Also they study the physical and ecological facets involved in land use and design. In addition to University General Education requirements, which provide a foundation of study in art and literature, historical studies, social and behavioral sciences, biological and physical sciences, and analytical reasoning, the Landscape Architecture curriculum consists of four interrelated areas or sequences of courses. This course introduces students to the tools and techniques that landscape architects use to communicate designs. These techniques include architectural drafting, freehand drawing, and site planning graphics. This sequence, which runs through the second, third, and fourth years, is the core of the landscape architecture program.
Students learn the principles, methods, processes and techniques of landscape architecture design.
Each semester students take two seven-week studios, each with a different instructor to ensure a diverse range of project types, scales, and points of view. The studios provide progressively more complex problems as students master the skills presented. This sequence acquaints students with the natural and cultural processes that have shaped the landscape from past to present time. This sequence teaches students the skills and knowledge required to implement landscape architectural projects. Includes courses in land form manipulation, construction materials, site engineering, landscape structures, and professional practice.