BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE  – 2005-07 Catalog
Landscape Architecture
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   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

LA 101 Introduction to Landscape Architecture

4

LA 130 Landscape Interpretation

4

LA 170 Principles of Design Communication

4

LA 202 Design Fundamentals I

4

LA 203 Design Fundamentals II

4

LA 204 Design Fundamentals III

4

LA 220 Landscape Ecology: Concepts, Issues and Interrelationships

4

LA 221 California Plants and Plant Communities

4

LA 241 Site Engineering Techniques & Apps

4

LA 242 Implementation Strategies

4

LA 243 Materials and Techniques of Landscape Construction

4

LA 320 Design Theory for Landscape Architecture

4

LA 330 Cultural Landscapes: People, Places and Ethical Decisions

4

LA 341 History of Landscape Architecture

4

LA 342 History of 20th Century Landscape Arch.

4

LA 370 Professional Practice

4

LA 371 Internship

3

LA 402 Design Theory & Exploration Focus Studio

4

LA 403 Natural Envmnts Design Focus Studio

4

LA 404 Cultural Envmnts Design Focus Studio

4

LA 405 Project Design and Implementation Focus Studio

4

Select one course from:
LA 402, LA 403, LA 404, or LA 405

4

Select five (5) courses from the following Integrated Learning Courses (ILC)

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LA 431 CAD & Digital Media Communications (ILC)(4)

 

LA 432 Landscape Ecology Applications (ILC)(4)

 

LA 433 Cultural Environments (ILC)(4)

 

LA 434 Project Design and Implementation (ILC) (4)

 

LA 435 Professional Practice (ILC) (4)

 

LA 436 Traditional/Digital Design Communications (ILC) (4)

 

LA 437 3D Digital Design Communications (ILC)(4)

 

LA 438 GIS Application to Design Projects (ILC) (4)

 

LA 461 Senior Design Project Focus Studio

4,4

Upper division LA or advisor approved electives

8

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

ARCH 217/218/219 History of Architecture (C3)*

4

BOT 121 General Botany (B2 & B4)*

4

CRP 212 Introduction to Urban Planning

4

EDES 101 Intro Architecture & Env Design

2

EHS 231 Plant Materials

4

EHS 232 Plant Materials

4

MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*

4

MATH 119 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry (B1)*

4

Advisor approved electives
Choose 8 units from the following:

8

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science (4)

 

BIO 227 Wildlife Conservation Biology (4)

 

BRAE 337 Landscape Irrigation (3)

 

STAT 217 Intro to Stat Concepts and Methods (4) or STAT 218 Applied Stat for Life Sciences (4)

 

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 16 units are in Support.

 

®See page 79 for complete GE course listing.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (4 units)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics  * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science

4 

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts  * 4 units in Support

0

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

D5 Upper-division elective

4

Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
(4 units)


4

 

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ELECTIVES

8

 

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