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Graduate Landscape Architecture Program

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

500 Thesis (1-15) Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.

503 Landscape Architecture: Histories and Theories I (3) Survey of landscape history and theory from pre-history to approximately 1500 in Europe , Asia , and the Americas . Examination of theories, land forms, settlement patterns, in cultural and historical contexts. Registration Restriction(s): Master of Landscape Architecture – landscape architecture major.

504 Landscape Architecture: Histories and Theories II (3) Survey of landscape history and theory from approximately 1500 to the present in Europe , Asia , and the Americas . Examination of theories, land forms, settlement patterns, in cultural and historical contexts. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 503.

511 A Cultural History of Regional Public Policy and the Land (3) Historical, cultural, and theoretical perspectives of Regional Public Entities (i.e., Tennessee Valley Authority, Department of Energy, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service) and their policies and impacts on the land. Case studies and site visits.

512 Contemporary Landscape Architecture Design and Discourses (3) Case studies of existing and emerging trends in landscape design and theory.

513 Strategies and Case Studies in Landscape Stewardship and Restoration Ecology (3) Case studies of historical and emerging strategies and techniques of the preservation of various scales of landscapes.

514 Studies in Emerging Global Strategies of Practice (3) Case studies in varying scales and types of international professional landscape architecture practices.

515 Directed Readings in Landscape Architecture (3) Directed readings with faculty. Registration Permission: Consent of program coordinator required.

520 Visualization/Representation II (3) Advanced exploration of drawing as a means of visual thinking and method of communication, addressing perceptual phenomenon. Includes further development of analog methodologies while focusing on digital techniques with specific relationships to large scale projects and portfolio production. (DE) Prerequisite(s): Plant Sciences 380.

531 Advanced Landscape Architecture Construction (3) Documentation of landscape, hardscape, and architectural elements in the landscape with an emphasis on appropriate design and detailing for sustainability. Includes site engineering elements and principles. (DE) Prerequisite(s): Plant Sciences 350.

540 Planting Design (3) Analysis of plant forms, function and composition. Problems faced in design of small scale areas with emphasis on orientation, arrangement and use. (DE) Prerequisite(s): Plant Sciences 220.

541 Landscape/Site Design I (3) Introduction to basic contour mapping and cartographic practices. Engages cultural, historical, and conceptual issues. Techniques and design of natural terrain. Focus on rural (nonurban) settings. Physical and mechanical properties of soils, theory of compaction, strength of soils, analysis of homogeneous slopes. > Registration Restriction(s): Master of Landscape Architecture – landscape architecture major.

542 Landscape/Site Design II (3) Techniques, concepts, and practices of landscape and garden design in an urban (non-rural) setting. Engages cultural, historical, and conceptual issues. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 541.

543 Landscape Architecture Design I (6) Fundamentals of landscape design exploring basic themes/issues of inhabitation, space-making and constructing cultural identities. Studio work focuses on a range of explorations from small- to medium-scale projects using a mixture of analog and digital media. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 542.

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544 Landscape Architecture Design II (6) Focus on large scale community and site planning and land use issues. Particular emphasis on both urban and rural development through sustainable design for both human health and natural environments. Exploration of topical/thematic issues using a mixture of analog and digital media. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 543.

545 Landscape Architecture Design III (6) Advanced studio with urban design focus. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 544.

560 Professional Practices (3) Management and organizational theories and practices for delivering professional design services: historical perspective of the profession in the United States ; assessment of building and landscape industries and their influences on practice; analysis of basic management functions within professional firms, legal and ethical concerns/imperatives confronting contemporary practitioners, introduction to special obligations and privileges of design professionals. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 542.

570 Capstone Studio (6) Advanced, thematically-based (non-thesis) studio. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 545.

580 Thesis Preparation/Programming (3) Research, planning, and preparation of thesis document under supervision of candidate ’ s thesis committee in anticipation of thesis design studio. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 544.

593 Independent Study in Landscape Architecture (1-9) Independent study on an issue of mutual interest between the student and faculty member. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours. Registration Permission(s): Consent of instructor and approval of graduate program in landscape architecture.