Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 45-46 for students with an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture seeking a post-professional degree; 45-73 for students without an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture seeking a first professional degree
Required Courses:
Post-Professional Degree (for students WITH an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
HORT 8261 | Native Plant Ecology | |
LARC 5551 | Landscape Architecture Computer Technology II | |
| LARC 8151 | Woodland Design Studio 1 | 6 |
| LARC 8751 | Northeastern Ecosystems 1 | 3 |
| LARC 8351 | Aesthetics of Ecological Design Seminar 1 | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LARC 8152 | Wetland/Riparian Design Studio | 6 |
| LARC 8552 | Research Design Methods | 3 |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| LARC 8153 | Public Lands Design Studio | 6 |
| LARC 8355 | Capstone Seminar | 1 |
| LARC 8889 | Landscape Restoration Monitoring and Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
LARC 8242 | Landscape Engineering II | |
Elective 2 | ||
| LARC 9995 | Capstone Restoration and Design Project | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 45-46 | |
- 1
These three courses (11 credits) are co-requisites and must be taken together.
- 2
Students working toward the post-professional degree select one or two 3-credit electives in consultation with a Landscape Architecture advisor.
First Professional Degree (for students WITHOUT an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| LARC 8141 | Design Communications/Introductory Design Studio I | 6 |
| LARC 8241 | Landscape Engineering I | 3 |
| HORT 8261 | Native Plant Ecology | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| LARC 5544 | Landscape Architecture Computer Technology I | 3 |
| LARC 8144 | Landscape Design Studio II | 6 |
| LARC 8242 | Landscape Engineering II | 3 |
| LARC 8496 | Landscape Traditions | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| LARC 5551 | Landscape Architecture Computer Technology II | 3 |
| LARC 8151 | Woodland Design Studio 1 | 6 |
| LARC 8751 | Northeastern Ecosystems 1 | 3 |
| LARC 8351 | Aesthetics of Ecological Design Seminar 1 | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| LARC 8152 | Wetland/Riparian Design Studio | 6 |
| LARC 8552 | Research Design Methods | 3 |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| LARC 8153 | Public Lands Design Studio | 6 |
| LARC 8355 | Capstone Seminar | 1 |
| LARC 8889 | Landscape Restoration Monitoring and Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Spring | ||
| LARC 8644 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| LARC 9995 | Capstone Restoration and Design Project | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 73 | |
- 1
These three courses (11 credits) are co-requisites and must be taken together.
- 2
Students working toward the first professional degree select one 3-credit elective in consultation with a Landscape Architecture advisor.
Internship: All students work with a local or regional client as part of the Capstone Course (LARC 9995 Capstone Restoration and Design Project).
Culminating Event:
Capstone Course:
All students must complete LARC 9995 Capstone Restoration and Design Project, which involves undertaking a project in cooperation with a local or regional client. Students synthesize the knowledge gained from previous courses in developing an integrated approach appropriate to their project.