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Environmental Design Analysis (11:550:230), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Analysis of the quality of the physical enviroment: perception, awareness, design and planning process. Governmental controls that affect quality. Private, public, urban, rural, and recreational enviroments considered."
May Fulfill Requirements for the Environmental Planning Option
Intro to Environmental Design I (11:550:231), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Design fundamentals and creativity through design process; application to fundamental landscape architecture at small-site scale. Graphic skills and techniques. Impact of environmental design on people and nature."
Required for the Environmental Planning and Landscape Architecture Options
Intro to Environmental Design II (11:550:232), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Refinement of design process and graphic skills, including perspective and paraline drawing, through projects of increasing complexity and magnitude. Site planning, principles of auto and pedestrian circulation, behavioral aspects of design, basic landform manipulation."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option; May Fulfill Requirements for the Environmental Planning Option
Landscape Plants I (11:550:233), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Identification, environmental requirements, and landscape assets and liablities of ornamental plants with focus on fall aspects of deciduous trees and shrubs. "
Required for the Landscape Architecture and Landscape Industry Options
Landscape Plants II (11:550:234), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Identification, environmental requirements, and landscape assets and liabilities of ornamental plants with focus on broadleaf and narrow-leaf evergreens and the spring aspects of deciduous trees and shrubs. "
Required for the Landscape Architecture and Landscape Industry Options
Herbaceous Plants and Landscape (11:550:235), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Identification, use, and care of herbaceous plants in private gardens and public spaces: annuals, herbacous perennials, ornimental grasses, herbs, and plants for ponds and pools."
Required for the Landscape Industry Option
Landscape Management and Maintenance (11:550:238), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Maintenance and culture of landscape plantings."
Required for the Landscape Industry Option
Planning and Planting the Residential Environment (11:550:239), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Contact with the living, green environments provided by the grounds of private residences. Planning, land use, selection and planting of landscape plants, turf, fruiting plants, and interior plantings."
Required for the Landscape Industry Option
CAD for Landscape Architects (11:550:250), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"An introduction to the application of computers to design including CAD, word processing, spreadsheets, and drawing programs."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
History of Landscape Architecture (11:550:330), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Historical analysis of landscape theory and practice; design as physical expression of environmental and cultural determinants; its evolution as a profession in the U.S."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option; May Fulfill Requirements for the Environmental Planning Option
Intermediate Landscape Architecture I (11:550:331), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Analysis and interpretation of the physical environment with emphasis on methodologies such as GIS, suitability mapping, and visual resource management as applied to land planning, design, and management problems."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Intermediate Landscape Architecture II (11:550:332), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"A continuation of Intermediate Landscape Architecture I with an emphasis on the design of public open spaces including plazas, squares, parks and pedestrian streets."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Design Communication (11:550:337), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Presentation and communication techniques applicable to landscape architecture including visualization skills, hand drawing and computer applications."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Planting Design (11:550:340), 4 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Plants as design elements affecting function, comfort, energy efficiency and aesthetic quality. Selection of plants to serve functional and aesthetic purposes. Specification for planting design."
Required for the Landscape Architecture and Landscape Industry Options
Landscape Architecture Construction I (11:550:341), 4 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Site engineering principles: grading, drainage, earthwork, and road alignment: their interaction with landscape achitecture design."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Landscape Architecture Construction II (11:550:342), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Introduction to properties of construction materials, structural principles, and methods of construction."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Advanced Landscape History Seminar (11:550:430), Credits 3
Semester Taught: by arrangement
"History of gardens in Italy, France, England, or the United States from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis on form and meaning of garden design and widespread influence of this genre."
Advanced Landscape Architecture I (11:550:431), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Advanced landscape architecture theory with application to problems of increasing scope and complexity. Social and cultural contexts, with emphasis on design sites for housing and community design."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Advanced Landscape Architecture II (11:550:432), 5 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Advanced applications focused on complex land planning, design and management issues."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Architectural Design (11:550:433), 3 Credits
Semester Taught: Spring
"Concepts of architectural and urban design process, systems and practice. Built environments in relation to human functions, perception, and needs. Space and form design and sketch studies."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Construction Implementation and Practice (11:550:441), 4 Credits
Semester Taught: Fall
"Introduction to the construction implementation process, development of technical competence, integration of design principles, communication through technical documentation, topics related to professional practice."
Required for the Landscape Architecture Option
Senior Thesis Preparation (11:550:497), 1 Credit
Semester Taught: Fall
"Development of independent research and comprehensive design project proposal, including literature review and research methodology, to be submitted to the departmental faculty for approval."
Senior Thesis in Landscape Architecture (11:550:498), 4-5 Credits
Semester Taught Spring
"Execution of the project proposed in 11:550:497. May not be used in conjunction with the George H. Cook Scholars Program or a cooperative education course."