Degree and Certificate Programs
Bachelor of Science in
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture is the art of planning the appropriate use of land and designing the built environment based on an understanding of natural and cultural site characteristics, human need, and sound artistic and technical competence.
The scope of landscape architecture includes site design, land use, and urban planning at all scales. The landscape architect normally is responsible for the organization and placement of buildings, recreational facilities, roads, grading, and planting design. At Temple you will be taught to find the appropriate functional and ecological "fit," by using a design approach and techniques that work with and protect the natural environment.
Careers in public landscape architecture include positions with regional, county, and city planning commissions, and park, recreation, housing, and transportation agencies. Private practice includes the design of recreational, residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial projects, as well as the overall planning of new communities. Environmental protection, historical restoration, and land reclamation efforts could also be an important part of your role as a landscape architect.
Most states require practicing landscape architects to be licensed. The Temple program, accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, is designed to prepare you for entry into the profession and for successful completion of the licensing examination.
Degree Requirement - New Freshmen and Transfer Students
Horticulture Course
Descriptions
Bachelor of Science in
Horticulture
Horticulture is the profession that nurtures, produces, installs, and
maintains the built landscape, and protects, restores, and manages
existing and natural landscape resources.
The Temple horticulture curriculum is built on a strong scientific
foundation and includes both technical course work and hands-on learning
experience. In order to broaden and deepen your knowledge and
understanding of the natural and cultural world, you will also receive
solid education in the liberal arts. Our unique curriculum is one of the
few undergraduate programs in which horticulture and landscape
architecture are integrated. Our goal is to provide you with an
understanding of the full range of the landscape process, which includes
design, plant production, installation, and management of the urban and
suburban landscape. In your classes at Temple, you will learn the
relationships between horticulture, technology, and natural ecological
processes, and develop a responsible horticultural approach toward the
environment. With this knowledge, you can help to eliminate many outmoded,
environmentally damaging practices such as over-dependence on pesticides,
herbicides, and irrigation, and use of harmful, invasive plants.
You may find exciting professional opportunities in landscape contracting,
restoration, and management; wholesale or retail nurseries; urban
forestry; floriculture; public horticulture; garden restoration;
horticultural therapy; and interior plantscaping. Research, teaching and
extension are also rewarding areas within the horticulture profession.
Degree Requirements - New Freshmen and Transfer Students
Landscape Architecture Course
Descriptions
Associate of Science in
Horticulture
During two years of study, you will learn theory, landscape plant
material, and installation and management techniques. You will also
participate in valuable hands-on experience.
Courses are designed to prepare you for entry into the rapidly expanding
horticultural industry, primarily as a landscape or horticultural
technician. A basic understanding of the art and science of growing and
handling plants (perennial and annual flowers, trees, shrubs, grasses, and
turf), combined with a knowledge of basic design, will equip you for a
variety of interesting jobs. There are many career opportunities: nursery or greenhouse superintendent, landscape or maintenance contractor,
estate/garden/groundskeeper, florist, garden designer, interior plantscape,
and horticultural therapist.
General Horticulture Option
This option in the Associate's Degree is for students interested in developing a well-rounded background in all areas of horticulture or specializing in a particular area of interest such as floral design, integrated pest management, or arboriculture.
Horticulture Business Option
This option in the Associate's Degree is for students interested in developing a background in landscape horticulture and in business.
Degree Requirements - Associate of Science/General Option
Degree Requirements - Associate of Science/Business Option
