UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

Landscape Architecture 343
planning for wilderness and scenic regions, coastal
and riparian environments, and other sensitive land
areas. The program stresses a process-oriented
approach to design and emphasizes environmental
and community values.
Preparatory Requirements. Students are admitted
to the landscape architecture major only after
submitting a portfolio for review and selection by the
faculty. Contact the Landscape Architecture Advising
Office for further information in 135 Hunt Hall (530)
754-8628.
Career Alternatives. Graduates may find jobs in
private landscape architectural firms or public agencies
and corporations employing landscape architects.
The landscape architecture major provides the
student with excellent preparation for graduate
school or career development in a wide range of
environmental and design-related fields.
B.S. Major Requirements:
UNITS
English Composition Requirement ........... 8
English 3, University Writing Program 1, 18,
19, 101, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D, 102E,
102F, 102G, 104A, 104B, 104C, 104D, or
104E.................................................... 4
Communication 1................................... 4
Preparatory Subject Matter.............. 61-70
Biological Sciences 1A, 2A, 1C, 10
or Plant Sciences 2.............................. 4-5
Environmental Horticulture 6.................... 4
One course from Mathematics 16A;
Statistics 13; Computer Science 10 ....... 3-4
One course from Chemistry 2A, 10;
Physics 1A, 10; Geology 1; Geography 1;
or Soil Science 10............................... 3-5
One course from Landscape Architecture
2 or 3, Geography 2, or 10................. 3-4
Two courses from Anthropology 2, 3, 20,
Economics 1A, 1B, Psychology 1, Political
Science 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, Sociology 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, or 25................................... 8-10
Two courses from Art Studio 2, 5, 7, 8,
16, any course from History, Music, Dramatic
Art, Philosophy, Art History, language, or
cultural studiesliterature...................... 8-10
Landscape Architecture 1, 21, 23, 30,
50, 60, 61, 70.................................... 32
Breadth/General Education ............... 0-24
See General Education requirement.
Depth Subject Matter ....................... 44-47
Landscape Architecture 160, 161, 170,
193A, 193B........................................ 20
Four studios from Landscape Architecture
180/181 or 191............................ 17-20
Landscape Architecture 120 or 150 ......... 4
Landscape Architecture 190 (three
quarters) ............................................... 3
Internship (Landscape Architecture 192)
recommended.
Restricted Electives................................ 32
Psychology 155 ..................................... 4
Two courses from Environmental Horticulture
105, 133; Plant Biology 147; Plant Biology
102; Wildlife Fish, and Conservation Biology
156. (One course must be Environmental
Horticulture 105 or Plant Biology 102.) .... 8
Select 20 units of upper division courses in
consultation with adviser ....................... 20
Unrestricted Electives ......................... 0-32
Total Units for the Major ..................... 180
Major Adviser. Mark Francis
Advising Center is located in 135 Hunt Hall
(530) 754-8628.
Graduate Study. Graduate-level landscape architecture
courses are available to students pursuing
graduate programs compatible with or directed
toward landscape management, planning, and
design issues. Department faculty are active members
of various graduate groups: Community Development,
Geography, Transportation Technology and
Policy and Ecology. Faculty members have expertise
in many areas, including landscape history, social
theory, practice of public space design, historic landscape
preservation, community participation in
urban landscape design, landscape ecology,
resource management, bioregionalism, and regenerative
landscape systems. Graduate students pursue
more focused interests, expanding their professional
expertise and/or conducting advanced research in
landscape architecture or related disciplines.
Courses in Landscape Architecture
(LDA)
Lower Division Courses
2. Place, Culture and Community (4)
Lecture—4 hours. Introduction to the relationship of
social and spatial arrangements. Basic social-science
concepts such as class, status, role, kinship, ritual,
myth, alienation, etc., introduced through sitespecific
case studies of both historical and contemporary
communities. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.—III.
(III.) MacCannell
3. Sustainable Development: Theory and
Practice (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hour. Origins, theoretical
perspectives, and practical applications of the
concept of sustainable development at a number of
scales (site, building, neighborhood, city, region,
and nation) through lectures, sketch exercises, student
projects, walking tours. GE credit: SocSci,
Wrt.—II. (II.) Wheeler
21. Landscape Drafting and Visualization
(4)
Studio—8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite:
course in free-hand drawing recommended. Development
of idea expression through graphic media
and the use of drawing techniques for visual representation,
including plan, section, and axonometric
drawing. Includes an introduction to computerized
drafting and drawing.—I. (I.)
