Why Choose Horticulture at OSU?
We stress broad knowledge, critical thinking, active learning, field based problem solving, analysis of novel situations, and application and synthesis from many areas. OSU Horticulture Courses Experience Oregon horticulture up close You’ll get first-hand experience with Oregon horticulture. Many courses include field trips to farms, orchards, vineyards, golf courses, landscape management firms, and contemporary and historic landscapes. And, we have our own great OSU facilities for increasing your knowledge and skills – Woodhall Vineyard, Lewis-Brown Research Farm, and state-of-the art greenhouses. We emphasize active learning Our courses tackle contemporary real-world decisions faced by professional horticulturists. They include hands-on labs, diagnostics, landscape construction, student-managed projects, and field-based problem solving. Research opportunities are available. You will become skilled at finding and synthesizing information in order to deal with the novel situations you