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Undergraduate Landscape Architecture

Syllabus files linked here are samples. Up to date, official syllabus files can be found in the course Canvas site when registered for the course.

View Courses for 11:550 Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Courses

Major Elective Key:

  • P/E Plant Ecology
  • EBG Experience Based Education

Minor Key:

  • AS = Architectural History
  • EP = Environmental Planning
  • UD = Urban Design (Bloustein)
  • UF = Urban Forestry
  • GT = Green Technologies
  • PG = Public Garden Management

* If students take a summer studio, they can eliminate the final semester if they optimize their course selections–which is especially advantageous for transfers.

** Used for independent projects and sometimes for substitutions

Course #Course NameOfferedMajor ElectiveCoreMinor ClassSEBS Honors
11:550:101Landscape Studies [3]SpringSEBS Core course –
Historical Analysis
11:550:133Architectural Design [3]Fall/SpringDesignSEBS Core course –
Arts and Humanities
11:550:220Case Studies: Public Garden Displays [1] Fall PG
11:550:221Design of Public Garden Displays [3]Spring PG
11:550:230Environmental Design Analysis [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Our Common Future [CC-O]		PG, AS
11:550:231Intro to Environmental Design I [5]Fall EP
11:550:232Intro to Environmental Design II [5]Spring 
11:550:233Landscape Plants [3]Fall PG, GT, UF
11:550:234Landscape Plants II [3]Spring of even yearsP/E PG, UF
11:550:235Herbaceous Plants in the Landscape [3]FallP/E PG, GT
11:550:237Landscape Drawing & Drafting [3]Fall/SpringSEBS Core course –
Arts and Humanities		AS
11:550:238Landscape Management and Maintenance [3]FallP/E PG
11:550:240Public Garden Management [3]Summer PG
11:550:241Construction 1: Site Engineering [4]FallSEBS Core course –
Mathematical/Formal Reasoning		GT
11:550:250History of Landscape Architecture [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Historical Analysis		PG, AS
11:550:271Ag and the Landscape [3]FallSEBS Core course –
Diversities and Social Inequalities [CC-D]
11:550:275Architecture, Inequality and Landscapes of Justice [3]SpringSEBS Core course –
Diversities and Social Inequalities		AS
11:550:296Honors Seminar in Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
11:550:301Social and Cultural Aspects of Design [3]SpringTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in the Discipline		UD, AH
11:550:331Environmental Planning Studio [5]FallSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education		EP
11:550:332Praxis Studio I (Junior) Sections: CD, EC, OD [5] SpringSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education
11:550:340Planting Design [4]Spring GT
11:550:341Construction 2: Materials and Assemblies [4]Spring 
11:550:3372D Digital Design and Drafting [3]Spring 
 
11:550:3503D Digital Design and Communication [3]Fall 
11:550:360International Exchange ProgramBy Arrangement 
11:550:431Advanced Landscape Architecture [5]Fall 
11:550:432Praxis Studio II (Senior) Sections: CD, EC, OD [5]SpringSEBS Core course –
Experience-based Education
11:550:435Professional Practice [1]Spring 
11:550:436Landscape Enterprise [3]Spring PG
11:550:437Special Problems in Landscape Architecture**By Arrangement 
11:550:438Material Tectonics [3]SpringDesign 
11:550:439Suburbia transformed; Residential Design in the Age of Sustainability [3]SpringDesign 
11:550:440Case Studies in LA: 1850 to the Present [3]FallTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in Discipline
11:550:441Construction 3: Design Implementation and Practice [4]Fall 
11:550:442Sustainable Landscape Technologies [3] Fall or SpringDesign GT, EP
00:550:443Studio – Summer Abroad Studio* [5]By Arrangement 
11:550:480Topology & Design: Special Problems in Design History & Theory [3]FallTheorySEBS Core course –
Writing and Communication in Discipline		AH
* If students take a summer studio, they can eliminate the final semester if they optimize their course selections–which is especially advantageous for transfers.
** Used for independent projects and sometimes for substitutions


Environmental Planning

View 11:573 Environmental Planning Courses
Course NameOfferedCore
11:573:202Environmental Issues [3]SpringSEBS Core course – 21st Contemporary Challenges
11:573:231Fundamentals of Environmental Planning [3]Spring 
11:573:232Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics [3]Fall/SpringSEBS core course –
Information Technology Research
11:573:233Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Laboratory [1]Fall/Spring 
11:573:296
Fall 01, 02
Spring 		Honors Seminar in Environmental Planning and Design [3]Fall/Spring 
11:573:302Ecological History – North America [3] odd years Newark |
even years NB		 
11:573:362Intermediate Environmental Geomatics [3]Fall 
11:573:409Advanced Environmental Planning [3]Fall of odd years 
11:573:411Environmental Planning and the Development Process [3]Fall of even years 
11:573:413Open Spaces Planning and Management [3] Spring of odd years 
11:573:437Spatial Data Visualization and Map Design [3]Fall 
11:573:444Watershed Management:  An Interdisciplinary Perspective [3]Spring 
11:573:445Ecological Design and Stewardship [3]Spring 
11:573:462Advanced Environmental Geomatics [3]Spring 
11:573:494Special Problems in Environmental Planning
By Arrangement 


Master of Landscape Architecture

View 16:550 Master of Landscape Architecture Courses
Course NameOffered
16:550:531Studio One—Fundamentals [5]Fall 
16:550:532Studio Two—Urban/Suburban Design [5]Spring 
16:550:533Geodesign Studio [5]Fall 
16:550:535Studio—Housing [5]Fall 
16:550:536Studio—Special Topics: EC, CD, OD [5]Spring 
16:550:541Representation I—Drawing [2]Fall 
16:550:542Representation II—Digital Media [2]Spring 
16:550:545Introduction to Geomatics [3]Spring 
16:550:548Land Plants 2—ID & Design [2]Fall 
16:550:552Case Studies in Contemporary LA [3]Fall 
16:550:553Theories of Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
16:550:554Pres Design Post Indust [3] 
16:550:555Land Planning T & P [3] 
16:550:572Colloquium Landscape Architecture [3]Spring 
16:550:582Research Methods [2]Spring 
16:550:600Independent Study in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement 
16:550:701Research in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement – Fall 
16:550:702Research in Landscape ArchitectureBy Arrangement – Spring 
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