Landscape Design and Planning Minor

The Landscape Design and Planning minor focuses on issues of land use and design strategies that create a future that provides a quality lifestyle in a sustainable environment for an ever-increasing human population.

 

 

 

Admission Requirements:

You must be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.

 

 

 

Program Requirements:

• This minor requires a minimum of 21 credits.
• All coursework must be must be taken on the A/F grade base and must be completed with a C- or better.
• No more than three courses taken for a major degree may be applied toward the requirements of the minor.
• Study abroad and transfer coursework must be approved by the minor adviser.
• A maximum of nine transfer/study abroad credits may be used toward the minor.

 

 

 

Course Requirements:

Required Courses		Credits
LA 1401	The Designed Environment	3
LA 3001	Understanding and Creating Landscape Space	3
LA 3003	Case Studies in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design	3
LA 3413	Introduction to Landscape Architecture History	3
Elective Courses (select three courses)
Arch 3711W	Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context	3
EEB 3001 OR ESPM 3108	Ecology and Society   Ecology of Managed Systems	3
LA 1201	Learning from the Landscape	3
LA 1301	Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing	3
LA 2301	Advanced Representation for Environmental Design	3
LA 2302	Computer-Aided Representation for Environmental Design	3
LA 3002	Informants of Creating Landscape Space	3
LA 3004	Regional Landscape Planning	3
LA 3204	Landscape Ecology	3
LA 3501	Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context	3
LA 3514	Making the Mississippi	3
LA 3571	Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering	3
LA 4001	Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning Practices	3
LA 4002	Implementation of Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning Practices	3
LA 4755	Infrastructure, Natural Systems and the Space of Inhabited Landscapes	3
LA 8302	Professional Practice	3

 

 

Application Process:

Apply online for the minor. The application should take just a couple of minutes.

 

If you are unsure about the minor and would like to speak to an adviser, complete the online application and include your questions in the final comment box. An adviser will contact you before processing your application.

 

 

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