Future Students & Degree Offerings

The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Environmental Horticulture.  So whether you’re looking to gain new skills in your current career area or change fields entirely, we have the right program for you.  Below is a list of our current degree offerings.  For more information on how to apply to one of our programs, please see our Registration page.

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts (B.S., B.A.) in Environmental Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Major in Landscape and Nursery Horticulture

Landscape and Nursery Horticulture allows you to be creative, work outdoors, and improve people’s lives and the urban environment.  This degree programs teaches students how to grow and maintain plants while learning management skills necessary for running a successful business.  Diverse fields of this discipline include Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Conservation, Landscape Design, Floriculture, and Nursery Management.  This degree program is taught as a mixture of distance/live instruction.

Degree Snapshot

Course Work	Career Opportunities	Salaries
Botany Plant Physiology Landscape & Nursery Management Landscape Design Conservation and Restoration Sales and Marketing Communications & Leadership Plant Propagation Annual & Perennial Gardening	Nursery Manager/Owner Landscape Designer Garden Center Manager Botanical Garden Manager Garden Magazine Journalist Environmental Restoration Consultant Plant Breeder Plant Inspector Municipal Horticulturist Extension Specialist	$32,000 - $120,000 depending upon location and experience

 

Graduate Program

Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) non-thesis, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Take your education to the next level with tracks made for hands-on, results oriented students. Learn the skills necessary for managing everything from the ground up... including plant production, marketing, and public relations.

Master of Science

The M.S. thesis degree is designed for those students who want to conduct original research in the laboratory or field to share with the world around them.

Degree Snapshot

Industry Career Opportunities	Academic Career Opportunities
Plant Production Management Marketing and Sales Landscape Management Public Garden Management	Extension Agent High School Instructor Community College/University Instructor
Government Career Opportunities	Salaries
Division of Plant Industry Inspector Field Biologist USDA Researcher	$35,000-$45,000 depending upon location and experience

Master of Science non-thesis

The M.S. non-thesis degree is designed for students not desiring specialized, research-based education.

Degree Snapshot

Industry Career Opportunities	Academic Career Opportunities
Research & Development in Plant Tissue Culture or Commercial Nursery Production Personnel Management Curator of Plant Collections	Extension Agent High School Instructor Community College/University Instructor Account Executive
Government Career Opportunities	Salaries
Lab Manager Biological Scientist Botanic Garden Director USDA Researcher Natural Resource Management Agency	$35,000-$45,000 depending upon location nd experience

Doctor of Philosophy

The Ph.D. degree is designed for those students interested in independent thinking and wish to design, conduct, and interpret original, creative research.

Degree Snapshot

Industry Career Opportunities	Academic Career Opportunities
Research Program Manager Private Consulting Researcher	Extension Agent College Professor College Researcher College Administrator
Government Career Opportunities	Salaries
Regulatory Agency Research Scientist Program Manager	$45,000-$100,000 depending upon location and experience

Other Programs

Two other program offerings are available at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center for students considering distance education.  A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration is available taught entirely through distance education instruction, whereas a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharD) degree is taught entirely through live instruction.  For further information concerning either of these degree programs please contact their departments directly through the links provided below.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration, Warrington College of Business Administration
Major in General Business

The online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-General Business (BSBA-IBA) degree program provides students with a strong foundation in business. The BSBA-IBA curriculum consists of a broad range of courses from various business disciplines, including business computing, business law, business statistics, entrepreneurship, economics, finance, management, marketing, and real estate. The BSBA-IBA degree prepares students for a wide array of business-related careers, as well as for graduate studies in business.  This degree program is taught entirely through distance instruction.  For further information about this program please see the Online Business Program.

Doctor or Pharmacy (PharmD.), College of Pharmacy

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy has distance education sites located in Jacksonville, Orlando, and St. Petersburg since the academic year 2002-2003. These campuses accommodate 50-60 students at each site. These students receive instruction in pharmacy via distance education technology.  For further information about this program please see the College of Pharmacy.