The final design class culminates in a self-directed project that demonstrates compentency in site selection, analysis, programing a site, conceptualizing a design, and rendering a final conceptual design proposal booklet.

This seminar takes a student into the research an analysis of their final project idea. Students explore sites, programs, and submit a final capstone proposal and presentation.

Prepare in AutoCAD a bid-ready set of final construction documents.

Learn construction principles and practice from site design to schematic design, design development to final construction, plus documentation drawings and how to create a technical specifications bid package.

Studies the basic materials and methods used in landscape architecture site construction with an emphasis on sustainable materials, construction practices, and detailing with materials.

This course focuses on irrigation system design, specifications and construction. Instruction emphasizes water conservation and techniques of efficient and appropriate application. Various systems and techniques are explored, as well as concepts for system modernization, reclamation and water management.

Using graphic conventions and calculations, grading and drainage techniques used in every landscape architecture project are applied to grade a complex site while considering public health, safety, and welfare.

A quick dive into landscape theory, history, design principles, and understanding scale and drawing. Students apply these lessons in a final project resulting in scaled drawings and models.

Applying site inventory and analysis with a site program, students create their design process and concept development using real sites in interesting urban and semi-urban environments. Use of computer modeling programs is highly encouraged.

Learn how to analyze a site and create a program design that responds to the site and surroundings.

Explore form and the importance of scale in landscape architectural design. These skills and insights are applied culminating in a study of a small, site-scale school garden.

This studio course develops the student's ability to solve complex design problems, including issues of client analysis, space planning, and selection of interior components.

This seminar and studio course explores the ideas, imagination, and inspirations behind developing design concepts.

This course will identify the 16 major artistic periods in Western civilization, from prehistory to contemporary, and will identify the single characteristic that best describes  the artistic endeavors of each period.

Politics, economics, religion, and Rembrandt’s family life all contributed to the rise and fall of his fame and fortune. Using Rembrandt as an example, this course illustrates how personal choices, along with an uncontrollable environment, work together to determine the direction and ultimate end of a life.

This course charts the development of abstraction, one of the dominant styles of 20th century art.

In this mixed media course, students experiment with collage as a means of exploring autobiographical content.

Introduction to study of culture and society in comparative perspective. Examples from societies around world to illustrate basic principles of formation, structure, and distribution of human institutions. Of special concern is contribution and knowledge that cultural diversity makes toward understanding problems of modern world.

Have you ever wondered why people have seemingly very different religious practices and preferences? To find out, this course takes you on a journey into religious lives of others, and why we believe in what we do.

This course introduces students to the tools needed for navigating and identifying the diverse kingdom of plants.