23. Computer Graphics for Landscape
Architecture (4)
Studio—8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite:
course 21. Landscape architectural communications
explored through the computer. Includes computerized
drafting, drawing, rendering, desktop publishing,
and photorealistic simulation.—II, III. (II, III.)
30. History of Landscape Architecture (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to
the history of landscape architecture, emphasizing
landscape design as a product of cultural, political,
social, and environmental factors. Topics include the
history of gardens, parks, community design and
environmental planning. Not open for credit to students
who have taken course 140. GE credit:
ArtHum, Wrt.—II. (II.) Schenker, McNiel
50. Site Ecology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1A, 2A or 10 or an introductory
course in biology, botany, or plant science; priority
given to Landscape Architecture majors. Introduction
to ecological concepts, including nutrient dynamics,
population regulation, community structure, ecosystem
function. Principles will be applied to human
activities such as biological conservation, ecological
restoration, landscape planning, and management.
Weekly laboratory devoted to field exercises in local
ecosystems. GE credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Greco
60. Technology I: Grading and Drainage (4)
Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: courses 21 and 23 or
consent of instructor. Priority given to Landscape
Architecture majors. Topographic and grading problems
in landscape engineering: drainage plans,
grading plans, spot elevations, road alignment, sections
and profiles and cut and fill calculations. Not
open for credit to students who have taken course
132.—III. (III.) McCulley
61. AutoCAD for Landscape Architects (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite:
Agricultural Management and Range Resources 21
or equivalent with consent of instructor. Priority given
to Landscape Architecture majors. Introduction of
computer-aided drafting (CAD) techniques and their
application to landscape design. Drawing set-up,
layer control, basic drawing and editing commands,
dimensioning and text styles, symbol libraries, and
display commands used in the creation of landscape
architectural drawings.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
70. Basic Landscape Design Studio (4)
Studio—8 hours; field trips. Prerequisite: courses 1,
21, 30 or consent of instructor. Priority given to
Landscape Architecture majors. Introduction to basic
aesthetic, functional, social, and environmental considerations
in landscape design. Provides a broad
foundation in landscape design methodologies and
skills necessary to create environmentally and
socially responsible landscape designs. Not open
for credit to students who have taken course 11.—II.
(II.) Owens
98. Directed Group Study in Landscape
Architecture (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed group
study. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates in
Landscape Architecture (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading
only.)
Upper Division Courses
120. Advanced Computer Applications (4)
Studio—8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite:
course 23; open to majors in Landscape Architecture
only. Studio work using computer-aided design, geographic
information systems, and other advanced
computer programs.—(III.) McNiel
150. Geographic Information Systems for
Land Planners (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
Agricultural Management and Range Resources 21
or equivalent with consent of instructor. Priority given
to Landscape Architecture majors. Basic concepts,
principles, and methods of GIS in relation to land
planning applications. Data structures, database
design, GIS data creation, and spatial analysis techniques
are emphasized. Lab topics include: online
data sources, aerial photography, cartographic
design, and graphic communication. Not open to
credit for students who have completed Applied Biological
Systems Technology 180 or 185 or course
50 or 185 (in spring 2004 or 2005).—III. (III.)
Greco
160. Technology 2: Construction Materials
and Detailing (4)
Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: courses 21, 23, and
60. Priority given to Landscape Architecture majors.
Introduction to materials and methods in landscape
construction, including properties of common construction
materials (stone, concrete and wood),
detailing, preparation of cost estimates and specifications,
design of drainage systems, fountains and
roof decks. Not open for credit to students who have
taken course 133.—I. (I.) McCulley
161. Technology 3: Professional Practice
and Construction Documents (4)
Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: courses 21, 23, 60
and 160. Legal and professional aspects of landscape
architecture, including the development of
construction documents (drawings and specifications),
proposal writing, fee calculations, project
management, cost estimation, and insurance.—II.
(II.) McCulley
168. Mountain Landscapes and Life (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: an introductory
course in cultural geography, cultural anthropology
or landscape theory. Course provides knowledge of
mountain landscapes, explains why different mountain
societies exploit and reject resources available,
examines myths about mountain landscapes that
influence individual and collective behavior of residents
and visitors. Examples from Himalayas,
Andes, Alps, and Rockies. GE credit: ArtHum or Soc-
Sci, Wrt.—III. (III.)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience