环境园艺家提供必要的解决方案，以实现美观，功能齐全且对环境无害的户外空间。他们还设计和管理私人和公共景观，例如高尔夫球场，植物园和公园。此外，他们可以培养成功经营苗圃，花园中心，树木护理，景观设计以及建造或景观管理公司所需的创业技能。在环境园艺专业–园林业务，园林设计与承包，苗圃和园林管理以及草坪管理中提供了四个浓度。环境园艺专业的毕业生将在绿色产业的众多领域中找到职业机会。对环境解决方案和绿色技术的新兴需求将使我们的学生在各种领域中从事职业，包括：景观设计和建造，运动草皮管理，零售和批发苗圃和花园中心管
Environmental horticulturists provide solutions necessary to achieve aesthetically pleasing, functional, and environmentally sound outdoor spaces. They also design and manage private and public landscapes, such as golf courses, botanical gardens, and parks. In addition, they may develop the entrepreneurial skills necessary to successfully operate a nursery, garden center, tree care, landscape design, and build or landscape management firm. Three concentrations are offered in the Environmental Horticulture major Landscape Design and Contracting, Nursery and Landscape Management, and Turf Management.<br><br>Learning Outcomes<br>Successful students will demonstrate:<br><br>Management and leadership skills necessary for a successful career in the green industry<br>Technical competencies in their understanding of growth and development of horticultural plants and landscapes, including development as influenced by manipulation of horticulture technologies, such as fertility and water management, and integrated pest management for all aspects of landscape horticulture<br>Skills to assess site issues, provide creative environmentally sound solutions and manage designed and built landscapes<br>Analytical and problem solving skills that allow identification of problems related to the management or production of horticultural crops and landscapes, as well as strategies to solve them