UMA Undergraduate Guide 2015-2016 Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Academic Departments and Programs Landscape Architecture The Major
The Major
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture The Bachelor of Science Program in Landscape Architecture focuses on visual, physical, ecological, cultural, and design issues encountered in the urbanizing landscape. The program’s objective is to educate and train professionals who are prepared to engage future design problems and engage as professionals in a wide range of landscape design and planning projects. The BS in Landscape Architecture is a professional degree that is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. Our fundamental concern is the sustainable design of land and natural resources. As the public becomes increasingly aware of and sophisticated about environmental issues, opportunities for professional landscape architects can be expected to increase rapidly. The landscape architect’s planning and design decisions are of critical significance to both the immediate and long-term future. They design and plan parks, residential communities, university campuses, corporate headquarters, and regional open space networks. Landscape architects serve as mediators between humans and the landscape and work to ensure that development serves the cultural context, is aesthetically pleasing, and fosters environmental health. Opportunities exist in the BSLA program at UMass for study abroad. Students may go to a variety of locations including Copenhagen, Rome, and Dublin. Faculty-led field study classes are also offered each year with recent trips focusing on Belize, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. Students who enroll in the program as freshmen can earn a B.S. degree in Landscape Architecture in four years. In addition to the University’s General Education requirements, the landscape architecture core curriculum consists of four interrelated areas or sequences as follows: Design Studio Sequence Natural and Cultural Factors Sequence History Sequence Skills Sequence Computer Requirement |
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