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Urban Landscape Studies, Minor

2022-2023 Edition

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The minor in urban landscape studies introduces fundamental design and management of sustainable urban environments, as well as an overview of historical and contemporary issues in urban landscape. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

No more than one course may count toward any other degree or minor

Required Courses 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Urban Landscape Core 1
LARC 2340Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture4
Urban Landscape Core 2
Complete two of the following:8
LARC 2230
Introduction to Sustainable Site Planning and Design
LARC 2330
Cities, Landscape, and Modern Culture
LARC 2430
Plants, People, and Landscape Change

Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
ARCH 1310
Buildings and Cities, A Global History
ARCH 3352
Architecture Topics Abroad: Drawing
ARCH 4850
Urban and Architectural History Abroad
CIVE 2334
Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
LARC 2230
Introduction to Sustainable Site Planning and Design
LARC 2240
Sustainable Site Construction and Detailing
LARC 2330
Cities, Landscape, and Modern Culture
LARC 2430
Plants, People, and Landscape Change
LARC 2440
Planting Design
LARC 5210
Landscape Ecology
POLS 2395
Environmental Politics and Policy
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society

GPA Requirement

2.500 GPA required in the minor

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