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Landscape Architecture Curriculum
This is the standard curriculum for students entering the program as freshmen. Courses identified as Elective (GE) should be taken to satisfy the University’s General Education Requirement or as a free Elective, once General Education Requirements have been satisfied.
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
LandArch 191A Landscape Graphics | 3 | LandArch 150 Intro to Envir Design (recommended, not required) |
3 |
First Year Seminar | 1 | Land Arch 160 Lecture Series (recommended, not required | 2 |
Diversity Gen Ed | 3-4 | Gen Ed Classes | 10 |
2 Gen Ed Classes | 8 | ||
Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 |
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
LandArch 201 Studio I | 3 | LandArch 203 Studio III | 3 |
LandArch 202 Studio II | 3 | LandArch 204 Studio IV | 3 |
SustComm 355 Plants in the Landscape |
4 | LandArch 294A Construction Materials |
3 |
LandArch 547 Landscape Patterns & |
3 | LandArch 298C Construction Materials Lab | 1 |
LandArch 547L Landscape Patterns & Process Lab | 1 | LandArch 583 Digital Design Representation | 3 |
LandArch 191A (if not taken previous year) | (3) | Gen Ed | 3-4 |
Total Credits | 14 | Total Credits | 16-17 |
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
LandArch 301 Studio V | 3 | LandArch 303 Studio VII | 3 |
LandArch 302 Studio VI | 3 | LandArch 304 Studio VIII | 3 |
LandArch 313 Site Engineering | 3 | SustComm 314 Writing in Comm Development & Landscape Arch (Junior Year Writing) | 3 |
SustComm 543 History I | 4 | SustComm 544 History II | 3 |
Gen Ed or Elective | 3-4 | Gen Ed or Elective | 3-4 |
Total Credits | 16-17 | Total Credits | 15-16 |
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
LandArch 401 Studio IX | 3 | LandArch 494LI Studio XI Senior Capstone | 6 |
LandArch 402 Studio X | 3 | LandArch 494A Professional Practice | 3 |
SustComm 574 City Planning | 3 | Electives | 3-8 |
Electives | 3-8 | ||
Total Credits | 12-17 | Total Credits | 12-17 |
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