Horticulture Minor
Do You Want to Improve the Nutritional Sustainability of our Food Systems and Food Security?
The Horticulture minor applies the scientific principles in the growing, marketing, processing, and utilizing of fruits, vegetables, flower and foliage plants, trees, shrubs, and turf grasses.
Students will be provided with frequent opportunities for gaining hands-on learning experiences.
Browse the CSU Course Catalog to learn more about courses and minor requirements.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Technical competence that includes understanding plant growth and development as influenced by the manipulations of horticulture technologies such as greenhouse management, fertility management, integrated pest management, etc.
- Management and leadership skills that will allow them to become an entry-level supervisor in a specific business or research program.
- Problem solving skills such as identifying the significance of a problem, researching realistic solutions using current literature, and organizing the materials to develop appropriate recommendations and actions.
Where You’ll Find Us
CSU Horticulture Center
A center for teaching, research and extension for horticulture and landscape programs.
Agricultural Research and Development Center
Work directly with crops and livestock at this research and teaching complex — one of ten around the state.
Annual Flower Garden Trials
One of the top tourist attractions in Fort Collins. Explore more than 1,000 varieties at this campus flower garden.
Related Interests
- Agriculture
- Business Management
- Floriculture
- Food Crops
- Plants
- Science
Related Careers
- Biotechnologist
- Extension Specialist
- Floriculturist
- Fruit and Vegetable Producer
- Greenhouse Production Specialist
- Horticultural Therapist
- Plant Breeder
Contact Us
We offer advising to students in horticulture, environmental horticulture, landscape architecture majors and minors, and the organic agriculture minor.
Academic Success Coordinator Names A-K
Bria Dunnigan
Nutrien Agriculture Sciences Building – Room 283
For more information, contact Bria Dunnigan for Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Undergraduate majors.
Academic Success Coordinator Names L-Z
Katherine Isaacson
Nutrien Agriculture Sciences Building Room 284
For more information, contact Katherine Isaacson for Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Undergraduate majors.