Golf and Sports Turf Management
This interdisciplinary studies major combines the study of grasses, soils, water and pests affecting turf with the study of business and management. Students select classes from the departments of Environmental Horticulture, Soil and Water Science, Entomology and Nematology, and Plant Pathology.
About This Major
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Hours for the Degree: 120
- Minor: Yes
- Combined-Degree Program: Yes
- Website: http://www.turf.ufl.edu
Overview
Career opportunities include work with golf courses, sports turf facilities, lawn- care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms, government agencies, and preparation for graduate school. Students should see a department adviser for guidance and approval of electives.
This interdisciplinary major is also offered at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and at the West Florida Research and Education Center in Milton, Fla.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 6 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: AEB 2014 or ECO 2023,
BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, CHM 2045/2045L, MAC 1147, PHY 2004 or PHY 2020
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (3) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) | 4 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 13-14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| AEC 3030 Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B) | 4 |
| MAC Mathematics or STA Statistics course (GE-M) | 3 |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE-P) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture | 4 |
| PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (4) or PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals (3) | 3-4 |
| Agriculture elective (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 13-14 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Principles of Entomology Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| HOS 4341 Advanced Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
| ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management | 2 |
| SWS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| Total | 15 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
| Business electives (see list) | 6 |
| Suggested electives (see list) | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| SWS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management | 3 |
| Business electives (see list) | 3 |
| Suggested electives (see list) | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
Electives
| Agriculture Electives - take 3 hours | |
| AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance | 3 |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida | 3 |
| Suggested Electives - take 12 hours (see adviser for additional options) | |
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| IPM 4254 Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf | 3 |
| NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| ORH 4242C Arboriculture | 4 |
| ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture | 1 |
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| Business Electives - take 9 hours | |
| ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AEB 3114L Introduction to Agricultural Computer Applications | 1 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agriculture | 3 |
| AEC 3414 Leadership Development | 3 |
| PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations | 3 |