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Spring Semester 2020 Catalog

Golf Course Management, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta campus

Entrance Dates: Fall and Spring
Length of Program: Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 48

Program Description: The Golf Course Management, Diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for varied careers in the golf industry. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes the combination of managerial theory and practical application necessary for successful employment in the three general industry fields of Golf Operations Management, Turfgrass Management, and Non-traditional Golf Outlet Operations. Program graduates receive a Golf Course Management diploma which qualifies them as entry level jobs assistants in any of the three listed fields. High school diploma or GED is not required upon admittance, but must be obtained upon 50% completion of coursework.

Employment Opportunities: The Golf Course Management program is a sequence of courses that prepares the student for a career in the golf industry in turf management, pro shop management and sales, equipment representative, or equipment sales and/or servicing. The graduate may work at a golf course caring for the turf, working behind the counter in the pro shop, or working at a retail outlet away from a course.

Curriculum Outline

Basic Skills Courses, 8+ credits

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

 

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL REL & PROF DEV

2

OR

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

Occupational Courses, 40 credits

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

HORT 1000Horticulture Science

3

HORT 1080Pest Management

3

GCMT 1100SWING DYNAMICS

3

GCMT 1105GOLF RULES, HISTORY, & CULTURE

3

GCMT 1125CLUB REPAIR/CUB FITTING

3

GCMT 1130CART FLEET MANAGEMENT

3

GCMT 1140TURF MANAGEMENT

3

GCMT 1145GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

3

MKTG 1100Principles of Marketing

3

MKTG 1160Professional Selling

3

COMP 1000INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

XXXX XXXXElective

3

Diploma Electives

(A minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list is required.)

HORT 1310Irrigation

3

HORT 1420GolfCourseDesignConstr&Manage

3