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Twin Cities Campus
Bachelor of Landscape ArchitectureLandscape Architecture, Scl of
College of Design
Landscape architecture is the design discipline concerned with the design, planning, and management of the land. Landscape architects use their knowledge of natural and infrastructural systems to create, plan, and preserve landscapes for human use, ecological function, and climate resilience. Landscape architects regularly work with other disciplines in this pursuit such as architects, civil engineers, urban planners, ecologists, and geoscientists, among others. The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program prepares students for this field through courses focused on design and creativity, technology, socio/cultural and ecological systems, as well as theoretical and scientific knowledge bases. The eight semester curriculum will further prepare students for the professional practice of landscape architecture, which includes site design/development, urban design/planning, regional planning, and the design of climate resilient and sustainable landscapes across a broad range of types and scales. The program prepares graduates for entry into professional practice or pursuit of advanced study in landscape architecture or related disciplines.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
At least 27 upper division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Core Coursework
The core curriculum is guided by the 2016 accreditation standards for professional curriculum as set forth by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB). There are eight main themes to this professional core curriculum, covering topics on history and theory, design processes, natural and cultural systems, communication, implementation, digital applications, landscape assessment, and professional practice.
Studio Coursework
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture curriculum prepares students for the professional practice of landscape architecture, which includes site design/development, urban design/planning, regional planning, and the design of climate resilient and sustainable landscapes across a broad range of types and scales. Program courses are focused on design and creativity, technology, socio/cultural and ecological systems, as well as theoretical and scientific knowledge bases.
ARCH 1281 - Design Fundamentals I
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
ARCH 2281 - Design Fundamentals II
(4.0 cr)
LA 3001 - Understanding and Creating Landscape Space
(4.0 cr)
LA 3002 - Informants of Creating Landscape Space
(4.0 cr)
LA 4001 - Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning Practices Studio
(4.0 cr)
LA 4002 - Implementation of Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning Practices
(3.0 cr)
LA 4901 - Design of Regional Landscapes
(4.0 cr)
LA 4902 - Advanced Landscape Architecture Design
(4.0 cr)
Technical Coursework
LA 3571 - Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering
(3.0 cr)
LA 3572 - Landscape Construction: Materials, Assemblies and Performance
(3.0 cr)
LA 4573 - Landscape Construction: Plant and Soil Systems
(3.0 cr)
Representation Coursework
LA 2301 - Mixed Analog and Digital Representation Methods
(3.0 cr)
LA 2302 - Computer-Aided Representation for Environmental Design
(3.0 cr)
LA 1301 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 1311 - Foundations: Drawing and Design in Two and Three Dimensions
(4.0 cr)
or
ARCH 2301 - Drawing and Critical Thinking
(4.0 cr)
Additional Required Coursework
EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
LA 1401 - The Designed Environment
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
LA 1601 - Design and Equity
[DSJ, AH]
(3.0 cr)
LA 3003 - Climate Change Adaptation
(3.0 cr)
LA 3413 - Introduction to Landscape Architectural History
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
LA 4096 - Internship in Landscape Design and Planning
(1.0 cr)
LA 4501 - Landscape Analysis
(3.0 cr)
LA 5302 - Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People
(4.0 cr)
ARCH 1621W - Introduction to Critical Inquiry in Practice
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 1621V - Introduction to Critical Inquiry in Practice
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 3711V - Honors: Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
To meet the Biological Sciences Core Elective take BIO 1055, HORT 1001, or GEOG 1403
BIOL 1055 - Environmental Biology: Science and Solutions with Laboratory
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
GEOG 1403 - Biogeography of the Global Garden
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
GEOG 1403H - Honors: Biogeography of the Global Garden
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARCH 3711V - Honors: Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
BSE 3361W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
EEB 4609W - Ecosystem Ecology
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ESPM 4061W - Water Quality and Natural Resources
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
FW 5603W - Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3361W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3371W - Cities, Citizens, and Communities
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
URBS 3001W - Introduction to Urban Studies: The Complexity of Metropolitan Life
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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