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Degree(s)
A.S. in Golf Course/Turf Management 12877 AS.GC.TMGMT
(with General Education Requirements Option A)
Certificate(s)
Certificate in Golf Course/Turf Management 12877 CT.GOLF.TURF.IRRIGATION
Employment Concentration Certificate(s)
Resort Operations 99999 ECC.BUS.RESOPS
Irrigation Technician 99999 ECC.HORT.IT
Golf and Grounds 99999 ECC.HORT.G&G
Landscaping Operation 99999 ECC.LANDOP |
San Jacinto Campus
(951) 487-MSJC (6752)
1-800-624-5561
Menifee Valley Campus
(951) 672-MSJC (6752)
1-800-452-3335 |
Program Description
The Certificate/Associate degree (AS) in Golf Course/Turf Management is primarily designed to prepare the student for entry into careers associated with golf course management and turf management. This program specifically provides students with a strong foundation in turf management, water usage, fertility, soils, horticulture and human resource management for golf courses, recreational parks, sports fields and general landscape areas. This program also prepares students to enter the job market as an assistant golf course superintendent, field crew supervisor, irrigation technician, equipment manager, grounds person for parks, cities, and school districts, or field crew foreman for landscape contractors. The Certificate/Associate degree (AS) program in Golf Course/Turf Management prepares students with the technical and analytical skills necessary for managing a golf course or turf/horticultural area.
Career Opportunities
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent * Field Crew Supervisor * Grounds Keeper * Irrigation Technician * Equipment Manager * Landscape Foreman * Sports Turf Manager
Transfer Preparation
MSJC offers a range of course work to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. All four–year institutions prescribe their own standards for course evaluation and admissions. Prospective transfer students are advised to review the MSJC catalog with a counselor to determine which MSJC courses are transferable.
Degree
An Associate of Science (AS) degree may be earned by completing the 18 unit certificate requirements in Golf Course/Turf Management and all MSJC General Education Option A requirements.
Certificates
The Golf Course/Turf Management certificate includes 9 units of foundational courses in Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, and Soil science as well as a choice of elective courses offered to fulfill the minimum 18-unit requirements. Elective courses can be scheduled to complete a choice of two employment concentrations for Irrigation Technician and/or Assistant Superintendent or can be taken in any combination to satisfy a student’s individual needs.
Certificate in Golf Course/Turf Management (18 units)
| Required Core Courses (9 units) |
| HORT-101 |
|
Horticulture Science |
|
3 units |
| HORT-102 |
|
Introduction to Turfgrass Management |
|
3 units |
| HORT-104 |
|
Soil Science and Management |
|
3 units |
Employment Concentrations
| Golf and Grounds Concentration (9 units) |
| HORT-103 |
|
Advanced Turfgrass Management |
|
3 units |
| HORT-105 |
|
Golf Course/Landscape Irrigation |
|
3 units |
| HORT-106 |
|
Pesticide Law and Regulations |
|
3 units |
| HORT-107 |
|
Arboriculture |
|
3 units |
| |
| Irrigation Technician Concentration (6 units) |
| Choose 6 units from the following: |
| HORT-103 |
|
Advanced Turfgrass Management |
|
3 units |
| HORT-105 |
|
Golf Course/Landscape Irrigation |
|
3 units |
| COMM-103 |
|
Interpersonal Communications |
|
3 units |
| |
| Landscaping Operation Concentration (6 units) |
| HORT-109 |
|
Landscape Design |
|
3 units |
| HORT-110 |
|
Laws and Regulations: An Integrated
Pest Management Approach |
|
3 units |
| or |
| HORT-106 |
|
Pesticide Laws and Regulations |
|
3 units |
| |
| Resort Operations Concentration (10 units) |
HORT-120/
BADM-120 |
|
Sales and Marketing in Hospitality |
|
3 units |
HORT-121/
BADM-121 |
|
Sanitation and Safety in Resort
Management |
|
2 units |
HORT-122/
BADM-122 |
|
Resort Food & Beverage Operations |
|
3 units |
HORT-123/
BADM-123 |
|
Menu Planning in Resort Operations |
|
2 units |
| |
| Additional Electives |
| (Can be taken to fulfill 18 units for certificate) |
| ACCT-075 |
|
Bookkeeping |
|
3 units |
| HORT-105 |
|
Golf Course/Landscape Irrigation |
|
3 units |
| HORT-149 |
|
Occupational Internship: Golf Course/
Turf Management |
|
1-4 units |
| COMM-103 |
|
Interpersonal Communications |
|
3 units |
| CSIS-101 |
|
Introduction to Computers and Data
Processing |
|
3 units |
| MGT-103 |
|
Introduction to Management |
|
3 units |
General Catalog 2008-2009
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