Professional sequences in design, construction, and plants begin in the second year. In addition, methods of landscape survey and analysis further supply the student with a logical basis for design decisions, and the use of computers is introduced. The third and fourth years are structured to take advantage of this strong foundation. Courses in construction, plant materials, and large scale design appear in the professional sequence. Here techniques are refined and principles are tested in a series of comprehensive application courses.
Stress is placed upon the imaginative solution of land use problems at all scales.
Theory lectures, developed in part to investigate the feasibility of innovations, are interwoven into the design sequence. Idealistic solutions are continually tested against practical application by the use of actual sites and situations, many of which involve problems faced in the Central Illinois area. A student failing to complete any required course, in both landscape architecture and non-LA required courses, more than one semester later than the time designated in the curriculum is prohibited from progressive registration in landscape architectural courses until the deficiency is corrected. See examples below. Sequence shall be pre-approved by Undergraduate Coordinator.