The built environment and its effects on natural systems. Focus is on the design of the built environment as an ongoing activity integrating ecological, social, and cultural values. Topics include land use patterns and policies, development and resource management, community design issues, and strategies for improving environmental integrity and quality of life.

The built environment and its effects on natural systems. Focus is on the design of the built environment as an ongoing activity integrating ecological, social, and cultural values. Topics include land use patterns and policies, development and resource management, community design issues, and strategies for improving environmental integrity and quality of life.

Approaches to perceiving and interpreting the landscape. Topics include tools for reading the landscape such as, visual assessment techniques, use of maps, field work, and/or on-site photography.

The elements, principles, and processes of visual design as a foundation for landscape architecture. Emphasis is on the development of creativity and design skills through the application of theory and techniques in a series of two- and three-dimensional design projects.

A continuation of Landscape Architecture Design Studio I, with continued emphasis on the development of creativity and design skills through the application of theory and techniques in a series of two- and three-dimensional design projects. Further exploration of the design process.

Manual drafting and design drawing skills with an emphasis on the development of basic drafting convention and graphic presentation literacy.

A continuation of Design Communication I, with emphasis on computerized drafting skills and basic understanding of computer- aided graphic presentation literacy.

Introduction to the issues and practices related to sustaining functioning economic, social, cultural, and political systems as well as a supportive and healthy physical and biological environment.

Introduction to the issues and practices related to sustaining functioning economic, social, cultural, and political systems as well as a supportive and healthy physical and biological environment.

Lab designed to apply the concepts presented in Introduction to Sustainability. Methods include site observation and measurement, digital modeling, and in-person simulations. Introduction to the tools available to support sustainability planning, and preparation for students to make informed decisions that help to sustain functioning environmental, economic, and cultural systems.

The range of materials used in the built environment by landscape architects: metals, concrete masonry, glass, plastics, wood. Emphasis on understanding the properties of these materials and the implications for design.

An investigation of relationships between the physical environment, social structures, and the design, planning, and management of places. Topics include the influence of physical environment on human behavior and well-being, cultural meanings and place attachment, and how social forces (including design and planning) shape places.