Academics: Programs of Study: Undergraduate Degree Programs
Landscape and Grounds Management
- Department: Horticulture
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture - BSA
- UGA Bulletin: Major Requirements
- Campus: Athens
- UGA Career Center: Career Choices
Requirements
More than ever, people want attractive, functional environments for indoor and outdoor activities. The landscape and grounds management curriculum is designed to educate students in the application of basic principles to the installation and management of environmentally sound landscapes, grounds, and interiorscapes. These functions include wetlands reclamation, replacement, and enhancement; minimization of the impact of agricultural chemicals on the environment; landscape waste management; and water quality and conservation in the home landscape and grounds, on the golf course, at amusement parks, commercial buildings and offices, and outdoor athletic facilities. A graduate with the landscape and grounds management major will have the education necessary for employment in this growing and prosperous profession.
Career Opportunities
Well-managed, environmentally sound landscapes are showing increased demand in the '90s. Money Magazine (June 1990) predicts the landscape maintenance industry to be one of the 25 "fast track careers" of the '90s. The commercial landscape industry of Georgia is one of the largest in the southeast with billings in excess of $350 million. An education in landscape and grounds management will provide the skills to own a landscape contracting or grounds management business or to work at the management level in established firms. Graduates may even work for world renown amusement parks such as Disney World, beautiful public gardens such as Callaway Gardens, a world renown golf course such as Augusta National, or well-known athletic facilities such as Sanford Stadium. Opportunities are also available in sales, government, agricultural extension, and other agencies. A B.S.A. in landscape and grounds management allows continuation of education in graduate school which could lead to a research and/or teaching career at a major university or in industry. Opportunities abound for skilled landscape professionals.