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AS in Landscape Contracting University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

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Full Time 2 Year(s) $ 23,628 (US$ 23,628) a year Contact provider
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Course summary

Landscape contracting is a major component of the "green industries", a term that covers the businesses that grow, market, produce, design, and maintain plants, trees, turf, and landscaped areas. It is the fastest growing sector of agriculture in New England. It is a good time to be in the field, with residential and commercial construction on the rise. Landscape design firms, garden centers, and nurseries are eager to hire trained people who have an interest in the field. The main factor limiting company growth in the industry today is a shortage of labor. With just a two-year investment in an education, students will be prepared to enter this attractive field.

Program modules

The modules include ENVIRDES 335 Plants in Landscape, LANDCONT 112 Introduction to Landscape Design, NATRESandE 191F First Year Seminar, PLSOILIN 102 Introductory Botany, PLSOILIN 105 Soils, LANDCONT 104 Planting Design, LANDCONT 105 Landscape Drafting, LANDCONT 198 Cooperative Work Training, PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms, PLSOILIN 103 Plant Science, RES-ECON 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticulture, FOREST 232 Principles of Arboriculture, PLSOILIN 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management, LANDCONT 107 Land Form, MATH Based on Placement Exam Score, PLSOILIN 109 Insects of Ornamentals, PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology, PLSOILIN 113 Plant Pathology Lab-Horticulture, ENGLISH 120 English Composition, LANDARCH 294A Construction Materials, LANDARCH 294B Construction Materials Practicum, LANDARCH 297M Business Concepts of Landscape Contracting, LANDCONT 213 Small Property Design, PLSOILIN 255 Herbaceous Plants.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have certain minimum high school unit requirements such as four years of English, three years of college preparatory mathematics (algebra II is a minimum requirement), two years of the same foreign language, three years of science (including two with a laboratory component), two years of social science including one course in U.S. history, and two electives from the above areas, arts and humanities, or computer science. In addition to this, international students should have obtained a TOEFL score of 213 or higher on computer-based, 80 or higher on internet-based; or an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher. Non-native speakers with a SAT-I verbal score of 400 or higher do not need to take the TOEFL or IELTS.

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Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Department name

Stockbridge School of Agriculture

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