Department of Landscape Architecture

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School of Music

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


CURRICULUM IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE


For the Degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture


First year

 

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

2

L A 101-Introduction to Landscape Architecture

6

General education electives l

4

GEOG 103-Earth's Physical Systems 2

4

RHET 105 or 108-Composition I

16

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

3

L A 214-History of Landscape Architecture

3

L A 170-Introduction to Behavorial Factors in Design

3

PLBIO 102-Plants, Environment, and Man 2

2-5

MATH 114 or 116-Trigonometry

3

General education elective

14-17

Total

Second year

 

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

5

L A 133-Basic Landscape Design

3

L A 150-Introduction to Environmental Factors in Design

3

L A 180-Design Communications, I

3

General education elective l

3

Supporting elective3

17

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

5

L A 134-Site Design

3

L A 142-Landform Design and Construction

3

L A 181-Design Communications, II (Composition II)

3

Quantitative reasoning (see approved list)

3

Supporting elective3

17

Total

Third year

 

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

5

L A 235-Recreation and Community Design

4

L A 243-Site Engineering

3

HORT 201-Identification and Use of Woody Ornamentals, I

3

U P 101-Planning of Cities and Regions

15

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

5

L A 236-Design Workshops, I

4

L A 244-Landscape Construction

3

HORT 202-Identification and Use of Woody Ornamentals, II

3

Supporting elective 3

15

Total

Fourth year

 

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

5

L A 337-Regional Landscape Design

3

L A 252-Planting Design, I

6

Supporting electives3

3

Elective

17

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

1

L A 246-Professional Practice

3

L A 253-Planting Design, II

5

L A 338-Design Workshops, II

5-8

Elective1

14-17

Total


1. A minimum of six credit hours of approved general education electives is required in each of the areas of humanities and the arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and technology, and Western and non-Western cultural studies for a minimum of 18 credit hours (see college-approved general education distribution list).

2. PLBIO 102 and GEOG 103 fulfill the natural sciences and technology general education requirement for this curriculum.

3. A minimum of 15 credit hours of professionally related courses selected from the department's recommended list of supporting electives is required, with a minimum of three credit hours in each of the categories of history, communications, techniques, and environment.

Department of Landscape Architecture

Table of Contents

School of Music

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign