Program Outline

This program has been developed in consultation with the “green” industry and plant science graduates of NSAC, and reflects this industries need for training new entrepreneurs and entry level managers who have a broad understanding of this industry.

Year 1
Semester I
ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*
ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics
ENGL0101 Writing For Business
MATH0100 Business Math
MGMT0100 Accounting
SOIL0100 Principles of Soil Science
PLSC0100 Utilization of Plant Resources

Semester II
CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*
MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation
MGMT0104 Small Business Entrepreneurship
SOIL0200 Soil Management
PLSC2000 Specialty Crops
Elective
Elective

Semester III Spring/summer semester
INTE0100 Internship

Year 2
Semester IV
MGMT0206 Marketing
MGMT0208 Managing Retail Operations and Physical Resources
HORT0201 Greenhouse and Floriculture Crop Management
PLSC0200 Plant Propagation
MGMT0204 Financial Management
MGMT0203 Customer Relations Management
MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

Semester V
BIOL0102 Plant Physiology and Stress Management
CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking*
MGMT0103 Introduction to Business Law
MGMT0205 Human Resource Management
MGMT0201 Business Project
HORT0200 Landscape Plant Nursery Management
Elective

* Workplace Readiness Course - a required non credit course designed to develop the practical skills and knowledge required to work in business and in the area of speciality

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required:
WHMIS and OHS
First Aid
HACCP or QA