LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
Bachelor of
Landscape Architecture
As practicing design
professionals, landscape architects base their land area design plans
on very highly developed design standards and a keen awareness of the
environmental and cultural context of the site. Landscape architects are
active in the design of regional and city plans, urban designs, urban
plazas, city parks and playgrounds, athletic fields, marinas, and other
recreational areas. They design housing areas of all types, industrial
and office parks, medical and academic campuses, parkways and bike ways,
courtyards and backyards.
To succeed in landscape
architecture, individuals must first enjoy creating something new or recreating
something old. They must also see the study of landscape architecture
as a way to improve the environment through an enlightened application
of design on the land.
The five-year program
leads to the professional degree, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.
Students can use the professional support course requirement to tailor
the degree to an area of specialization such as construction, architecture,
horticulture, business, city and regional planning, etc. Seniors who have
been accepted into Clemson's graduate program in City and Regional Planning
may fulfill the Professional Support Requirement with C R P courses, which
will also count toward the requirements for the Master of City and Regional
Planning Degree. Following completion of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
degree, most states require a two or three-year work experience before
taking the professional license examination.
Freshman Year
First Semester
3 - ENGL
101 Composition I
3 - GEOG 101
Introduction to Geography
3 - GEOL 101
Physical Geology1
1 - GEOL
103 Physical Geology Lab.1
3 - LARCH
151 Basic Design I
1 - LARCH 153
Landscape Arch. Design Theory I
3 - MTHSC 102
Intro. to Mathematical Analysis2
17
Second Semester
3 - ENGL
102 Composition II
3 - EX ST 301
Introductory Statistics2
3 - GEOL
112 Earth Resources1
1 - GEOL
114 Earth Resources Lab.1
3 - LARCH
152 Basic Design II
1 - LARCH 154
Landscape Arch. Des. Theory II
3 - Computer
Skills Requirement3
1 - Elective
18
Sophomore Year
First Semester
3 - A A
H 101 Survey of Art and Arch. History I
3 - GEOG 305
Cultural Geography
6 - LARCH 251
Basic Design III
3 - Art Requirement4
3 - Oral
Communication Requirement3
18
Second Semester
3 - A A
H 102 Survey of Art and Arch. History II
3 - AG M 301
Soil and Water Conservation
6 - LARCH 252
Basic Design IV
3 - LARCH 262
Landscape Arch. Technology I
3 - Writing
Intensive Requirement3
18
Maymester
3 - LARCH
421 Landscape Architectural Seminar
Junior Year
First Semester
3 - A A
H 416 History of Landscape Architecture
2 - B E 221
Surveying for Soil and Water Res.
3 - HORT 303
Plant Materials
6 - LARCH 351
Landscape Architecture Design Studio I
3 - LARCH 362
Landscape Arch. Technology II
17
Second Semester
3 - HORT
101 Horticulture
4 - HORT 461
Problems in Landscape Design
6 - LARCH 352
Landscape Arch. Design II
3 - Computer-Aided
Design Requirement5
16
Summer
1 - LARCH
293 Field Studies Internship or 1
- LARCH 493 Prof. Office Internship6
1
Senior Year7
First Semester
6 - LARCH
451 Landscape Arch. Design III
3 - LARCH 462
Landscape Arch. Technology III
3 - Humanities
Requirement E.13
3 - Elective
15
Second Semester
6 - LARCH
452 Landscape Arch. Design IV
3 - LARCH 581
Landscape Arch. Prof. Practice
6 - Elective
15
Summer
1 - LARCH
293 Field Studies Internship or 1
- LARCH 493 Prof. Office Internship6
1
Professional
Year
First Semester8
15 -
Professional Support Requirement9
15
Second Semester
6 - LARCH
552 Landscape Arch. Design VI
7 - Professional
Support Requirement9
13
167 Total Semester
Hours
1BIOL
101/102, 103/104, or PHYS 207/208 may be substituted.
2MTHSC
106 may substitute for MTHSC 102. MTHSC 301 may substitute for EX ST 301.
3See General
Education Requirements.
4Any 200-level
ART course.
5ARCH
426, 427, 428, LARCH 428 or other computer-aided design courses as approved.
6Up to
six credit hours of LARCH 293 or LARCH 493 may be scheduled during summer
sessions.
7Exceptional
students may be permitted to spend the spring semester at the Architecture
Center in Charleston.
8Exceptional
students may be permitted to spend the fall semester at the Daniel Center
in Genoa, Italy.
9Select
from approved departmental list or as approved in writing by advisor and
department chair.
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