Three Year Landscape Architecture Program Course List

Typical Program of Study - 3 Year Program

1st Year
1st Semester --Fall Term		Credits
NRE 586	Visualizing the Environment	2
NRE 585	CAD	1
NRE 587	Landscape as Environmental Media	4
NRE 430/Env 430/EEB 489 or GEOSCI 442	Soil Properties and Processes or Earth Surfaces and Soils	3 4
NRE 436/Env 436/EEB 436	Woody Plants: Biology and Identification	4
		14

2nd Semester --Winter Term

NRE 588	Site Engineering	4
NRE 503	Elective or History and Theory of Landscape Design	3
NRE 590	Landscape Ecology Studio	4
NRE 531	Geographic Information Systems	4
		12 -15
2nd Year
3rd Semester-- Fall Term
------------	Elective or Design Module	2-3
NRE 591	Landscape Architecture Materials and Methods	3
NRE 687	Landscape Planning and Analysis	4
----------	Cognate	3
		10 - 13
4th Semester -- Winter Term
NRE 688	Site Planning	4
NRE 701	Masters Project Planning Course	2
NRE 580	Environmental Integrated Assessment	3
----------	Elective or History and Theory of Landscape Design	3
		10 - 13
3rd Year
5th Semester --Fall Term
ARCH 583	Professional Practice*	3
NRE 791	Design Module or elective	2
NRE 691	Planting Design and Plant Materials	3
NRE 701	Master's Project	2
		10
6th Semester --Winter Term
NRE 701	Master's Project	2
NRE 787	Metropolitan Studio	2
NRE 791	Design Module	2
-----------	Electives (2)	6
		6 - 12
*** Note that the Opus requirement is waived for students taking joint degrees in the Erb program, or in Architecture, Urban Planning, or Urban Design * Note that Professional Practice is offered at least once per year but not always in the Fall semester.