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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Departmental Office, 231 Memorial Hall, 575-4907
Professor Emeritis Burggraf • Professor Crone • Associate Professors Brittenum, Rollet-Crocker • Assistant Professor Boyer, Fields

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Degree

1. Completion of the following 84-hour professional program:

Graphics and Design - 52 hours
LARC 1315, 1325⁴, 2113, 2335, 3345, 3355, 3914, 3924, 4365, 4375, 4381, 5385

Landscape Architecture/Architecture History/Theory - 11 hours
ENVD 1211⁴, 1221⁴,
LARC 3413, 4413, 5043

Landscape Architecture Technical Courses - 18 hours
LARC 2714, 3724, 3734,
ARCH 5643 or
GEOG 4523 and AGME 2153

Professional Practice - 3 hours
LARC 5613

2. Completion of the 35-hour university core. As part of the university core, the department recommends the following:

Laboratory Science - 8 hours
BIOL 1543/1541L or
BOTY 1613/1611L and
GEOL 1113/1111L

3. Completion of the following additional general education requirements:

Choose two from the following:
HORT 3103, 3133 or 3113 - 6 hours
and choose one Horticulture elective - 3 hours
COMM 1313 - Intro. to Comm. - 3 hours
Natural Environmental Sciences - 12 hours
Electives - 16 hours

4. A minimum of 159 hours with a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average is required at this institution both in all work attempted and in professional course work attempted. See "Academic Policies."

To become a candidate for entry into the landscape architecture professional program at the second-year level, a student must have completed 30 hours of pre-professional general education work, including those courses marked with footnote "4" or their equivalent from an institution recognized by the U of A.

Entry into the professional program is limited and based upon cumulative grade-point average of pre-professional work
accepted toward degree credit. See "Admission to the Professional Program."

5. Students in landscape architecture are required to complete the approved, off-campus study experience at Bath in the United Kingdom, preferably in the spring of their third year.

NOTE: The hours of any required course from which a student has been exempted will be added to the elective requirement. No more than four hours of physical education and/or R.O.T.C. may be counted toward a degree. Courses not acceptable toward degree credit include those of a remedial or orientation nature and whose content is considered to be measurably duplicated elsewhere in the School's curriculum.

By following the preceding curriculum, students will meet the state-mandated University Core Requirements. They must also meet all other University Requirements for graduation. We strongly recommend that transfer students present eight hours of laboratory science courses selected from botany, biology, geology and physical science as part of the State Minimum Core.

Professional Licensure Degree Requirement

Forty-four states require licensure for landscape architects. The primary purpose of this licensure is to "protect the health, safety and welfare of the public." Most states require that candidates possess an accredited degree in landscape architecture and complete a period of professional experience, working with a licensed landscape architect. Once these requirements are complete, candidates must pass a national, uniform exam, sometimes with additional sections unique to that state. The five-year professional program gives its graduates this pre-requisite degree and prepares them for practice and the licensing exam.

Sample curriculum for the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree can be obtained from the School of Architecture Advising Center.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (LARC)

LARC1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Landscape Architecture (FA, SP) Mankind's changing attitudes toward urban and rural outdoor spaces and their aesthetic and cultural values. The origins of the environmental/conservation movement and the development of an American land ethic. Appreciation of the relationship of the natural and historic landscape to the arts and the aesthetic importance of open space. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

LARC1315 Landscape Architecture Design I (FA, SU) (Formerly ENVD 1015) Seeing, drawing: analysis and graphic communication. Subject and object: expression and craft. Studio and seminars 12 hours per week.

LARC1325 Landscape Architecture Design II (SP, SU) (Formerly ENVD 1025) Ideation, visualization, representation. Project sequence designed to develop perceptual and conceptual abilities; formal and spatial composition and synthesis. Studio and seminars 12 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENVD 1015.

LARC2113 Designer Graphics (FA) Aimed at visualization of the design process from conception to completion. Provides a means to effectively communicate, evaluate, synthesize and refine ideas. Aimed at teaching various levels of graphics associated with the design process. Communication of ideas through various techniques is explored and the computer is introduced as a graphics tool and as a means of organizing ideas in a creative, yet orderly, fashion.

LARC2335 Landscape Architecture Design III (SP) Design and planning of physical spaces to serve human needs in the natural and man-made environment. Analysis and designed of small-space problems. Lecture and studio 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 1325 and LARC 2113.

LARC2714 Landscape Construction I (SP) Introduction to landscape architectural construction with emphasis on methods, grading and drainage, earthwork computations, and construction drawings. Includes laboratory.

