Associate of Arts in Landscape Architecture
Oakland, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 7,120 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* this is for a standard 15 credit semester including fees / price may vary depending on how many credits are taken
Introduction
The Landscape Architecture Associate in Arts degree program provides students with the basic foundation and skills to pursue a career or further education in Landscape Architecture. Course topics include design process and principles, site analysis, site planning, planting design, construction, topographic form, graphic representation, computer-assisted design, and professional practice. Students with this degree will fulfill three objectives: Meet the minimum educational requirement to take the California Landscape Architects Registration Exam (LARE); obtain basic skills necessary to start work in a professional landscape design or design-build office and get basic preparation for transferring to a four-year or graduate program in landscape architecture.
To qualify for the Associate in Arts in Landscape Architecture degree, students must satisfactorily complete the Degree Major requirements specified below and the local AA/AS General Education requirements.
Program Outcome
Students who complete the degree will be able to:
- Design landscapes that provide basic human comfort and livability.
- Design landscapes that respond to and support regional ecology.
- Design landscapes that meet client functional and financial objectives.
- Design landscapes based on foundational principles of composition.
- Communicate landscape design and building concepts to clients, contractors, and public agencies through written reports, drawings, graphic images, and oral presentations.
- Operate a successful landscape design practice based on sound legal, ethical, and business practices.
- Apply for entry to a BA, BLA, or MLA university program in landscape architecture, with a firm grounding in the concepts and techniques required for further study.
Curriculum
Program Requirements
Major Core Courses
- Landscape Design 3
- Landscape Design Laboratory 1
- Landscape Design 3
- Landscape Design Laboratory 1
- Planting Design with Lab (Day) 3 or Planting Design (Evening) 3-4
- Design Evaluation of Bay Area Landscapes 3
- Computer-Assisted Landscape Design 3 or SketchUp Pro I 3
- Advanced Landscape Design 3
- Form and Composition in Landscape Design 3
- Freehand Drawing for Landscape Designers I
- Landscape Design Forum I
Major Elective Courses
Group A: Select one course for 3 units from the following:
- Plant Materials: Tree ID and Culture (Day) 3
- Plant Materials: Tree ID and Culture (Evening) 3
Group B: Select one course for 3 units from the following:
- Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) 3
- Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) 3
- Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture (Evening) 3
- Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture (Evening) 3
- Plant Materials: the Mediterranean, South African, and Australian Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) 3
- Plant Materials: the Mediterranean, South African, and Australian Plant ID and Culture (Evening) 3
Group C: Select one course for 3 units from the following:
- Landscape Construction with Lab (Day) 3
- Landscape Construction (Evening) 3
Group D: Select one course for 3 units from the following:
- Irrigation with Lab (Day) 3
- Irrigation (Evening) 3
Major Requirements 40-41
Total Units 60
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