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LARC -- Landscape Architecture
LARC 420 Professional Practice (3) Prerequisite:
LARC 321. For LARC majors only. Formerly LARC 467. An introduction
to and comparative study of the professional concerns of design firms.
Focus on planning, legal, ethical, marketing and management considerations
of interdisciplinary practices.
LARC 440 Urban Studio Design (4) Two hours of lecture and
six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: LARC 321, and LARC 340,
and LARC 341. For LARC majors only. Formerly LARC 462. The landscape
architect's role within the interdisciplinary urban design process, focusing
on urban site design issues. Pedestrian friendly site design and the future
of sustainable development will be studied.
LARC 450 Environmental Resources (3) Prerequisite: AGRO 202
or permission of department. A review of ecosystems and an examination
of planning strategies for preservation, conservation, management and development
of sensitive natural and cultural landscape resources in the mid-Atlantic
region.
LARC 451 Sustainable Communities (3) Explores concepts, strategies
and examples of community design which address the needs of a growing population
while preserving the environment and its resources.
LARC 470 Landscape Architecture Seminar (3) Prerequisites:
LARC 321 and LARC 341. For LARC majors only. A combination of self-directed
study, seminar, and lecture formats. An introduction to aspects of research
methods, critical analysis, and proposal writing. Students will identify
a topic to research, conduct a literature review and prepare a proposal
for a landscape architecture project to be carried out in LARC 471.
LARC 471 Capstone Studio (4) Two hours of lecture and six
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: LARC 420 and LARC 440 and
LARC 470. For LARC majors only. A self-directed study in the area of
specialization selected by the student. The goal is the completion of a
landscape architectural project proposal written during the LARC 470 course.
Requires the student to submit a final project report and make an oral
presentation, open to the university.
LARC 489 Special Topics in Landscape Architecture (1-4) Prerequisite:
permission of department. Repeatable to 4 credits if content differs. Credit
according to time scheduled and organization of course. A lecture and/or
studio course organized as an in depth study of a selected specialization
of landscape architecture not covered by existing courses.
LARC 499 Independent Studies in Landscape Architecture (1-4) Prerequisite:
12 credits in LARC or permission of department. For LARC and HORT majors
only. Repeatable to 4 credits if content differs. Independent studies
in landscape architecture including field, studio or library research under
the direction of a faculty member.
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