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Landscape Design Certificate

Credential: Mohawk College Certificate
Program Number: 080

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Here’s an opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a career in this field or is currently employed and wish to upgrade and enhance their career potential. It will also appeal to home owners interested in enhancing their residential property with carefully planned landscaping.

The field of study offers an excellent opportunity for combining creative flair with scientific study and drafting and design skills. Theory and practice are skillfully combined, and interesting field trips and site visits supplement classroom activity, instructed by skilled professionals.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

O.S.S.D., Mature Student Status or equivalent. Secondary school English or equivalent.

PROGRAM OF STUDIES

To receive the certificate, you must successfully complete the 6 compulsory courses plus one elective.

Course Number Course Name Course Hours Tentative Schedule*
Fall Winter Spring

Mandatory Courses:
HORTHOR01 Fundamentals of Horticulture

36

X

X

X
HORTLA010 General Plant Identification

36

X

 

X
HORTLA009 Botany/Taxonomy

36

 

X

 
HORTLA001 Landscape Design I

36

X

X

X
HORTLA007 Landscape Design II

36

X

X

X
HORTLA008 Landscape Design III

36

X

X

X

Option Courses: Choose One

        
CADMCAD06 Introduction to AutoCAD

45.5

X

X

X
HORTGI359 Pest Control Technology Course on hold
HORTHOR07 Tree Care Basics (Arboriculture I) Course on hold
HORTHOR02 Deciduous Trees

36

X

 

X
HORTHOR03 Conifers (Evergreens)

36

 

X

 
HORTHOR04 Deciduous Shrubs

36

X

 

X
HORTHOR05 Broadleaf Evergreens, Climbers and Vines

30

X

 

 
HORTHOR06 Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs

30

 

 

X
HORT10007

Professional Landscaping/Estimating

 Course on hold

NOTE

Students who are planning to use the Horticulture certificate instead of taking HORTLA010 (General Plant ID) must apply for an exemption to HORTLA010 before applying for a Landscape Design certificate.