
The BLA curriculum comprises a total of 144-credit hours normally taken over four years, including summers.
First Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 202
| Studio I: Landscape Design Fundamentals
| 4
|
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LDEM 200
| Landscape Technical Drawing
| 4
|
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LDEM 214
| Landscape and Geomorphology
| 3
|
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LDEM 207
| Landscape Architecture History I
| 3
|
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ENGL 203
| Academic English
| 3
|
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Total 17
|
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Second Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 216
| Studio II: Landscape Garden Design
| 4
|
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LDEM 201
| Landscape Descriptive Drawing
| 4
|
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LDEM 217
| Soils in the Landscape
| 3
|
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LDEM 291
| Surveying and Base Plan Development
| 3
|
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LDEM 211
| Landscape Horticulture
| 3
|
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Total 17
|
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Summer Session
| Credits
|
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LDEM 252
| Computer Aided Design
| 3
|
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LDEM 219
| Plant Material I
| 2
|
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Total 5
|
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Year II
|
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First Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 222
| Studio III: Landscape Planting Design
| 4
|
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LDEM 210
| Botany and Plant Ecology for Landscape Architecture
| 3
|
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LDEM 247
| Site Engineering I
| 3
|
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LDEM 221
| Plant Material II
| 1
|
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Humanities Elective
| 3
|
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Natural Sciences Elective
| 3 |
---|
Total 17
|
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Second Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 204
| Studio IV: Cultural Landscape Design
| 6
|
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LDEM 208
| Landscape Architectre History II
| 3
|
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LDEM 248
| Site Engineering II-Construction Material
| 3
|
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LDEM 263
| Landscape Appreciation and Site Analysis
| 3
|
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Total 17
|
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Summer Session
| Credits
|
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LDEM 249
| Site Engineering III-Design Implementation
| 4
|
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LDEM 231
| Sustainable Water Management Techniques
| 3
|
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Total 7
|
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Year III
|
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First Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 228
| Studio V: Urban Landscape Design
| 6
|
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LDEM 251
| Geographic Information System (GIS)
| 3
|
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LDEM 218
| Landscape Ecology
| 3
|
---|
Social Science Elective
| 3
|
---|
Total 15
|
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Second Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 246
| Studio VI: Natural Landscape Design
| 6
|
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LDEM 265
| Landscape Management
| 3
|
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Quantitative Thought Elective 218
| Any course from the GE list, except Math 203 (only students coming from humanities school background can take it); EDUC 271, EPHD 203, and NURS 203
| 3
|
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LDEM 290
| Professional Practice
| 3
|
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Total 15
|
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Summer Session
| Credits
|
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LDEM 292
| Internship (Practicum)
| 2
|
---|
FAFS Elective
| 3
|
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Total 5
|
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Year IV
|
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First Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 241
| Studio VII: Landscape Capstone Project I
| 4
|
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LDEM 260
| Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture
| 3
|
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FAFS Elective
| 3
|
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Social Science Elective
| 3
|
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ENGL 204
| Advanced Academic English
| 3
|
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Total 16
|
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Second Semester
| Credits
|
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LDEM 242
| Studio VIII: Landscape Capstone Project II
| 6
|
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ARAB
| Arabic Comminication Skills
| 3 |
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FAFS Elective
| 3
|
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Humanities Elective
| 3
|
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Total 15
|
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