Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Associate in Applied Science
Curriculum HRT.SAG.AAS (C201E)
Sustainable Agriculture Technology curriculum is designed to provide students the skills necessary to manage an environmentally sound and sustainable urban food production system. Graduates are qualified for numerous positions associated with sustainable agriculture including horticulture, nursery operations, agricultural education and managing food production.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the successful completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Sustainable Agriculture Technology program, the graduate will be able to:
- design a sustainable urban food production system;
- analyze social and political framework of sustainable food of systems;
- prepare solutions to address environmental issues caused by landscape practices; and
- develop a power point which demonstrates a model landscape management practices to provide a healthier environment.
Associate in Applied Science Degree
| BIS 105 ◊ Environmental Biology | | 4 credits |
| HRT 125 ◊ Plants and Society | | 4 credits |
| RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I | | 3 credits |
| SAT 100 Principles of Agroecology | | 3 credits |
| SAT 105 Urban Agriculture Issues | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 |
HRT 125◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.
RHT 101◊: Students must complete RHT 101◊ with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.
| HRT 135 ◊ Soils and Fertilizers | | 3 credits |
| SAT 130 Sustainable Plant Health Care | | 3 credits |
| SAT 140 Sustainable Organic Plants | | 4 credits |
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| RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II | | 3 credits |
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| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 16 |
| HRT 154 ◊ # Horticulture Internship | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 3 |
| HRT 127 ◊ Entomology: Insects, People and Plants | | 3 credits |
| HRT 128 ◊ Plant Pathology | | 3 credits |
| HRT 265 ◊ Vegetable and Herb Gardening | | 3 credits |
| MAT 122 ◊ # Technical Mathematics | | 3 credits |
| General education/Humanities | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| ECO 105 ◊ Consumer Economics | | 3 credits |
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| PSY 100 ◊ Introduction to Psychology | | 3 credits |
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| HRT 126 ◊ Plant Propagation/Greenhouse Operations | | 3 credits |
| SAT 110 Natural Resource Management (Soils and Water) | | 3 credits |
| SAT 210 Sustainable Plant Production for Human Nutrition | | 3 credits |
| SAT 220 Urban Food Production Systems | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
See HRT course descriptions; SAT course descriptions.
Department Coordinator: Christopher Clem, Email: christopherclem@triton.edu, Cell: (224) 805-3382
Assistant Coordinator, Special Projects: Sarah Duffy, Email: sarahduffy@triton.edu
Adjunct Faculty: Edward Del Beccaro, Email: edwarddelbeccaro@triton.edu; and David Coulter, Email: davidcoulter@triton.edu; Susan Kauffman, Email: susankauffman@triton.edu; Mitchell Murdock, Email: mitchellmurdock@triton.edu; Mark Omi, Email: Markomi@triton.edu; Margarita Poromanska, Email: margaritaporomanska@triton.edu; Will Spiegelberg, Email: williamspiegelberg@triton.edu; Koch Unni, Email: kochunni@triton.edu
Room: R-205
Phone: (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3550
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