2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is an accredited professional degree that qualifies graduates to sit for state licensure. Graduates are well equipped to practice and advance the profession of landscape architecture or to continue in graduate studies. Students take advantage of nationally and internationally respected faculty particularly in the final undergraduate independent project. Student work shows strength in ecologically based planning and design, urban issues and conservation -- all issues of strategic concern in Florida and elsewhere. Most recently, students from the UF landscape architecture program won five state ASLA Awards in 2006.
Educational options include an eight-month internship, focused electives for individual specialization, interdisciplinary studios, competitions, funded research at both graduate and undergraduate levels and interdisciplinary certificates in historic preservation, GIS and wetlands. Studies abroad in landscape architecture include summer courses and an optional fall semester at UF's Paris Research Center.
* Required general education course
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.
Summer and Fall Professional Experience: Complete LAA 4940 and LAA 4941 Landscape Internships in the summer and fall of the fourth year of study.
Or
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 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is an accredited professional degree that qualifies graduates to sit for state licensure. Graduates are well equipped to practice and advance the profession of landscape architecture or to continue in graduate studies. Students take advantage of nationally and internationally respected faculty particularly in the final undergraduate independent project. Student work shows strength in ecologically based planning and design, urban issues and conservation -- all issues of strategic concern in Florida and elsewhere. Most recently, students from the UF landscape architecture program won five state ASLA Awards in 2006.
Educational options include an eight-month internship, focused electives for individual specialization, interdisciplinary studios, competitions, funded research at both graduate and undergraduate levels and interdisciplinary certificates in historic preservation, GIS and wetlands. Studies abroad in landscape architecture include summer courses and an optional fall semester at UF's Paris Research Center.
General Education Courses (partial list)
| Humanities | |
| ARC 1701 Architectural History 1* (non-architecture majors section) (GE-H, N) | 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 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
| ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology (GE-S, D) | 3 |
| SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE-S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 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 |
| Mathematics | |
| 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 general education course
Critical Tracking and Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.35 UF GPA required
- Complete LAA 1920 with a grade of C or better
- Complete BOT 2010 or BSC 2007
Semester 2:
- 2.5 UF GPA required
- Complete ARC 1701, MAC 1140 and MAC 1114 or MAC 1147
- Complete LAA 2340C with a grade of C or better
Semester 3:
- 2.75 UF GPA required semesters 3-4
- Complete ARC 1301
- Complete LAA 2330, LAA 2710, LAA 2370 with grades of C or better
Semester 4:
- Complete LAA 2360C and LAA 2372C with grades of C or better
Semester 5:
- Complete LAA 3350C, LAA 3420, LAA 3230 with grades of C or better
- Complete ORH 3513C
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| LAA 1920 Introduction to Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (preferred) or BSC 2007 Biological Sciences: Organisms and Genetics | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 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 |
| ARC 1701 Architectural History 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| LAA 2340C Landscape Architecture Rendering and Presentation | 2 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ARC 1301 Architectural Design 1 | 4 |
| LAA 2370 CAD Land Form Modeling | 3 |
| LAA 2330 Site Analysis | 3 |
| LAA 2710 History of Landscape Architecture (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| LAA 2360C Principles of Landscape Architecture | 5 |
| LAA 2372C Computer Application Design | 3 |
| LAA 2530 Landscape Management | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
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 |
| Total | 13 |
Summer and Fall Professional Experience: Complete LAA 4940 and LAA 4941 Landscape Internships 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 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| Option 2: Study Abroad | |
| LAA 4933C Topics in European Design in Paris, France | 3 |
| LAA 4952C European Landscape Architecture Studio | 6 |
| FRE 1182 Preparation for Intermediate French | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| LAA 3230 Theories of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LAA 4353C Urban Design Studio | 6 |
| Electives | 6 |
| 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 or LAA 4940 if student participated in study abroad option semester 7 | 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.