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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

Semester One (Fall)

CourseCategoryCredits
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.

Semester Two (Spring)

CourseCategoryCredits
HRT 135 ◊ Soils and Fertilizers

3 credits
SAT 130 Sustainable Plant Health Care

3 credits
SAT 140 Sustainable Organic Plants

4 credits
 
RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II

3 credits
OR
SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking

3 credits
Total Semester Credits:13

Semester Three (Summer)

CourseCategoryCredits
HRT 154 ◊ # Horticulture Internship

3 credits
Total Semester Credits:3

Semester Four (Fall)

CourseCategoryCredits
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

Semester Five (Spring)

CourseCategoryCredits
ECO 105 ◊ Consumer Economics

3 credits
OR
PSY 100 ◊ Introduction to Psychology

3 credits
 
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:16

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