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TYPICAL 3 - YEAR MLA PROGRAM

The following is the typical program of study for students in the MLA program.

Bold Type: Classes which need to be taken by that Quarter or student will be out of sequence. Note that this is NOT a program requirements list, and may change as necessary. Students should meet with Graduate Advisor regularly to ensure that all program requirements are met.

FIRST YEAR
     
Autumn    
LARC 301 Site Planning Studio 5cr
LARC 341 Site Planning Lecture 3cr
LARC 361 Experience of Place 3cr
LARC 411 Landscape Graphics 3cr
LARC 323 Planting Design (module) 1cr
LARC 352 History of L.A. (n/a Fall 2000) 3cr
ESC 210 Intro. Soils 4cr
     
Winter    
LARC 302 Design in the Urban Context 5cr
LARC 362/590 Urban Landscapes 3cr
LARC 324 Planting Design (module) 1cr
LARC 353/550 History of Modern L.A. 3cr
LARC 440 Computers in LARC 3cr
LARC 590 Faculty Introduction 1cr
     
     
Spring
LARC 303 Natural Processes Studio 5cr
LARC 331 Landscape Construction 4cr
LARC 363 Ecological Design and Planting 3cr
LARC 570 Scholarship & Inquiry 3cr
LARC 325 Planting Design (module) 1cr
BIOL/EHUF 331 Landscape Plant Recognition 3cr
     
SECOND YEAR
     
Autumn
LARC 503 Community Design Studio 6cr
LARC 332 Landscape Construction 4cr
LARC 571 Community Action Research 3cr
LARC 441 Intro to CAD 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Winter
LARC 504 Landscape Urbanism Studio 6cr
LARC 561 Urban L.A. & Sustainability 2cr
Soils Elective 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Spring
LARC 433 Landscape Construction 6cr
LARC 473 Professional Practice 3cr
LARC 498 History of Urban Design 3cr
LARC 600 Independent Thesis Preparation 2cr
Development/Law Elective 3cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
THIRD YEAR
     
Autumn
LARC 507 Landscape Art Studio 6cr
LARC 590 Thesis Seminar 1cr
LARC 590 Teaching Seminar 1cr
LARC 412 Adv. LA Communications 2cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Winter
LARC 700 THESIS 6cr
LARC 590 Teaching Seminar 1cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)
     
Spring
LARC 700 THESIS 3cr
LARC 590 Teaching Seminar 1cr
ELECTIVES (400 & ABOVE)