Landscape Architecture-LAND (LAND)

LAND 110  Introduction to Landscape Architecture  Credits: 3 (1-2-1)

Course Description: Introductory theories, methods, and applications of landscape studies.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture, laboratory, and recitation.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
Additional Information: Arts & Humanities 3B.

LAND 120  History of the Designed Landscape  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Major monuments and spaces from ancient Middle East through classical antiquity, the Renaissance, and Western tradition.
Prerequisite: None.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 192  Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch  Credit: 1 (0-0-1)

Also Offered As: HORT 192.
Course Description: First year course in horticulture and landscape architecture. Information and skills necessary to succeed in majors in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Undergraduate.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course. Credit not allowed for both HORT 192 and LAND 192.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 200  Topics in Landscape Theory and Garden Design  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Landscape theory and design principles in garden design. Students will be engaged through online discussions and will record weekly exercises and course material with the development of a sketchbook and blog/website postings.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course. Offered as an online course only.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 220  Fundamentals of Ecology  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Also Offered As: LIFE 220.
Course Description: Interrelationships among organisms and their environments.
Prerequisite: (BIO 100 to 199 - at least 3 credits or BZ 100 to 199 - at least 3 credits or LIFE 100 to 199 - at least 3 credits or HORT 100) and (MATH 100 to 199 - at least 3 credits).
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit allowed for only one of the following: F 209, LAND 220, LIFE 220 or LIFE 320.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
Additional Information: Biological & Physical Sciences 3A.

LAND 230  Drawing the Landscape  Credits: 4 (2-4-0)

Course Description: Explores the core principles and techniques of visual communication in landscape architecture. Learn to translate design concepts into clear, expressive, and technically precise graphic representations. Emphasizing drawing as both a creative and analytical process, provides hands-on experience in symbology, 3D modeling, design development drawings, and construction documentation drafting.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Enrollment in Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 240  Fundamentals of Landscape Design Process  Credits: 4 (1-4-1)

Course Description: Initiation of formal exploration of design elements, materials, and principles, and introduction of design process as a defensible methodology.
Prerequisite: LAND 230.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture, laboratory and recitation.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 241  Environmental Analysis  Credits: 3 (1-4-0)

Course Description: Exploration and understanding of natural and cultural landscapes through analytical simulation techniques.
Prerequisite: LAND 230.
Registration Information: Must have concurrent registration in LAND 240. Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 250  Geospatial Methods for Landscape Architecture  Credits: 3 (2-2-0)

Course Description: Concepts and techniques used in geographic information systems (GIS) in the practice of landscape architecture and urban design, with an emphasis on professional applications and geospatial design assessment and decision-making (a.k.a. geodesign).
Prerequisite: LAND 110.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 357  Omnibus Field Studies  Credits: 4 (0-8-0)

Course Description: Theories and methods for the analysis, design, and planning of garden and landscape scale environments.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: 3 credits in landscape drawing and analysis.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 360  Basic Landscape Design and Construction  Credits: 3 (0-6-0)

Course Description: Focuses on building fundamental knowledge and skills in the landscape design process, including site analysis, programming, and design, with a particular emphasis on grading, drainage, and planting strategies.
Prerequisite: LAND 240.
Registration Information: Enrollment in Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 361  Digital Methods for Design  Credits: 3 (2-2-0)

Course Description: Basic digital tools and workflows in landscape architecture, including applications for 3D modeling, Adobe Creative Suite for visualization, and AutoCAD for drafting. Emphasizes foundational skills in digital representation, design communication, and integrated workflows across platforms.
Prerequisite: LAND 360, may be taken concurrently.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 362  Form and Expression in Garden Design  Credits: 3 (0-6-0)

Course Description: Formal decision making for site scale environments, including creative processes for form-giving, and generation of experimental solutions.
Prerequisite: LAND 361.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 363  Advanced Landscape Site Engineering  Credits: 4 (2-4-0)

Course Description: Understanding and documenting the built environment with emphasis on construction and surveying as integral parts of design process.
Prerequisite: LAND 360.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 364  Design and Nature  Credits: 4 (1-6-0)

Course Description: Computer-aided processes for siting, organizing, and evaluating cultural activities within ecologically fragile, landscape-scale environments.
Prerequisite: LAND 361.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 365  Landscape Contract Drawing and Specifications  Credits: 3 (2-2-0)

Course Description: Introduces the process of transforming design concepts into clear, buildable construction documents. Emphasizes drawing conventions, material properties, and foundational landscape construction methods. Develop skills in detailed design development and construction detailing that support advanced studio work and professional practice.
Prerequisite: LAND 363.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Required field trips.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 366  Landscape Design Expression  Credits: 4 (0-8-0)

Course Description: Idea, values, and process landscape form applied to interactions of natural, cultural systems at the site and community scale; design competitions.
Prerequisite: LAND 365.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both LAND 366 and LAND 376.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 368  Landscape Irrigation and Water Conservation  Credits: 3 (2-2-0)

Also Offered As: HORT 368.
Course Description: Practical approaches and methods of irrigation, water conservation, and water management in the designed landscape.
Prerequisite: LAND 110 or HORT 100.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both LAND 368 and HORT 367 or HORT 368. Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 376  Landscape Design and Visualization  Credits: 4 (0-8-0)

Course Description: Precedents, ideas, values and processes of landscape form applied to landscape systems at the site and community scale; design competitions.
Prerequisite: LAND 362.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both LAND 376 and LAND 366. Required field trips.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 384  Supervised College Teaching  Credits: Var[1-5] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: A maximum of 10 combined credits for all 384 and 484 courses are counted towards graduation requirements.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 392  Designed Landscapes - Theory and Criticism  Credits: 2 (0-0-2)

Course Description: Readings, discussions, and writing in landscape architectural design theory; critical analysis of the designed and constructed landscape.
Prerequisite: LAND 365.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 444  Landscape Ecology  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Exploration of the spatial patterns and processes of large-scale and regional landscapes, interactions between natural and human-modified landscapes, and the impacts of various development patterns on the well-being of ecosystems, wildlife populations, and human communities.
Prerequisite: LAND 220 or LIFE 220 or LIFE 320.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 446  Urban Design  Credits: 4 (0-8-0)

Course Description: Urban design, incorporating topics from city planning, architecture, and landscape architecture. Explore urban form, density, mobility, and placemaking at multiple scales—from regional systems to neighborhood interventions. Through mapping, analysis, and design development, learn to shape the built environment by integrating natural systems, infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks into cohesive urban design proposals that create vibrant, livable places.
Prerequisite: LAND 366.
Registration Information: Enrollment in Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture. Required field trips.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 447  Comprehensive Landscape Design  Credits: 4 (0-8-0)

Course Description: Terminal studio; research, analysis, and synthesis for comprehensive project identified by student and approved in advance by faculty committee.
Prerequisite: LAND 446.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 449  Professional Practice  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Theory and skills of landscape architectural professional practice including functional, human, business, legal, and political aspects.
Prerequisite: LAND 447, may be taken concurrently.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 454  Landscape Field Studies  Credits: 5 (1-6-1)

Course Description: Field observation of spatial and temporal landscape patterns resulting from natural and cultural processes and interactions.
Prerequisite: LAND 366.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.

LAND 455  Travel Abroad-European Landscape Architecture  Credits: 5 (1-6-1)

Course Description: Exploration of major theoretical platforms in design through drawing, photographing, and measuring landscape architecture precedents in Europe.
Prerequisite: LAND 362.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 495A  Independent Study: Design Projects  Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 495B  Independent Study: Field Service  Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 496  Group Study  Credits: Var[1-8] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Maximum of 8 credits allowed in course.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Modes: S/U within Student Option, Trad within Student Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 695A  Landscape Architectural Independent Study: Design Projects  Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Graduate standing.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 695B  Landscape Architectural Independent Study: Field Service  Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Graduate standing.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

LAND 698  Research  Credits: Var[1-5] (0-0-0)

Course Description: Guided research experience in landscape architecture.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Graduate standing.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: S/U Sat/Unsat Only.
Special Course Fee: No.