Andy Pulte
Dr. Pulte has a 100% teaching appointment and is the undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Plant Sciences. He advises students in the areas of Public Horticulture and Horticultural Science and Production. He is director of GATOP Gardens.
Credit for formalized international experiences related to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Determination of credit based on nature of the proposed experience. Students should discuss the opportunity with their faculty advisors prior to the trip to determine if it is appropriate for credit. Credit hours will be determined by the department and college depending on the extent of activity and types of projects and/or presentations to be completed by the student upon return.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Ader, David Russell | Willcox, Adam Sage
Introduction to a wide variety of plants used in different cultures and society to enhance health, beautify surroundings and facilitate recreational activities. Exploration of how cultures value their trees, flowers, vegetables, fruits, herbs and grasses, with emphasis on landscaping, people/plant interactions, sports turf, organic gardening and nutrition. Students will be exposed to broad global perspectives on plants that have changed the world and the people who live in it. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (GCI) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC)
Being human means being in contact with plants. This course emphasizes the benefits of plants in our lives. Introduction to the public horticulture profession, horticultural therapy, horticultural education and outreach. Discussion will include the role plants have on our well-being, history, and social development. Attention given to the diversity of public horticulture institutions, the role of urban forestry, career opportunities, and research in the field.
The identification, classification, adaptation, culture and landscape uses of trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous annuals, perennials, herbs, and ornamental grasses as landscape plants is this courses main objective. Basic gardening practices and the use of appropriately placed plants as design elements will also be covered. As part of this class students will learn to identify the most prominent late summer and fall landscape plants. Course involves student exposure to principles of plant systematics, including conceptual plant communities and the unique dynamics of invasive species. This course begins by introducing students to the fundamentals of plant taxonomy and binomial nomenclature. Course may be taken out of sequence.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
The identification, classification, adaptation, culture and landscape uses of trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous annuals, perennials, herbs, and ornamental grasses as landscape plants is this courses main objective. Basic gardening practices and the use of appropriately placed plants as design elements will also be covered. As part of this class students will learn to identify the most prominent winter and spring landscape plants. Course involves student exposure to principles of plant systematics, including conceptual plant communities and the unique dynamics of invasive species. This course begins by introducing students to the fundamentals of plant taxonomy and binomial nomenclature. Course may be taken out of sequence.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
Physiology, methodology, and environmental requirements for sexual and asexual plant propagation. Hands-on exploration of lecture concepts via tissue culture, cuttings, layering, grafting, and other techniques. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : PLSC 210.
Other Instructors: Chen, Feng | Occhialini, Alessandro
An analysis of year-round operations and management of public gardens. Case studies involving time and labor management, budget development and management, implementation of volunteer programs, information dissemination methods for public outreach, and management of grounds and facilities using the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Gardens as a model.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : PLSC 226 and PLSC 210.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge or experience may satisfy prerequisite(s) with consent of instructor.
Experiences in active public horticulture projects in the UT Gardens under supervision of staff members. Student should make arrangements for practicum with a faculty mentor prior to enrollment.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Horvath, Brandon Joseph | Sorochan, John Charles | Walters, Kellie Jean | Spangler, Amanda Diane
International travel experience will provide opportunities to learn how historic estates, gardens, and arboreta reflect the climate, topography, history, philosophical social structure, art and politics at the time of their creation. Course will focus on observation of local plant material, study of different garden and landscape design styles, and will foster an appreciation of international cultures. Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC) (WC)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : ENGL 102 or ENGL 132 or ENGL 290 or ENGL 298.
Other Instructors: Ross, Michael
Communication for public horticulturists through written, oral, and visual media. Emphasis on communication skills using proper writing techniques and grammar for print media, brochure design using desktop publishing, slide show development, oral presentations, and video use for educational and informational presentations in ornamental horticulture.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance, and for second-year graduate students, responsibility for course delivery.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Klingeman III, William E | Ross, Michael | Butler, David M. | Sorochan, John Charles
International travel experience will provide opportunities to learn how historic European estates, gardens, and arboreta reflect the climate, topography, history, philosophical social structure, art and politics at the time of their creation. Course will focus on observation of local plant material, study of different garden and landscape design styles, and will foster an appreciation of international cultures.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 491 and 591.
Other Instructors: Ross, Michael
Examination of a selected global or cultural issue from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Topics vary. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (GCI) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC)
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or ENGL 118.
Other Instructors: Willcox, Adam Sage
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
- PhD, Horticultural Science, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2016
- MS, Plant Sciences, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2008
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Andy Pulte
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
- PhD, Horticultural Science, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2016
- MS, Plant Sciences, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2008
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dr. Pulte has a 100% teaching appointment and is the undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Plant Sciences. He advises students in the areas of Public Horticulture and Horticultural Science and Production. He is director of GATOP Gardens.
Credit for formalized international experiences related to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Determination of credit based on nature of the proposed experience. Students should discuss the opportunity with their faculty advisors prior to the trip to determine if it is appropriate for credit. Credit hours will be determined by the department and college depending on the extent of activity and types of projects and/or presentations to be completed by the student upon return.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Ader, David Russell | Willcox, Adam Sage
Introduction to a wide variety of plants used in different cultures and society to enhance health, beautify surroundings and facilitate recreational activities. Exploration of how cultures value their trees, flowers, vegetables, fruits, herbs and grasses, with emphasis on landscaping, people/plant interactions, sports turf, organic gardening and nutrition. Students will be exposed to broad global perspectives on plants that have changed the world and the people who live in it. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (GCI) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC)
Being human means being in contact with plants. This course emphasizes the benefits of plants in our lives. Introduction to the public horticulture profession, horticultural therapy, horticultural education and outreach. Discussion will include the role plants have on our well-being, history, and social development. Attention given to the diversity of public horticulture institutions, the role of urban forestry, career opportunities, and research in the field.
The identification, classification, adaptation, culture and landscape uses of trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous annuals, perennials, herbs, and ornamental grasses as landscape plants is this courses main objective. Basic gardening practices and the use of appropriately placed plants as design elements will also be covered. As part of this class students will learn to identify the most prominent late summer and fall landscape plants. Course involves student exposure to principles of plant systematics, including conceptual plant communities and the unique dynamics of invasive species. This course begins by introducing students to the fundamentals of plant taxonomy and binomial nomenclature. Course may be taken out of sequence.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
The identification, classification, adaptation, culture and landscape uses of trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous annuals, perennials, herbs, and ornamental grasses as landscape plants is this courses main objective. Basic gardening practices and the use of appropriately placed plants as design elements will also be covered. As part of this class students will learn to identify the most prominent winter and spring landscape plants. Course involves student exposure to principles of plant systematics, including conceptual plant communities and the unique dynamics of invasive species. This course begins by introducing students to the fundamentals of plant taxonomy and binomial nomenclature. Course may be taken out of sequence.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
Physiology, methodology, and environmental requirements for sexual and asexual plant propagation. Hands-on exploration of lecture concepts via tissue culture, cuttings, layering, grafting, and other techniques. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : PLSC 210.
Other Instructors: Chen, Feng | Occhialini, Alessandro
An analysis of year-round operations and management of public gardens. Case studies involving time and labor management, budget development and management, implementation of volunteer programs, information dissemination methods for public outreach, and management of grounds and facilities using the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Gardens as a model.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : PLSC 226 and PLSC 210.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge or experience may satisfy prerequisite(s) with consent of instructor.
Experiences in active public horticulture projects in the UT Gardens under supervision of staff members. Student should make arrangements for practicum with a faculty mentor prior to enrollment.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Horvath, Brandon Joseph | Sorochan, John Charles | Walters, Kellie Jean | Spangler, Amanda Diane
International travel experience will provide opportunities to learn how historic estates, gardens, and arboreta reflect the climate, topography, history, philosophical social structure, art and politics at the time of their creation. Course will focus on observation of local plant material, study of different garden and landscape design styles, and will foster an appreciation of international cultures. Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC) (WC)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : ENGL 102 or ENGL 132 or ENGL 290 or ENGL 298.
Other Instructors: Ross, Michael
Communication for public horticulturists through written, oral, and visual media. Emphasis on communication skills using proper writing techniques and grammar for print media, brochure design using desktop publishing, slide show development, oral presentations, and video use for educational and informational presentations in ornamental horticulture.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance, and for second-year graduate students, responsibility for course delivery.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
Other Instructors: Klingeman III, William E | Ross, Michael | Butler, David M. | Sorochan, John Charles
International travel experience will provide opportunities to learn how historic European estates, gardens, and arboreta reflect the climate, topography, history, philosophical social structure, art and politics at the time of their creation. Course will focus on observation of local plant material, study of different garden and landscape design styles, and will foster an appreciation of international cultures.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 491 and 591.
Other Instructors: Ross, Michael
Examination of a selected global or cultural issue from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Topics vary. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (GCI) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (CC)
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or ENGL 118.
Other Instructors: Willcox, Adam Sage