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TYPICAL 3 - YEAR MLA PROGRAM

the following is the typical program of study for students in the MLA program.

Bold Type: Classes which need to be taken by that Quarter or student will be out of sequence. Note that this is NOT a program requirements list, and may change as necessary. Students should meet with Graduate Advisor regularly to ensure that all program requirements are met.

FIRST YEAR
     
Autumn    
LARC 301 Design Foundation Studio 5cr
LARC 341 Site Planning 3cr
LARC 411 Landscape Graphics 3cr
LARC 323 Planting Design (module) 1cr
LARC 552 History of Landscape Architecture 3cr
LARC 590 Faculty Introduction 1cr
     
LARC 452 History of Urban Landscapes 3cr
ARCH 574 Design and Construction Law 3cr
     
Winter    
LARC 302 Design in the Urban Context 5cr
LARC 361 Experience of Place 3cr
LARC 324 Planting Design (module) 1cr
LARC 440 Computers in LARC 3cr
     
LARC 553 History of Modern Landscape Architecture 3cr
ESRM 311/CFR 507 Soils 3cr
     
Spring
LARC 303 Natural Processes Studio 5cr
LARC 331 Landscape Construction 4cr
LARC 363 Ecological Design and Planting 3cr
LARC 325 Planting Design (module) 1cr
BIOL/ESRM 331 Landscape Plant Recognition 3cr
     
SECOND YEAR
     
Autumn
LARC 503 Landscape Architecture Design Communities 6cr
LARC 332 Landscape Construction 4cr
LARC 571 Seminar LARC Research 3cr
LARC 441 Intro to CAD 3cr
     
LARC 552 History of Landscape Architecture 3cr
LARC 452 History of Urban Landscapes 3cr
ARCH 574 Design and Construction Low 3cr
ESRM Soils 3cr
     
Winter
LARC 504 Landscape Urbanism Studio 6cr
LARC 561 Urban L.A. & Sustainability 2cr
LARC 598/362 Des. Urban Landscape Theory/Politics 3cr
     
LARC 553 History of Modern Landscape Architecture 3cr
LARC 498 History of Public Art 3cr
ESRM 311/CFR 507 Soils 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Spring
LARC 424 Planting Design Seminar 2cr
LARC 507 Landscape Art Studio 6cr
LARC 600 Independent Thesis Preparation 2cr
LARC 570 Scholarship/Inquiry 3cr
LARC 433 Large Scale Site Construction 4cr
BIOL/ESRM 331 Landscape Plant Recognition 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
THIRD YEAR
     
Autumn
LARC 590 Thesis Seminar 1cr
LARC 590 Design Criticism Seminar 1cr
 
LARC 552 History of Landscape Architecture 3cr
LARC 452 History of Urban Landscapes 3cr
ARCH 574 Design and Construction Low 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Winter
LARC 700 Thesis Studio (**Required for Design Thesis) 6cr
LARC 590 Design Criticism Seminar 1cr
 
LARC 498 History of Public Art 5cr
ESRM 311/CFR 507 Soils 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Spring
LARC 700 Thesis 3cr
LARC 473 Professional Practice 3cr
 
Law or Finance
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)