Courses
| Course/(Credit Value) |
Term |
Course Description |
| Design and Synthesis |
LARC*6010
Landscape Architecture Studio I (0.5) | F | Integrated
field and studio instruction introduces the student to
landscape architecture through acquisition of basic
skills and knowledge. Topics include history, site
surveying, landscape inventory and analysis, site
design, graphic communication, introductory design,
sculpture, and model building. |
LARC*6020
Landscape
Architecture Studio II (0.5) | F | Integrated field and
studio instruction, and case studies leads the student
through advanced site design, basic materials and
techniques, design theory, and design principles.
Students are required to satisfy a woody plants
requirement either through the course HORT*3260 or
equivalent. |
LARC*6030
Landscape Architecture
Studio III (0.5) | W | Integrated field and studio
instruction emphasizes design concept formulation,
visual communication, computer application in design,
and introductions to urban and rural greenways design,
community design, facilitation, and presentation. |
LARC*6040
Landscape Architecture Studio IV (0.5)
| W | Integrated field and studio instruction emphasizes
design implementation, materials, construction,
specifications, and professional practice. |
LARC*6120
Advanced Design (0.5) | W | Theory, methods and
practice in site planning and design, human settlement,
and planting design. Projects typically address open
space design, conservation and community design at
the small and intermediate scale in urban, suburban or
rural settings. Case study component will include
some travel at the student's expense. |
| Theory and Practice |
LARC*6370
Graduate Seminar (0.25) | F and
W | A seminar course emphasizing the development of
oral and writing skills. |
| Interdisciplinary |
LARC*6380
Research Seminar (0.0) | W | A capstone course whose
content is directed by the research of the participants.
Participants will organize a conference at which they
will present their research results. |
| Bio-Physical Processes and Resources: Criteria for
Planning/Design
|
LARC*6430
Landscape Resource
Analysis (0.5) | F | Integrated field and classroom
instruction introduces the student to inventory and
analysis of biological, physical, social and cultural
elements of the landscape. Projects will incorporate
principles of landscape ecology and landscape
planning. |
| Interdepartmental.
|
LARC*6440
Plants and
Environment (0.5) | F | This course integrates field and
classroom study to apply landscape ecology to current
landscape problems, including analysis of regional
landscapes, restoration of degrade landscapes, and
application of aesthetic and ecological principles
across scales in site to regional settings. Case studies
component will require some travel at students'
expense. |
LARC*6470
Integrative Environmental
Planning (0.5) | F | Landscape planning emphasizing the
integration and interrelationships between biophysical
and cultural resources, with application at a regional
landscape planning scale. This course typically
incorporates community-outreach projects and
develops student facilitation abilities. |
|
|
| Interdepartmental. Tools and Techniques
|
LARC*6600
Critical Inquiry & Research Analysis (0.5) | W | Students
are introduced to critical inquiry as a method of
evaluating information, design, and planning. The focus
of the course is on the quantification and analysis of
research data. Modelling and simulation are introduced
and discussed in the context of planning, design, and
research. |
LARC*6610
Research Methods (0.5) | W | An
introduction to a broad array of research methods as
they apply to landscape planning and design. The focus
of the course is on the connections between research
and design and is context-based learning. The emphasis
is on developing foundations for the creation of
appropriate research questions. |
RPD*6170
Philosophy & Methods in Rural Planning &
Development Research (0.5) | F | (See School of Rural
Planning listing for description.) |
| Independent Study
|
LARC*6710
Special Studies (0.5) | F and W |
Independent study. A proposal for the content and
product required for this course must be developed in
conjunction with the student's advisory committee. |
