Karen C. Hanna, Chair of the Department, 231 Memorial Hall, 575-4907
PROFESSOR CRONE; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS BRITTENUM, HANNA, ROLLET;
VISITING INSTRUCTOR KEW
| Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Degree | ||
1. Completion of the following 88-hour professional program: | ||
| Hours | ||
| 52 | Graphics and Design: | |
| ENVD 1015*, 1025*, LARC 2113, 2325, 3335, 3345, 3914, 4355, 4365, 3924, 4371, 5375 | ||
| 11 | Landscape Architecture/Architecture History/Theory | |
| ENVD 1211*, 1221*LARC 3413, 4413, 5043 | ||
| 22 | Landscape Architecture Technical Courses | |
| LARC 2714, 3724, 3734, 4714, ARCH 5643 or GEOG 4523 and AGME 2153 | ||
| 3 | Professional Practice | |
| LARC 5613 | ||
2. Completion of the following 74-hour general education program: | ||
| 12 | English Composition/Communication: | |
| ENGL 1013*, 1023*, and 2013 or 3003; COMM 1313 | ||
| 3 | American History or Government | |
| HIST 2003 or 2013 or PLSC 2003 | ||
| 3 | Mathematics: | |
| See University Core Requirements, page 58. | ||
| 8 | Laboratory Science: | |
| BOTY 1013/1011L and GEOL 1113/1111L or PHSC 2003/2001L | ||
| 6 | Fine Arts/Humanities: | |
| See University Core Requirements, page 58. | ||
| 6 | Horticulture: | |
| HORT 3103, 3133 or 3113, and LARC 3203 | ||
| 9 | Social Science: | |
| Select three courses from University Core Requirements, page 58. | ||
| 12 | Natural Environmental Sciences | |
| 15 | hours of electives | |
| *Required prior to entry to the professional program. | ||
3. A minimum of 162 hours with a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average at this institution both in all work attempted and in professional course work attempted is required. See "Scholarship Rules," page 166.
To become candidates for entry into the Landscape Architecture professional program at the second-year level, students must have completed 30 hours of pre-professional general education work, including those courses marked with an asterisk (*) or their equivalent from any institution.
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," page 156.
4. Students in landscape architecture are required to complete the approved, off-campus study experience at Twentieth Century Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas, preferably during the summer after their second 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 4 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 those whose content is considered to be measurably duplicated elsewhere in the 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 (pages 58-62). We strongly recommend that transfer students present eight hours of laboratory science courses selected from botany, geology and physical science as part of the State Minimum Core.
Sample Curriculum | ||
First Year (Pre-Professional) | ||
| FALL | ||
| 3 | ENGL 1013, Composition I | |
| 3 | MATH 1203, College Algebra | |
| 3 | HIST 2003 or 2013, PLSC 2003, | |
| American History or Government | ||
| 1 | ENVD 1211, Intro to Environmental Design | |
| (LARC) | ||
| 5 | ENVD 1015, Environmental Design I | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
SPRING | ||
| 3 | ENGL 1023, Composition II | |
| 3 | Free Elective | |
| 4 | GEOL 1113/1111L, Geology lecture and lab | |
| 1 | ENVD 1221, Intro to Environmental | |
| Design (ARCH) | ||
| 5 | ENVD 1025, Environmental Design II | |
| 16 | semester hours | |
Second Year (Professional Program) | ||
FALL | ||
| 4 | LARC 3914, Planting Design I | |
| 4 | BOTY 1013/1011L, General Botany and lab | |
| 3 | AGME 2153, Surveying (in Agri & Forestry) | |
| 3 | GEOG 4523, or ARCH 5643 Computer | |
| Mapping | ||
| 3 | LARC 2113, Designer Graphics | |
| 17 | semester hours | |
SPRING | ||
| 5 | LARC 2325, LA Design II | |
| 3 | ENSC 1003, Environmental Sciences | |
| 3 | HORT 3103, Woody Landscape Plants | |
| 4 | LARC 2714, Landscape Construction I | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
Second Year, Summer | ||
| 3 | LARC 3813, Trees and Plants of Zone 7 | |
| (at Twentieth Century Gardens) | ||
| 4 | LARC 3924, Planting Design II | |
| 7 | semester hours | |
Third Year, Summer | ||
| FALL | ||
| 5 | LARC 3335, LA Design III | |
| 4 | LARC 3724, LA Construction II | |
| 3 | LARC 3413, LA History | |
| 3 | COMM 1313, Fundamentals of Communication | |
| 3 | SOCI 2013 or 3133, Sociology or Urban | |
| Structure & Change | ||
| 18 | semester hours | |
SPRING | ||
| 5 | LARC 3345, Design IV | |
| 4 | LARC 3734, Landscape Construction III | |
| 3 | LARC 5613, Professional Practice | |
| 3 | Humanities core requirement | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
Fourth Year | ||
FALL | ||
| 5 | LARC 4355, LA Design V | |
| 3 | Ecology Elective | |
| 4 | LARC 4714, LA Construction IV | |
| 3 | LARC 4413, Contemporary Landscape Arch. | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
SPRING | ||
