

Liberal Education Requirements

A minimum of 40 liberal education credits required. Students must complete the 10 goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum with the following specific liberal education courses required:
     BIOL 1009 - General Biology, BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV (4.0 cr)
     CHEM 1001 - Introductory Chemistry, PHYS SCI (4.0 cr)
     COMP 1011 - Composition I, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
     COMP 1013 - Composition II, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
     SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
  Choose one of the following:
      MATH 1031 - College Algebra, MATH THINK (3.0 cr)
   or MATH 1150 - Elementary Statistics, MATH THINK (3.0 cr)

Technology Requirement (3 cr)

Students must take 3 credits of any CA courses.
      CA 1xxx

 

Program Electives

Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
   ·  AGRO 2640 - Applied Agriculture Chemicals (3.0 cr)
   ·  ASM 1034 - Facility Maintenance and Safety (4.0 cr)
   ·  ASM 2043 - Welding and Manufacturing Processes (3.0 cr)
   ·  ASM 2250 - Agricultural Machinery Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  ASM 3009 - Surveying (4.0 cr)
   ·  BIOL 3131 - Plant Physiology, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
   ·  CHEM 1401 - Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry, PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV (4.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 1025 - Introduction to Arboriculture (2.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3025 - Applications in Arboriculture (3.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3030 - Landscape Design (4.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3031 - Herbaceous Perennial Plant Materials (2.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3034 - Commercial Floriculture Crops-Spring (4.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3036 - Plant Propagation (4.0 cr)
   ·  HORT 3045 - Urban Forestry Planning and Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  MGMT 3220 - Human Resource Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  MGMT 3250 - Operations Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  NATR 2630 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3.0 cr)
   ·  NATR 3203 - Park and Recreation Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  NATR 3344 - Land Use Planning (3.0 cr)
   ·  NATR 3468 - Wildlife Habitat Management Techniques (3.0 cr)
   ·  PHYS 1012 - Introductory Physics, PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV (4.0 cr)
   ·  SRM 3000 - Foundations of Sport and Recreation Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  SRM 3003 - Facility and Equipment Management (3.0 cr)
   ·  SWM 3225 - Watershed Management (3.0 cr)

Open Electives

Students must take enough open electives credits to meet the 120 credit graduation requirement. The number of credits needed depends on liberal education and program electives course selections. Approximately 9 credits will be needed.

 

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