Landscape Architecture (BS)

Landscape Architecture

Bachelor of Science

Coursework Location(s)

Main/Tucson

Areas of Interest

• Architecture, Planning & Development
• Arts & Media
• Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
• Computer & Information Science
• Engineering & Technology

Overview

Are you an innovator with a creative spirit and a desire to tackle complex environmental challenges? If so, landscape architecture is for you. Demand for trained landscape architects is high and growing in Arizona and the nation. The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is a four-year professional degree program that prepares students to become successful, licensed landscape architects. The robust, studio-based curriculum is taught by award-winning faculty and provides a comprehensive understanding of professional practice, design approaches and creative problem-solving. Students benefit from access to diverse professional, entrepreneurial and technological resources, as well as opportunities to engage with licensed landscape architects and industry leaders to work collaboratively on real-world projects that shape the local built environment. Graduates look forward to careers working with allied professionals including architects, ecologists and biologists, historians and anthropologists, civil and structural engineers, and urban planners.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will develop effective written, oral, and graphic communication skills.
• Students will understand sustainable design strategies.
• Students will gain knowledge and awareness of professional practices.
• Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills and an understanding of the theoretical and historical context of the profession of landscape architecture.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• LAR 420: Plant Materials
• LAR 423: Landscape Ecology
• LAR 440: Contemporary Landscape Architecture

Career Fields

• Urban design
• Environmental consulting
• Construction management
• Land development
• Ecological art
• Natural resources conservation