HORT 499

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Special Topics

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Experimental course on a special topic in Horticulture.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours as topics vary.

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HORT 499 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
61039	Online	AA	6:30PM -8:00PM	M	n.a.	Lovell, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Designing Urban Agriculture Section Info: Prerequisites: Junior standing, Introductory course in E Plant Science, Course in design or planning preferred. Description: Study of design process and principles related to food production in urban environments. Lectures will cover topics for assessing, planning, and transforming the landscape at multiple scales from regional to neighborhood to site. Group discussions will critically review readings from peer-reviewed and popular literature. Students will engage in analysis and design of an existing site to integrate multiple functions, emphasizing the permanent infrastructure and perennial vegetation. Access to a computer that can be loaded with appropriate software is necessary for mapping and design projects.
61390	Lecture-Discussion	B	11:00AM -11:50AM	MF	1103 Plant Sciences Laboratory	Taylor, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Title: Special Topics-Herbaceous Plnt
61391	Laboratory	BB	11:00AM -12:50PM	W	1103 Plant Sciences Laboratory	Taylor, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Title: Special Topics-Herb Plt Lab
61445	Conference	GJK	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kling, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Title: Adv. Woody Landscape Plants
57656	Online	XM	6:30PM -8:00PM	M	n.a.	Lovell, S	Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Section Fee: Graduate - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $387.00 per Bill Hour, Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $353.00 per Bill Hour, and OCE Fees $50.00 per Bill Hour. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Designing Urban Agriculture Section Info: Study of design process and principles related to food production in urban environments. Lectures will cover topics for assessing, planning, and transforming the landscape at multiple scales from regional to neighborhood to site. Group discussions will critically review readings from peer-reviewed and popular literature. Students will engage in analysis and design of an existing site to integrate multiple functions, emphasizing the permanent infrastructure and perennial vegetation. Access to a computer that can be loaded with appropriate software is necessary for mapping and design projects. Junior standing, Introductory course in HORT or CPSC or other Plant Science, HORT 255 or other course in design or planning. Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) restrictions and assessments apply, see http://www.citl.illinois.edu. Online scheduled virtual class sessions require that each student have reliable high-speed Internet access and either a headset with microphone or an external microphone and speakers so they may participate in class discussions. Wireless Internet is not recommended. Required textbook: Designing Urban Agriculture: A Complete Guide to Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Management of Edible Landscapes, by April Phillips Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Crop Sciences -UIUC, MS:Crop Sciences -UIUC, MS: Agricultural Educ -UIUC, MS:Nat Res Env Sci -UIUC, MS:Nat Res & Envrn Sci -UIUC, NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC, or NDEG:Undergrad Nondeg-CE-UIUC.