Golf and Sports Turf Management

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Career Outlook

Graduates of the Golf Course Management program are qualified for entry-level positions with public and private golf courses, golf clubs, parks, and turf-product companies.

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Mission/Purpose Statement:

The mission of the golf and sports turf management program is to offer a strong academic and applications-based program necessary to produce well-educated graduates who become innovative and productive members of society. Students will possess both the problem-solving skills and the fundamental soft skills needed in the modern workplace. Students will be prepared in the areas of plant science, soils, pest management, irrigation, grounds management, fiscal and organizational management. 

Goals:

• Become engaged and competent golf and sports turf management professionals by applying technical and managerial skills needed for planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of golf courses, athletic fields or other turfgrass facilities, using their skills to analyze, design, maintain, and build turfgrass systems, specify appropriate methods and materials, perform cost estimates and analyses, and manage technical activities in support of golf and sports turf management activities. 
  
  
• Cultivate students’ communication skills in oral, written, visual and graphic modes when working as team members or leaders, so they can actively participate in their communities and their profession. 
  
  
• Established an understanding of professionalism, ethics, quality performance, safety, and sustainability that allows them to be professional leaders and contributors to society when solving agronomic challenges while producing golf and sports turf management solutions.