Environmental Horticulture – STEM designated

UW-Platteville’s environmental horticulture bachelor’s degree is exceptionally rare in the region. We prepare you by combining a liberal arts education with professional curricular and educational opportunities that combine important theoretical and practical aspects of horticultural and biological sciences with managerial skills. Environmental horticulture is a branch of the broad field of horticulture focused on improving the human environment and protecting the natural landscape through the use of plants. This includes greenhouse management and interior design; the development of recreational areas for public and private use; landscape design and management; nursery management; and turf management. When you earn an environmental horticulture degree, you will be prepared for a variety of exciting and rewarding careers in this field. Our graduates have achieved successful careers in the fields of education and research, greenhouse management, landscape design and management, plant breeding and genetics, and plant tissue culture and biotechnology. Whether your passion lies in caring for landscapes, public parks and gardens, growing food, floral design, business management, or research, a major or minor in this field can help prepare you for a career which is rewarding, both personally and professionally.