2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
The five-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board and leads to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. Graduating from an accredited program is an essential first step toward licensing in Florida and other states. Students study the art of design, planning or management, and the arrangement of natural and man-made elements on the land through application of cultural and scientific knowledge. Resource conservation and the requirements of the built environment are studied.
Graduates are employed by professional offices; municipal, state or federal recreation and resource agencies; landscape architectural or planning agencies; and the construction, development or horticultural industries. Graduates also may continue on to graduate school at UF or throughout the country.
Field trips are required as part of normal course work; three trips are required. A fall-semester study abroad program is available as an option to the extended internship for students who meet program requirements. Students should have adequate funds for trips and studio materials.
Students need personal computers with CADD graphics capabilities. The department will provide specifications before purchase.
NOTE: Landscape architecture students may not use LAA 2710 to fulfill Gen Ed-H or Gen Ed-I credit.
This program is limited access. During the spring semester of the sophomore year, students must participate in an exhibit of their work in studio courses. Admission to the junior year is based on this exhibit and the preprofessional GPA.
Complete LAA 4940 and LAA 4941, Landscape Internship, in the summer and fall of the fourth year of study.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Majors must attain a minimum C grade in all LAA courses. A grade of D+ is considered a failing grade and must be retaken until a grade of C or better is earned. In some courses (see adviser) a student may not proceed through a sequence until a C grade is earned.
| Landscape Architecture |
| College: Design, Construction and Planning |
| Degree: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture |
| Hours for the Degree: 144 |
| Minor: Yes |
| Combined-Degree Program: No |
| Website: www.dcp.ufl.edu/landscape |
The five-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board and leads to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. Graduating from an accredited program is an essential first step toward licensing in Florida and other states. Students study the art of design, planning or management, and the arrangement of natural and man-made elements on the land through application of cultural and scientific knowledge. Resource conservation and the requirements of the built environment are studied.
Graduates are employed by professional offices; municipal, state or federal recreation and resource agencies; landscape architectural or planning agencies; and the construction, development or horticultural industries. Graduates also may continue on to graduate school at UF or throughout the country.
Field trips are required as part of normal course work; three trips are required. A fall-semester study abroad program is available as an option to the extended internship for students who meet program requirements. Students should have adequate funds for trips and studio materials.
Students need personal computers with CADD graphics capabilities. The department will provide specifications before purchase.
General Education (this is a partial list)
Humanities
| ARC 1701 Architectural History 1 * or ARC 1702 Architechtural History 2 (GE-H, I) | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE–H) | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE–H) | 3 |
| PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (GE–H) | 3 |
| CLA 3793 The Ancient City: Roman Cities (GE–H, I) | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE–S) | 3 |
| ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology (GE–S, I) | 3 |
| SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE–S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Sciences | 3 |
| BSC 2007 Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics or BOT 2010C Introductory Botany preferred (GE–B) | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use * (GE–B) | 3 |
| GLY 2010C Physical Geology or GLY 1073 Introduction to Global Change (GE–P) | 3-4 |
Math
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra and MAC 1114 Trigonometry (GE–M) | 4 |
| Math (PHI 2100 Logic or STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 preferred) | 3 |
- * Required Gen Ed course
NOTE: Landscape architecture students may not use LAA 2710 to fulfill Gen Ed-H or Gen Ed-I credit.
Critical Tracking Requirements
Semester 1:
- 2.35 UF GPA required
- Complete LAA 1920 with a grade of C or better
Semester 2:
- 2.5 UF GPA required
- Complete MAC 1140 and MAC 1114 or MAC 1147
Semester 3:
- 2.75 UF GPA required for semesters 34
- Complete ARC 1301, BOT 2010C
- Complete LAA 2330, LAA 2710, LAA 2370 with a grade of C or better
Semester 4:
- Complete LAA 2340C, and LAA 2360C with a grade of C or better
- Complete ARC 1702
Semester 5:
- Complete LAA 3350C, LAA 3420 with a grade of C or better
- Complete ORH 3513C
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| LAA 1920 Introduction to Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| Social Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Composition (GE–C) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE–M) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra and MAC 1114 Trigonometry (GE–M) | 4 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Social Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Sciences (GE–P or B) | 3 |
| Total | 13-14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ARC 1301 Architectural Design 1 | 4 |
| LAA 2370 CAD LandForm Modeling | 3 |
| LAA 2330 Site Analysis | 3 |
| LAA 2710 History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE–M) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| LAA 2360C Principles of Landscape Architecture | 5 |
| LAA 2340C Landscape Architecture Rendering and Presentation | 2 |
| ARC 1702 Architectural History 2 (GE–I) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
This program is limited access. During the spring semester of the sophomore year, students must participate in an exhibit of their work in studio courses. Admission to the junior year is based on this exhibit and the preprofessional GPA.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| LAA 3350C Site Design and Planning Studio | 5 |
| LAA 3420 Landscape Construction 1 | 5 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| LAA 3352C Planting Design Studio | 5 |
| LAA 3421 Landscape Construction 2 | 5 |
| PCB 3601C Plant Ecology | 3 |
| LAA 3530 Landscape Management | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Summer and Fall Professional Experience
Complete LAA 4940 and LAA 4941, Landscape Internship, in the summer and fall of the fourth year of study.
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| Option 1: Extended Internship | 3 |
| LAA 4941 Extended Internship with Landscape Architect | 9 |
| Total | 12 |
| Option 2: Study Abroad Option | |
| LAA 4933C Topics in European Design/Paris, France | 3 |
| LAA 4952C European Landscape Architecture Studio | 6 |
| FRE 1116 Preparation for Intermediate French | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| LAA 4353 Urban Design Studio | 6 |
| LAA 3230 Theories of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LAA 3372C Computer Applications in Design | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 9 | Credits |
| LAA 4359 Environmental Planning and Design Studio | 6 |
| LAA 4450 Landscape Architecture Design Implementation | 5 |
| LAA 4357 Senior Independent Project Seminar | 2 |
| LAA elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 10 | Credits |
| LAA 4358 Senior Independent Project | 8 |
| LAA 4210 Landscape Architecture Professional Practice | 4 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Majors must attain a minimum C grade in all LAA courses. A grade of D+ is considered a failing grade and must be retaken until a grade of C or better is earned. In some courses (see adviser) a student may not proceed through a sequence until a C grade is earned.