LARC302V Special Studies (1-6) (IR) Individual or group study and practicum and travel involving landscape design, history, and environmental analysis. May be repeated for 6 hours.

LARC303V Special Projects (1-6) (IR) Design implementation, study, practicum, and preparation of working drawings. May be repeated.

LARC3345 Landscape Architecture Design IV (FA) Site scale problems; focus on understanding and utilization of natural and man-made materials in the creation of spaces serving human needs. Studio 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 2335.

LARC3355 Landscape Architecture Design V (SP) Ecological planning of the natural and man-made environment, emphasis on applicable methodologies of other disciplines (i.e., sociology, planning, forestry, etc.). Studio 18 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 3345 and LARC 3914.

LARC3413 History of Landscape Architecture (FA) Survey of landscape design from antiquity to the present. Emphasis on interaction between landscape design and culture.

LARC3724 Landscape Construction II (FA) Design of structure and landscape elements within the existing environment. Introduction to landscape construction details, and other working drawings. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: LARC 2325.

LARC3734 Landscape Architecture Construction III (SP) Introduction into design and fabrication methods and materials for light-weight structures (wood, concrete, steel, and masonry) in the landscape. Application of handbook approach to calculating sizes and selection of materials and construction methods as applicable to the field of landscape architecture. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: LARC 2714.

LARC3813 Trees and Plants of Zone 7 (SU) Identification and study of horticultural and structural characteristics of trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers in Zone 7 (Wyman). Course to be taught in Twentieth Century Gardens in Hot Springs.

LARC3914 Planting Design I (FA) Introduction to small scale projects involving use of plant materials in relation to other landscape elements, formulation of a vocabulary of plant materials and preparation of integrated planting plans and applicable specifications. Includes laboratory. Pre- or Corequisite: HORT 3103.

LARC3924 Planting Design II (FA) Continuation of LARC 3914 emphasizing a change in scale of projects to include medium and large scale projects, and increasing complexity in dealing with more complicated and varied planting designs and applicable specifications. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: LARC 3914 and HORT 3133.

LARC3933 English Garden Design (SU) Introduction to garden forms through examination of period and purpose. The course also covers the relationship of plant materials to each other and to landscape elements, and the formulation of a vocabulary of plant materials. Visits to significant English gardens are included. This course will be taught in England.

LARC4123 Urban Form Field Study (SU) The examination of urban form and the forces which create them; includes study of historical actions, technological developments, and physical shape, scale, and materials ' which define urban areas. This class will be offered through Continuing Education and will be taught in England.

LARC4343 Planning Approaches to Geographic Information Systems (FA, SP, SU) A survey of the decision making processes required for planning with geographic information systems. Review of the history of suitability mapping as the basis for computerized land planning models. Placement of modern suitability studies in the realm of regional planning through examination of criteria establishment, weighting, public input and data restrictions. Prerequisite: GEOG 4543.

LARC4365 Landscape Architecture Design VI (FA) Problems in urban landscape design. Urban environment problem identification, analysis design, implementation, and landscape planning. Analysis and resolution of complex ecological problems by multi-disciplinary teams. Studio 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 3355.

LARC4375 Landscape Architecture Design VII (SP) Continuation of 4365. Studio 15 hours per week. Corequisite: LARC 4381. Prerequisite: LARC 4365.

LARC4381 Senior Thesis Preparation (SP) Students select and define the project for their senior demonstration. They develop a program, collect site data, develop a timeline and interim milestones. Prerequisite: LARC 4375.

LARC4413 Contemporary Landscape Architecture (FA) Covers the development of the profession from 1900 to the present. Reviews major paradigms as well as individuals and project.

LARC4714 Landscape Architecture Construction IV (FA) Irrigation design: component selection, head layouts, hydraulic theory and calculations, circuiting, and pipe sizing. Roadway design: horizontal and vertical curve layout and calculation. Prerequisite: LARC 2714.

LARC4743 Site Planning for Non-Landscape Architects (IR) Problems in analysis and synthesis of elements used in landscape with emphasis on grading and drainage and the relationship of structure to site. Lecture and laboratory 6 hours per week.

LARC5043 Landscape Architecture Seminar (SP) The role of the landscape architect in contemporary society; how this is affected by technological change and awareness of ecological problems. Group discussions, individual research projects, and guest lectures. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing.

LARC5385 Landscape Architecture Design VIII (Terminal Project) (FA) Individual or team research and/or problem resolution of personal concern. Studio and individual research 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 3924 and LARC 4375.

LARC5613 Landscape Architectural Practice and Project Manual (SP) Professional ethics; office organization, client, contractor and landscape architect relationships; contracts and documents; review of bidding and contractual documents, including technical specifications.