UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

322 Landscape Architecture
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. P. Owens
Advising Center is located in 201 Walker 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
1. Landscape Meaning (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Overview of
the meaning of landscapes as manifested in
designed and natural landscapes, everyday and
sacred environments, parks, plazas, community gardens
and found spaces. Introduction to the profession
of landscape architecture and methods used to
design, plan and manage landscapes. Not open for
credit to students who have taken course 40. GE
credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.—I. (I.)
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
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 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. Not open for credit to students who
have taken course 153. 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
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
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
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.) Allan
170. Field Studio in Landscape Architecture
(5)
Lecture—2 hours; workshop—6 hours. Prerequisite:
courses 1, 21, 23, 30, 50, 60 and 70 or consent of
instructor. Field study and problem solving experience
for juniors in the landscape architecture major.
Analysis of complex landscape design and planning
problems. Two all-day, weekend field trips
required.—I.
180A. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Postmodern Landscapes (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing.
Basic principles of critical theory and postmodern
modes of analysis. Application to interpretation
and change of designed environment. Offered in
alternate years. Not open for credit to students who
have taken course 185.—MacCannell
180C. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Art of the Environment (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1 and 30.
Priority given to Landscape Architecture and Design
majors. Introduction to environmental art. Encouragement
of critical thinking about the intersection of
art, landscape and environmental issues. Offered in
alternate years.—Schenker
180G. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Landscape and Regional Land
Planning (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing.
Theories, laws, and practices of community
planning. Creation of livable and sustainable communities
and natural landscapes, Smart growth, new
urbanism, neo-traditional town planning, transit-oriented,
and sustainable communities. Traditonal master
planning vs. participatory planning and design
approaches. Offered in alternate years.
180H. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: The Bioregional Landscape (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1 and 30.
Priority given to Landscape Architecture majors.
Emerging concepts of bioregionalism and community-based
ecological regional landscape planning.
Extensive examples from within the Sacramento Valley
Bioregion. Offered in alternate years.
180I. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Regenerative Landscape
Systems (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1 and 30.
Priority given to Landscape Architecture majors. Theories,
basic techniques and applications for various
systems by which landscapes regenerate and sustain
life (both human and non-human) and culture over
time. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
180J. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Community Participation in
Design (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing.
History and role of community participation in
landscape design; methods of community involvement,
including workshop techniques. Introduction to
design processes, including public participation.
Offered in alternate years.—Owens
180K. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Social Factors in Landscape
Architecture (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 144 and
upper division standing. Concepts in environmental
psychology as they relate to landscape architecture.
Discussion of needs of various user groups of a land
area. Introduction to post occupancy evaluations.
Offered in alternate years.—Owens
180L. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Public Open Space (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing.
Intensive study of public open spaces, including
parks, plazas, playgrounds, greenways and community
gardens. Current issues associated with design
and management of the public environment of cities.
Offered in alternate years.—(II.) Francis
180M. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Urban and Community Design
(2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing.
Theories and methods of community and neighborhood
design. Past and contemporary
approaches including new urbanism, planned unit
development, mixed use, pedestrian and transit-oriented
development. Issues of open space and community
form. Offered in alternate years.—Francis
180N. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Planting Design (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing
and Environmental Horticulture 6. Develop an
understanding of the sensory, visual and functional
importance of plants in the landscape. Visualization
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 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