| 5 | LARC 4365, LA Design VI | |
| 3 | LARC 5043, LA Seminar | |
| 3 | Free Elective | |
| 1 | LARC 4371, Senior Thesis Prep | |
| 3 | Natural Science elective | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
Fifth Year | ||
FALL | ||
| 5 | LARC 5375, LA Design VII | |
| 3 | Fine Arts elective | |
| 3 | Environmental Science elective | |
| 3 | Free elective | |
| 14 | semester hours | |
SPRING | ||
| 3 | Social Science elective | |
| 3 | ENGL 2013, Essay Writing | |
| or ENGL 3003, Intermediate | ||
| Composition | ||
| 9 | Free electives | |
| 15 | semester hours | |
Total: 162 credits | ||
Courses: Landscape Architecture (LARC)
1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Landscape Arch-itecture (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.
2113 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.
2325 Landscape Architecture Design II (Sp) Design and planning of physical spaces to serve human needs in the natural and man-made environment. Analysis and design of small-space problems. Lecture and studio 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENVD 1025, LARC 2113 or consent.
2714 Landscape Construction I (Sp) Introduction to landscape architectural construction with emphasis on methods, grading and drainage, earthwork computations, and construction drawings. Includes laboratory.
301H Honors Seminar (1-2) (Fa, Sp, Su) Advanced individual study for students who have a GPA 3.00 or above working toward graduation with honors. May be taken for one or two hours of credit and repeated for a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite: consent.
302V Special Studies (1-6) (Irregular) Individual or group study and practicum and travel involving landscape design, history, and environmental analysis. One to six hours of credit, may be repeated up to a maximum of six hours.
303V Special Projects I (1-6) (Irregular) Design implementation, study, practicum, and preparation of working drawings. One to six hours of credit, may be repeated up to a maximum of six hours.
3335 Landscape Architecture Design III (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 2325.
3345 Landscape Architecture Design IV (Sp) Ecological planning of the natural and man-made environments, emphasis on applicable methodologies of other disciplines (i.e., sociology, planning, forestry, etc.). Studio 18 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 3335, 3914, or consent.
3413 History of Landscape Architecture (Fa) Survey of landscape design from antiquity to the present. Emphasis on interaction between landscape design and culture.
3724 Landscape Construction II (Fa) Design of structure and landscape elements within the existing environment. Introduction to landscape construction materials. Development of site plans, grading plans, construction details, and other working drawings. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: LARC 2325.
3734 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.
3813 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 at Twentieth Century Gardens in Hot Springs.
3914 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. Prerequisite or corequisite: LARC 2325, HORT 3103.
3924 Planting Design II (Sp, Su) 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, HORT 3133.
3933 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.
4123 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.
4343 Decision Making in 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 and other techniques used in computerized land planning models, management models and investigative studies. Course covers establishment of criteria and weighting, data restrictions, public input, client needs. Prerequisite: GEOG 4543 or consent.
4355 Landscape Architecture Design V (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 3345 or consent.
4365 Landscape Architecture Design VI (Sp) Continuation of 4355. Studio 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: LARC 4355 or consent.
4371 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 4365.
4413 Contemporary Landscape Architecture (Fa) Covers the development of the profession from 1900 to the present. Reviews major paradigms as well as individuals and projects.
4714 Landscape Architecture Construction IV (Fa) Irrigation design: component selection, head layouts, hydraulic theory and calculations, curcuiting, and pipe sizing. Roadway design: horizontal and vertical curve layout and calculation. Prerequisite: LARC 2714 or consent.
4743 Site Planning for Non-Landscape Architects (Irregular) 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.
5043 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 or consent.
5375 Landscape Architecture Design VII (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, 4365, or consent.
5613 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.
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