Adapted and Recreational Gardening Minor, 24-25 hours

CIP: 010605

This is an interdisciplinary minor in conjunction with the School of Health Science and Wellness and the School of Agriculture.

Employers are seeking employees who are able to care for community gardens, courtyards, and sensory garden spaces.  Many of these are located in Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Community Gardens, Residential Treatment Centers, etc.  This interdisciplinary minor is designed to increase student skills and knowledge of inclusive recreational gardening through the provision of profession-based learning opportunities.  This minor is most beneficial to students pursuing careers that include human service, gerontology, parks and recreation, disabilities, and horticulture.  

Requirements

Required Courses (16 hours)

BIOL 04112	General Botany	3
BIOL 04113	General Botany Laboratory	1
	OR
AGRI 03130	Plant Science *	4
REC 45245	Leisure Services and Special Populations	3
REC 45243	Introductions to Therapeutic Recreation	3
AGRI 03385	Greenhouse Crop Production	3
AGRI 03388	Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production	3

 

 

Options (8-9 hours)

Select 8-9 hours from the courses below:

REC 45216	Gerontology	3
REC 45365	Leisure and Aging	3
REC 45461	Therapeutic Recreation Interventions with the Elderly	3
HPER 22556	Health in the Later Years	3
BIOL 04261	Local Flora	2
AGRI 03382	Woody Landscape Plants	3
	Advisor-approved electives in agronomy/horticulture	3