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Undergraduate Landscape Architecture

Syllabus files linked here are samples. Up to date, official syllabus files can be found in the course Canvas site.

View Courses for 11:550 Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Courses

Major Elective Key:

  • P/E Plant Ecology
  • EBG Experience Based Education

Minor Key:

  • AS = Architectural History
  • EP = Environmental Planning
  • UD = Urban Design (Bloustein)
  • UF = Urban Forestry
  • GT = Green Technologies
  • PG = Public Garden Management

* If students take a summer studio, they can eliminate the final semester if they optimize their course selections–which is especially advantageous for transfers.

** Used for independent projects and sometimes for substitutions

Course NameOfferedMajor ElectiveCoreMinor ClassSEBS Honors
11:550:101Landscape Studies [3]SpringSEBS Core course –
Historical Analysis
11:550:133Architectural Design [3]Fall/SpringDesignSEBS Core course –
Arts and Humanities
11:550:220Case Studies: Public Garden Displays [1] Fall PG
11:550:221Design of Public Garden Displays [3]Spring PG
11:550:230Environmental Design Analysis [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Our Common Future [CC-O]		PG, AS
11:550:231Intro to Environmental Design I [5]Fall EP
11:550:232Intro to Environmental Design II [5]Spring 
11:550:233Landscape Plants [3]Fall PG, GT, UF
11:550:234Landscape Plants II [3]Spring of even yearsP/E PG, UF
11:550:235Herbaceous Plants in the Landscape [3]FallP/E PG, GT
11:550:237Landscape Drawing & Drafting [3]Fall/SpringSEBS Core course –
Arts and Humanities		AS
11:550:238Landscape Management and Maintenance [3]FallP/E PG
11:550:240Public Garden Management [3]Summer PG
11:550:241Construction 1: Site Engineering [4]FallSEBS Core course –
Mathematical/Formal Reasoning		GT
11:550:250History of Landscape Architecture [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Historical Analysis		PG, AS
11:550:271Ag and the Landscape [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Diversities and Social Inequalities [CC-D]
11:550:275Architecture, Inequality and Landscapes of Justice [3]SpringSEBS Core course –
Diversities and Social Inequalities		AS
11:550:296Honors Seminar in Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
11:550:301Social and Cultural Aspects of Design [3]SpringTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in the Discipline		UD, AH
11:550:331Environmental Planning Studio [5]FallSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education		EP
11:550:332Praxis Studio I (Junior) Sections: CD, EC, OD [5] SpringSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education
11:550:340Planting Design [4]Spring GT
11:550:341Construction 2: Materials and Assemblies [4]Spring 
11:550:3452D Digital Design and Drafting [1.5]Spring 
11:550:3472D Digital Design Communication [1.5]Spring 
11:550:3503D Digital Design and Communication [3]Fall 
11:550:360International Exchange ProgramBy Arrangement 
11:550:431Advanced Landscape Architecture [5]Fall 
11:550:432Praxis Studio II (Senior) Sections: CD, EC, OD [5]SpringSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education
11:550:435Professional Practice [1]Spring 
11:550:436Landscape Enterprise [3]Spring PG
11:550:437Special Problems in Landscape Architecture**By Arrangement 
11:550:438Material Tectonics [3]SpringDesign 
11:550:439Suburbia transformed; Residential Design in the Age of Sustainability [3]SpringDesign 
11:550:440Case Studies in LA: 1850 to the Present [3]FallTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in Discipline
11:550:441Construction 3: Design Implementation and Practice [4]Fall 
11:550:442Sustainable Landscape Technologies [3] Fall or SpringDesign GT, EP
00:550:443Studio – Summer Abroad Studio* [5]By Arrangement 
11:550:480Topology & Design: Special Problems in Design History & Theory [3]FallTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in Discipline		AH
* If students take a summer studio, they can eliminate the final semester if they optimize their course selections–which is especially advantageous for transfers.
** Used for independent projects and sometimes for substitutions


Environmental Planning

View 11:573 Environmental Planning Courses
Course NameOfferedCore
11:573:202Environmental Issues in the United States [3]SpringSEBS Core course – 21st Contemporary Challenges
11:573:231Fundamentals of Environmental Planning [3]Spring 
11:573:232Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics [3]Fall/SpringSEBS core course –
Information Technology Research
11:573:233Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Laboratory [1]Fall/Spring 
11:573:296
Fall 01, 02
Spring 		Honors Seminar in Environmental Planning and Design [3]Fall/Spring 
11:573:302Ecological History – North America [3] odd years Newark |
even years NB		 
11:573:362Intermediate Environmental Geomatics [3]Fall 
11:573:409Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Planning [3]Fall of odd years 
11:573:411Environmental Planning and the Development Process [3]Fall of even years 
11:573:413Open Spaces Planning and Management [3] Spring of odd years 
11:573:437Spatial Data Visualization and Map Design [3]Fall 
11:573:444Watershed Management:  An Interdisciplinary Perspective [3]Spring 
11:573:445Ecological Design and Stewardship [3]Spring 
11:573:462Advanced Environmental Geomatics [3]Spring 
11:573:494Special Problems in Environmental Planning
By Arrangement 


Master of Landscape Architecture

View 16:550 Master of Landscape Architecture Courses
Course NameOffered
16:550:531Studio One—Fundamentals [5]Fall 
16:550:532Studio Two—Urban/Suburban Design [5]Spring 
16:550:533Geodesign Studio [5]Fall 
16:550:535Studio—Housing [5]Fall 
16:550:536Studio—Special Topics: CD, OD [5]Spring 
16:550:541Representation I—Drawing [2]Fall 
16:550:542Representation II—Digital Media [2]Spring 
16:550:545Introduction to Geomatics [3]Spring 
16:550:548Land Plants 2—ID & Design [2]Fall 
16:550:552Case Studies in Contemporary LA [3]Fall 
16:550:553Theories of Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
16:550:554Pres Design Post Indust [3] 
16:550:555Land Planning T & P [3] 
16:550:572Colloquium Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
16:550:582Research Methods [2]Spring 
16:550:600Independent Study in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement 
16:550:701Research in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement – Fall 
16:550:702Research in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement – Spring