Fruit Science Concentration
The Fruit Science concentration includes the production of fruit crops and learning opportunities in the areas of genetic engineering, postharvest technology, and natural resource and technology management. Viticulture, extremely important to California and other wine producing regions, is highlighted through numerous opportunities in wine, grape, raisin, and fresh market production. The program also includes learning about a wide array of tree fruits, nut trees, brambles, row crops and tropical fruits.
- Crop Science Concentration
- Greenhouse and Nursery Plant Production Concentration
- Plant Protection Science Concentration
- Public Horticulture Concentration
- Sustainable Landscape Management and Design Concentration
- Turfgrass and Sports Field Management Concentration
| FRUIT SCIENCE CONCENTRATION | |
| Required Courses | Units |
| FRSC 123 (pdf) Beekeeping | 3 |
| FRSC 132 (pdf) Pomology I | 4 |
| FRSC 133 (pdf) Pomology II | 4 |
| FRSC 202 (pdf) Enterprise Project | 2 |
| FRSC 231 (pdf) Viticulture I | 4 |
| FRSC 331 (pdf) Viticulture II | 4 |
| FRSC 342 (pdf) Citrus and Avocado Fruit Production | 4 |
| CRSC 411 (pdf) Experimental Techniques and Analysis | 4 |
| HCS 421 (pdf) Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops | 4 |
| Total | 33 |
| Approved Electives | 9 |
| Total Units in Concentration | 42 |
| Approved Electives: Consultation with advisor is recommended prior to selecting approved electives; bear in mind your selections may impact pursuit of post-baccalaureate studies and/or goals. | 9 |
| AGB 260 (pdf) AGB Information Technology | 4 |
| AGB 301 (pdf) Food and Fiber Marketing | 4 |
| AGB 310 (pdf) Agribusiness Credit and Finance | 4 |
| AGB 315 (pdf) Land Economics | 4 |
| AGB 321 (pdf) Farm Records | 4 |
| AGB 401 (pdf) Managing Cultural Diversity in Agricultural labor Relations | 4 |
| CRSC 333 (pdf) Experimental Techniques and Analysis | 4 |
| CRSC 402 (pdf), or FRSC 402 (pdf) Enterprise Project Management | 2-4 |
| CRSC 445 (pdf) Cropping Systems | 4 |
| FRSC 415 (pdf) Grapevine Physiology | 4 |
| HCS 200 (pdf) Special Problems for Undergraduates | 1-2 |
| HCS 339 (pdf) Internship in Horticulture and Crop Science | 1-4 |
| HCS 400 (pdf) Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates | 1-2 |
| HCS 450 (pdf) Plant Biotechnology Lab | 2 |
| PPSC 327 (pdf) Vertebrate Pest Management | 4 |
| PPSC 405 (pdf) Advanced Weed Management | 4 |
| PPSC 414 (pdf) Grape Pest Management | 4 |
| PPSC 421 (pdf) Plant-Pest Interactions | 4 |
| PPSC 431 (pdf) Insect Pest Management | 4 |
| PPSC 441 (pdf) Biological Control for Pest Management | 4 |
| SS 321 (pdf) Soil Morphology | 4 |
| SS 322 (pdf) Soil Plant Relationships | 4 |
| VGSC 190 (pdf) California Vegetable Production or VGSC 230 (pdf) Introduction to Vegetable Science | 4 |
| VGSC 402 (pdf) Enterprise Project Management | 2 |
| WVIT 433 (pdf) Wine Sales | 4 |
Previous Course Catalogs
2009-11 Course Catalog
2007-09 Course Catalog
2005-07 Course Catalog
2003-07 Course Catalog