Program 3: First Professional Degree (79 hours)
For those with a degree other than in an environmental design profession, this three-year program prepares students for a career in landscape architecture. The program meets accrediting standards for the first professional degree in landscape architecture.
Foundation courses at the undergraduate level are required, except where previous equivalent course work is documented and approved by the department. Competency in MicroStation is your responsibility for this degree.
The following schedule outlines the typical course of study for this program:
| FIRST YEAR |
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| Fall Semester |
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| LA 500 |
Context for Landscape Architecture |
1 |
| LA 601 |
Principles of Landscape Architectural Design |
4 |
| LA 661 |
Design Communications |
3 |
| LA 573 |
Environmental Systems and Structures |
3 |
| LA 653 |
Readings in Landscape Architecture |
3 |
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Total Credits |
14 |
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| Spring Semester |
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| LA 602 |
Site Design |
4 |
| LA 622 |
Landscape Architectural History |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
| LA 280 |
Computer Applications |
3 |
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Total Credits |
13 |
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| SECOND YEAR |
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| Fall Semester |
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| LA 603 |
Community and Urban Space Design |
4 |
| LA 341 |
Landscape Plants 1 |
4 |
| LA 311 |
Landscape Architectural Engineering 1 |
4 |
| LA 635 |
Landscape Architecture Methods |
3 |
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Total Credits |
15 |
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| Spring Semester |
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| LA 604 |
Landscape Architecture Planning and Design |
4 |
| LA 651 |
Research Methods in Landscape Architecture |
3 |
| LA 312 |
Landscape Architectural Engineering 2 |
4 |
| LA 645 |
Planting Design |
3 |
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Total Credits |
14 |
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| Summer Semester |
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| LA 668 or LA 669 |
Internship |
0 |
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| THIRD YEAR |
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| Fall Semester |
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| LA 605 |
Comprehensive Landscape Planning and Design |
4 |
| LA 413 |
Landscape Architectural Engineering 3 |
4 |
| LA 668 or LA 669 |
Internship Documentation |
0 |
| THES 698A |
Thesis/Creative Project |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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Total Credits |
14 |
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| Spring Semester |
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| LA 460 |
Professional Practice |
3 |
| THES 698B |
Thesis/Creative Project |
3 |
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Elective* |
3 |
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Total Credits |
9 |
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* This elective is pending. |
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Department of Landscape Architecture
Architecture Building (AB), Room 226
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: 765-285-1971
Fax: 765-285-1983