Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Reading and representing varied landscapes; development of aesthetic sensitivity to the geomorphology, vegetation, and cultural influences on these landscapes. Small-scale interventions and exploration of landscape phenomena and change. Emphasis on a variety of documentation and drawing techniques.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 2010
Fundamental issues of landscape planning and design at a site scale. Projects introduce a variety of (objective and subjective) site inquiry methods, space and place making, and sensitive integration of architecture and landscape for specific land uses. User needs, precedent study, programming, site engineering, planting design, and outdoor space design expressed through a variety of three-dimensional modeling, graphic, and written media.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with CRP 2110).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Foundational knowledge and basic skills in 2D, 3D, and 4D computer applications used for design development and communication, with emphasis on 3D modeling and workflow interoperability. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Observation and study of the wetland, prairie, and woodland vegetation native to the savanna ecotone. Emphasis on plant communities, their distribution, structure, habitat and aesthetics. Plant identification and use in landscape design. Precedent and case studies of vegetation preservation, restoration and use in built works.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Studio 3.
Prereq: LA 2210
Identification, observation, and study of plants introduced to cultivation in the Midwest region. Plant cultural requirements, including adaptations to climate changes, solar exposure, and soil conditions. Investigation of history of plant introduction and use in designed landscape, including consequent impacts of plant introduction such as plant invasion. Introduction to planting design at the site scale, including matching plant cultural requirements to site conditions, functional uses of plants and expressive composition using plant form, texture and color.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Development of life skills for conflict resolution, effective interpersonal communication, and CPR/First Aid. Examination of personal values as they relate to the backgrounds, abilities, attitudes, and values of others; exploration of how these influence personal decision-making and group interaction. Reading, discussion, class activities, journal-keeping, writing. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with ENVS 2700/ NREM 2700).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
The development of natural resource conservation philosophy and policy from the Colonial Era to the present. North American wildlife, forestry, and environmental policy; national parks and other protected lands; federal and state agencies. Relationship to cultural contexts, including urban reform and American planning movement. Discussion of common pool resources, public and private lands. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Exploration of landscapes, from broad settlement patterns to individual sites. Investigation of relationships between vernacular and designed landscapes. Landscapes considered as modes of cultural production that shape and are shaped by social, political, and economic processes. Lectures, reading, field studies, and writing. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Exploration of social and behavioral factors pertinent to design of the domestic, civic, and commercial landscape. Focus on working familiarity with design principles as they relate to the behavior and activities of people across a broad demographic and cultural spectrum; application of these principles to design of outdoor environments. Lectures and discussions, including group exercises and field trips. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 1, Laboratory 6.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Exploration of the poetics and principles of landscape construction. Investigation and interpretation of landform and geomorphic processes such as the hydrologic cycle, erosion, and sedimentation. Close observation and representation of detail design, with an emphasis on material types, their connections, and weathering. Readings, field studies, and drawings in analog and digital media.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 2020
Iterative development of half-acre to hundred-acre landscape design and planning proposals. Assess and interpret a program of use, organize subjective and objective site inventory and analysis, and develop functional and poetic conceptual design strategies. Development of high-quality verbal and graphic skills to support design process and iteration.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 2820, LA 3010, LA 3810 and NREM 1200
Exploration and application of ecological theories and processes in design and planning to include hundred plus-acre scale in urban, urban fringe, and rural landscapes. Apply advanced landscape analysis of soil, water, topography, and vegetation utilizing geographic information systems with an emphasis on inventory and analysis mapping.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-2. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Landscape Architecture professional program
Observation of and reflection on professional practice and landscapes in urban, rural, and wilderness areas. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 3.
Prereq: LA 2020
The art and techniques of creating plant compositions in the landscape that respond to cultural and biophysical contexts. Methods of site inventory and analysis, developing plant palettes and composing plant assemblages that address biodiversity, expressive and functional needs. Introduction to the techniques of preparing planting plans, including standards for plant selection, plant lists and plant specification.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: LA 3010, LA 3810 and NREM 1200
Exploration of contemporary landscape architectural practice through individualized research into practicing firms. Preparation of paper and presentation outlining broad framework and specific parameters of a selected area of contemporary practice using specific projects as examples. Work may result in invitation of current practitioner(s) as a lecture series or event. Resume and portfolio preparation in advance of required off-campus semester (LA 4440 A, B or C).
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Investigation of landscape design concepts and trends as observed over time, from approximately 1750 to the present, with emphasis on the United States and Europe. Examination of significant figures and outstanding works (sites, gardens, landscapes, monuments, subdivisions, city plans, etc.) of varied geographic regions. Analysis of the social, economic, political, and technical forces contributing to the development of landscape design styles, vocabulary, and literature. Lectures, readings, projects, research papers. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Investigation of international landscape design concepts and trends as observed over time, from pre-history to the mid 18th century. Examination of significant figures and outstanding works (sites, gardens, landscapes, monuments, subdivisions, city plans, etc.) of varied geographic regions. Analysis of the social, economic, political, and technical forces contributing to the development of landscape design styles, vocabulary, and literature. Lectures, readings, projects, research papers. Meets International Perspectives Requirement. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3.
Design of landforms to achieve aesthetic, functional, and safety goals. Landform changes to accommodate human uses and activities. Impacts and implications of landform transformation on the surrounding environment. Surface and subsurface drainage design, storm water runoff best management practices, contour manipulation to incorporate slopes, swales, culverts, pads, retaining walls, walks, steps, terraces, buildings, and other structures in the landscape. Road layout and alignment, parking lot design, and earthwork volume estimates. Design communication using CAD, perspectives, cross-sections, contour maps, landform models, and narratives. Class exercises, case study precedents, and preliminary construction documents. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 3020
Comprehensive planning and design for urban sites or for sites within urban contexts. Projects typically include planning for a variety of integrated land uses, and cover the full range of design scales from master planning to proposals for site details. Emphasis on written and verbal as well as graphic communications. Integrated seminar component.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 7. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Repeatable.
Prereq: LA 3020; Membership in the University Honors Program
Comprehensive planning and design for urban sites or for sites within urban contexts. Projects typically include planning for a variety of integrated land uses, and cover the full range of design scales from master planning to proposals for site details. Emphasis on written and verbal as well as graphic communications. Integrated seminar component.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 2.
Prereq: LA 4020 or LA 4020H; permission of thesis advisor; Membership in the Honors Program
Preparation for senior thesis.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: LA 4020
Advanced forum for the demonstration of sophistication in landscape architectural design. Experimentation and innovation are encouraged.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6-7. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: LA 4020; Membership in the University Honors Program
Advanced forum for the demonstration of sophistication in landscape architectural design. Experimentation and innovation are encouraged.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 15.
Prereq: LA 4010; LA 4020; LA 4030; Department Permission; Membership in the University Honors Program
Individual advanced forum for the demonstration of sophistication in landscape architectural design. Experimentation and innovation are expected.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Visualization of site scale design for presentation and analysis with emphasis on 3D modeling, rendering, videography, and parametric methods. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 5420).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: LA 4810
Studies of conventional and developing forms of public and private practice. Explore relationships between professional life and the culture of the professional design firm; investigate firm identities and structures; understand design projects, their delivery process, and contractual agreements. Lecture and class discussion.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: Required. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: LA 3410 or Permission of Advisor and Chair
Independent educational enrichment through exploration of landscape architectural practice in a professional internship, international studies, or out-of-region national study experience.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: Required. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: LA 3410 or Permission of Advisor and Chair
Independent educational enrichment through exploration of landscape architectural practice in a professional internship, international studies, or out-of-region national study experience.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: Required. Repeatable, maximum of 0 credits.
Prereq: LA 3410 or Permission of Advisor and Chair
Independent educational enrichment through exploration of landscape architectural practice in a professional internship, international studies, or out-of-region national study experience.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with CRP 5540/ LA 5540).
