Academic Programs / Environmental Design
Landscape Architecture
Mary E. Myers, R.L.A., A.S.L.A., F.C.E.L.A., Ph.D.
Chair
Dixon Hall 201
267-468-8181
la.hort@temple.edu
www.ambler.temple.edu/la-hort
Bachelor of Science
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 overall and in the major. No more than one grade below a C- is allowed in any course in either Landscape Architecture or Horticulture. Also, a grade of C- or higher is required in all required General Education courses.
Summary of Requirements for the Degree
1. University requirements
- Math 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or English 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
- All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. See below for a list of the specific courses that are required for Landscape Architecture majors.
- Students must complete the requirements of the university General Education (GenEd) program (29-30 s.h.).
2. Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture requirements (28 s.h.)
- Nine (9) courses are required:
Landscape Architecture 1013, 1142, and 2496; Botany 1111 and 1112;
Horticulture 1211, 1212, 2114 and 3514.
3. Landscape Architecture (LAN ARC) Major requirements (minimum of 60 s.h.)
- Seven (7) Landscape Architecture courses are required (21 s.h.):
Landscape Architecture 1244, 1544, 2241, 2242, 3243, 3345, and 3644.
- Six (6) Landscape Architecture studios are required (36 s.h.):
Landscape Architecture 2143, 2144, 3145, 3146, 4147, and 4198.
- One (1) Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, or Botany (LAN ARC/HORT/Botany) elective is required (minimum of 3 s.h.).
4. Electives (approximately 6 s.h.)
Suggested Semester By Semester Plans
Note: The symbol (F) or (S) after the course number indicates that the class is offered ONLY in the semester indicated: (F) = offered only in fall semester; (S) = offered only in spring semester.
| Year 1 – Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
1013 (F) |
Natural and the Built Environment |
3 |
|
| Botany |
1111 (F) |
General Botany |
4 |
* |
| English |
0802, 0812 or 0902 |
Analytical Reading and Writing |
4 |
GW |
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Quantitative Literacy |
4 |
GQ |
| Semester Total |
|
15 |
|
| *Satisfactory completion of Botany 1111 and Horticulture 2114 will waive the two-course GenEd Science (GS) requirement. |
| |
| Year 1 – Spring |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
1142 |
Design Communications |
3 |
|
| LAN ARC |
1244 (S) |
Surveying |
3 |
|
| LAN ARC |
1544 (S) |
Introduction to CAD |
3 |
|
| Botany |
1112 (S) |
Plant Ecology |
3 |
|
| IH |
0851 or 0951 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I |
3 |
GY |
| Semester Total |
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 2 – Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
2143 (F) |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio I |
6 |
|
| LAN ARC |
2241 (F) |
Landscape Engineering I |
3 |
|
| LAN ARC |
2496** |
Landscape Traditions |
3 |
WI |
| HORT |
1211 (F) |
Woody Plants I |
3 |
|
| IH |
0852 or 0952 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar II |
3 |
GZ |
| Semester Total |
|
18 |
|
| ** Writing-intensive course for the major. |
Note concerning tuition charges for 18 s.h.:
Credits in excess of 17 s.h. are additionally assessed at the per semester hour tuition rate. |
| |
| Year 2 – Spring |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
2144 (S) |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio II |
6 |
|
| LAN ARC |
2242 (S) |
Landscape Engineering II |
3 |
|
| HORT |
1212 (S) |
Woody Plants II |
3 |
|
| HORT |
2114 (S) |
Soils |
3 |
* |
| Semester Total |
|
15 |
|
| *Satisfactory completion of Botany 1111 and Horticulture 2114 will waive the two-course GenEd Science (GS) requirement. |
| |
| Year 3 – Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
3145 (F) |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio III |
6 |
|
| LAN ARC |
3243 (F) |
Landscape Engineering III |
3 |
|
| LAN ARC |
3345 (F) |
Planting Design |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Arts |
3-4 |
GA |
| Semester Total |
|
15-16 |
|
| |
| Year 3 – Spring |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
3146 (S) |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio IV:
Design/Build |
6 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Race and Diversity |
3 |
GD |
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Human Behavior |
3 |
GB |
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
U.S. Society |
3 |
GU |
| Semester Total |
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 4 – Fall (Ambler, Japan, or Rome Option) |
| Ambler Option |
|
|
|
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
4147 (F) |
Landscape Architecture Design
Studio V: Fall Senior Studio |
6 |
|
| LAN ARC/HORT/Botany |
Elective |
|
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Global/World Society*** |
3 |
GG |
| Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
| Semester Total |
|
|
15 |
|
| *** Students who satisfy an approved overseas option may substitute an elective. |
| OR |
|
|
|
|
| Japan or Rome Option |
|
|
|
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
4147 (F) |
Landscape Architecture Design
Studio V: Fall Senior Studio |
6 |
|
| Electives |
|
|
9 |
|
| Semester Total |
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 4 – Spring |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| LAN ARC |
3644 (S) |
Professional Practice |
3 |
|
| LAN ARC |
4198**** (S) |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio VI: Spring Senior Studio |
6 |
WI |
| HORT |
3514 (S) |
Landscape Restoration |
3 |
|
| Elective |
|
(Note: Students who attend a semester in Japan or Rome must take a LAN ARC, HORT, or Botany elective.) |
3 |
|
| Semester Total |
|
|
15 |
|
| **** Writing-intensive capstone for the major. |
| |
| Degree Total |
|
|
124 |
|
|
