The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program Curriculum

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) degree at UGA is a four-year, 120-hour (plus PE) degree.

The major requirements are in a set course sequence, meaning the courses are offered and required to be taken in the exact order and sequence shown below (eight (8) semesters to completion, regardless of previously earned credits).

Due to the need for design skills competency, courses may not be moved around or taken out of sequence. Please see the Bulletin for a complete listing of all LAND courses with descriptions.

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Year 1

SEM

COURSE

HRS

TOTAL

FALL

LAND 2010: Landscape Architecture Studio I: Visual Design

4

LAND 2210: Design Communication I: Hand Graphics

3

LAND 1500: Design and the Environment

3

LAND 2510: History of Built Environment I: Landscape

3

FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar

1

14

SPRING

LAND 2020: Landscape Architecture Studio II: Landscape Design

4

LAND 2220: Design Communication II: Digital Graphics

3

LAND 2320: Landscape Construction Processes and Materials

2

LAND 2520: History of Built Environment II: Architecture

3

12

SUMMER*

LAND 2020: Landscape Architecture Design Studio II: Landscape Design

4

LAND 2220: Design Communication II: Digital Graphics

3

7

*Summer course requirements for Spring Admits.

Year 2

SEM

COURSE

HRS

TOTAL

FALL

LAND 3030: Landscape Architecture Studio III: Planting Design

4

LAND 3330: Landscape Engineering Processes and Materials

3

LAND 3410: Plants of the South

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

16

SPRING

LAND 3040: Landscape Architecture Studio IV: Community Design

4

LAND 3340: Applied Landscape Engineering

2

LAND 2310: Introduction to Sustainability

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

15

Year 3

SEM

COURSE

HRS

TOTAL

FALL

LAND 4050: Landscape Architecture Studio V: Region, Site, Place

4

LAND 4350: Soil and Stormwater Management

3

LAND 4360: Advanced Landscape Ecology

3

Core Class (Fulfills Area V LAND 2330 or POLS 1101 Core Requirement)

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

16

SPRING

LAND 4060: Landscape Architecture Studio VI: Urban Design

4

LAND 4370: Applied Landscape Construction

2

LAND 4710: Professional Practice

2

Core Class (as needed)

3

Core Class (as needed)

4

15

SUMMER

LAND 4700 Internship

3

3

Year 4

SEM

COURSE

HRS

TOTAL

FALL

Landscape Architecture Studio VII: Signature Studio

4

LAND 4380: Landscape Architecture Implementation Documents

3

CED Elective: LAND, HIPR, PLAN, EETH, EDES prefixes 3000 level or above

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

Elective

3

16

SPRING

LAND 4900: Landscape Architecture Studio VIII: Senior Project

4

CED Elective: LAND, HIPR, PLAN, EETH, EDES prefixes 3000 level or above

3

CED Elective: LAND, HIPR, PLAN, EETH, EDES prefixes 3000 level or above

3

Core Class (as needed)

3

Elective

2

15

Total Hours Over 4-Year Academic Period: 120 (this total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement and FYOS)

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