(Cross-listed with CRP 4540).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CRP 3510 or AGRON 2700 or NREM 3450 or GEOL 4520 or LA 3020 or CRP 5510 or GEOL 5520
Introduction to image processing techniques needed for analysis of optical remote sensing imagery, including filtering, enhancement, and classification. Analysis of elevation surfaces, hydrology, distance, overlays and visual programming with Model Builder. Practical applications in a variety of topics to understand how to analyze imagery.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 5590).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to digital tools used by landscape architects for design communication, visualization, and design development, with emphasis on 3D modeling and workflow interoperability. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 5740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to inequitable access to healthy environments as an issue in planning and design. Focus on cumulative effects of climate change, environmental hazards, and physical design on vulnerable populations. Examination of current research. Mapping in GIS and spatial analysis to assess unjust environmental burdens and equitable built environments. (Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with LA 5780H).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: LA 2020 OR Senior or Graduate classification; Membership in the University Honors Program
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 5780K).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: LA 2020 OR Senior or Graduate classification
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections. Course contact hours can range from (2-0) to (3-0) depending on number of credits.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 5810).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: LA 3810
Examination and identification of characteristics, applications, systems, and uses of common landscape construction materials including wood, paving, walls, masonry, concrete, and metals. Investigation of the relationships between site plans and construction details with an emphasis on the aesthetic and functional use of landscape details. Preliminary preparation of construction documents using design documentation software.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: LA 4810
Development of advanced construction documents, including documentation processes, cost estimation, sheet coordination, and specification writing. Emphasis on documentation software as a tool for design communication.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course; Membership in the University Honors Program
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with CRP 5910/ LA 5910).
(Cross-listed with ENVS 4910/ CRP 4910).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: 6 credits natural sciences or permission of instructor
Environmental law and policy as applied in planning at the local and state levels. Brownfields, environmental justice, water quality, air quality, wetland and floodplain management, and local government involvement in ecological protection through land use planning and other programs.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
Credits: 1. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Observation of and reflection on professional and academic practice and landscapes. Field study and travel to conferences and educational events. Reading and final report. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Observation and study of plants adapted to the Midwest ecoregion. Emphasis on plant communities, their distribution, structure, habitat and aesthetics. Plant identification and use of planted form in the designed landscape.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Studio 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to the science that supports green technologies. Plant and soil design for performance in the built environment. Design studies and lab explorations will complement readings, lecture and project case study presentations by practitioners. Green streets, green roofs, bio- phyto-remediation and other technologies are introduced. Final project integrates scientific and technical knowledge in a holistic landscape design.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Examination of design inquiry and introduction to research methods relevant to design. Consideration of where knowledge comes from, and how different research methods help create knowledge in various contexts. Readings, discussions, and sketch problems. Preparation of a written research proposal.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 4420).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Studies of conventional and developing forms of public and private practice. Explore relationships between professional life and the culture of the professional design firm; investigate firm identities and structures; understand design projects, their delivery process, and contractual agreements. Lecture and class discussion.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Forum on current research in landscape architecture. Weekly presentation and discussion of scholarship relevant to the field. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CRP 4540/ LA 4540).
(Cross-listed with CRP 5540).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to image processing techniques needed for analysis of optical remote sensing imagery, including filtering, enhancement, and classification. Analysis of elevation surfaces, hydrology, distance, overlays and visual programming with Model Builder. Practical applications in a variety of topics to understand how to analyze imagery. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to parametric landscape design through computer programming of the landscape palette. Terrain, vegetation, water, weather, and lighting effects are modeled and represented algorithmically in Rhino-Grasshopper. Computational thinking, logic, and interactivity are combined to address core design principles.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with CRP 5580).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Use and development of online mapping tools and coding to support participatory GIS, Volunteered Geographic Information, information sharing, geodesign, and decision-making actions. Geoprocessing, spatial data science, and user interface design. Laboratory emphasis on practical applications and uses of Web GIS.
(Dual-listed with LA 4590).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to digital tools used by landscape architects for design communication, visualization, and design development, with emphasis on 3D modeling and workflow interoperability.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Examination of the development of landscape architectural ideas in their historical contexts and in relation to social and cultural practices. Emphasis on exposure to key modern and contemporary texts and projects in landscape architecture, architecture, art, and related fields. Readings, discussions, and writings.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
History of the profession, with emphasis on its origins in the United States and Europe. Examination of significant figures and outstanding works (sites, gardens, landscapes, monuments, subdivisions, city plans, etc.) Analysis of the social, economic, political, and technical forces contributing to the development of the profession and its literature. Lectures, readings, projects, research papers.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with LA 4740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to inequitable access to healthy environments as an issue in planning and design. Focus on cumulative effects of climate change, environmental hazards, and physical design on vulnerable populations. Examination of current research. Mapping in GIS and spatial analysis to assess unjust environmental burdens and equitable built environments. (Typically Offered: Spring, Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 4740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to inequitable access to healthy environments as an issue in planning and design. Focus on cumulative effects of climate change, environmental hazards, and physical design on vulnerable populations. Examination of current research. Mapping in GIS and spatial analysis to assess unjust environmental burdens and equitable built environments. (Typically Offered: Spring, Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780A).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780B).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780C).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780D).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780E).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780F).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780G).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780I).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780J).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780K).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections. Course contact hours can range from (2-0) to (3-0) depending on number of credits.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780L).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 6.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780M).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4780N).
Credits: 2-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 3 times.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Offerings vary with each term; check with department for available sections.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 4 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Hands-on participation in a creative or research activity in the student's area of specialization. Development of a detailed prospectus that defines the thesis or creative component.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with LA 4810).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination and identification of characteristics, applications, systems, and uses of common landscape construction materials including wood, paving, walls, masonry, concrete, and metals. Investigation of the relationships between site plans and construction details with an emphasis on the aesthetic and functional use of landscape details. Preliminary preparation of construction documents using design documentation software. (Typically Offered: Spring, Spring)
(Dual-listed with LA 4810).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination and identification of characteristics, applications, systems, and uses of common landscape construction materials including wood, paving, walls, masonry, concrete, and metals. Investigation of the relationships between site plans and construction details with an emphasis on the aesthetic and functional use of landscape details. Preliminary preparation of construction documents using design documentation software. (Typically Offered: Spring, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: LA 6020
Design of landforms to achieve aesthetic, functional, and safety goals. Impacts and implications of landform transformation on the surrounding environment. Design communication using CAD, perspectives, cross-sections, contour maps, landform models, and narratives. Class exercises, case study precedents, and preliminary construction documents.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Investigation of a topic of special interest to the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with CRP 4910/ ENVS 4910/ LA 4910).
(Cross-listed with CRP 5910).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Environmental law and policy as applied in planning at the local and state levels. Brownfields, environmental justice, water quality, air quality, wetland and floodplain management, and local government involvement in ecological protection through land use planning and other programs.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-8. Repeatable, maximum of 8 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Comprehensive study and original development of a project selected by the student and approved by the major professor. Completed project must be submitted to and approved by a graduate faculty committee as evidence of mastery of the principles of landscape architecture.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses for graduate students:
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Introduction to the theory and methods of landscape architectural design. Emphasis on creative space and place making at the site scale using the landscape palette. Exploration of two- and three-dimensional representation, both digital and analog, as a means of testing design ideas. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 6010
Landscape design integrating knowledge of theory, land patterns, plant ecosystems, and human processes. Projects involve landform and plants at varied scale of design. Emphasis on competencies in design based in natural process, human behavior, and representation.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 6020
Theory and methods of landscape design at a variety of scales to achieve desired outcomes. Introduction to performance metrics drawn from design, humanities, and science. Development of program, inventory, and analysis to propose rigorous design "arguments" and meaningful, just and vibrant environments.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 6030
Examination of sociopolitical, ecological, and visual-spatial conditions of the urban environment. Projects highlight the complexity of planning and design of urban systems. Development of innovative strategies for sustainable, healthy, and just cities. Investigation of climate impacts and evolutionary design strategies.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 6. Contact Hours: Studio 12.
Prereq: LA 6040
Landscape design focusing on broadening landscape architectural concepts applied to complex sites at multiple scales. Emphasis on ideation and technical competency through advanced conceptualization, performance metrics, and skills in design research, digital representation, and teamwork.
Credits: 1-8. Repeatable, maximum of 8 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Advanced and original scholarship in a specialized area. Culminates in a thesis document submitted to and approved by a graduate faculty committee as evidence of mastery of research in landscape architecture.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)