Landscape Architecture, BLA
for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
The department's administrative office, upper-level studios, faculty offices, and classrooms are located in Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. The department also has a studio located in Mumford Hall.
for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
A student must have and maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average.
University of Illinois transfer applicants must have completed 30 or more semester hours of undergraduate course work with an earned GPA of at least 2.0 (A = 4.0). Transfer students from other institutions must have earned a GPA of at least 2.5 (A = 4.0). Prerequisite credits in composition and pre-calculus or introductory statistics are required. Courses in physical geography and plant or environmental biology are highly recommended.
Graduation Requirements
Minimum hours required for graduation: 124 hours.
University Requirements
Minimum of 40 hours of upper-division coursework, generally at the 300- or 400-level. These hours can be drawn from all elements of the degree. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance in fulfilling this requirement.
The university and residency requirements can be found in the Student Code (§ 3-801) and in the Academic Catalog.
General Education Requirements
Follows the campus General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. Some Gen Ed requirements may be met by courses required and/or electives in the unit.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I | 4-6 | |
| Advanced Composition | 3 | |
fulfilled by LA 314 | ||
| Humanities & the Arts (6 hours) | 6 | |
fulfilled by LA 314 and any other course approved as Humanities & the Arts | ||
| Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
fulfilled by LA 314 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses, at least one course must be Quantitative Reasoning I) | 6-10 | |
| Language Requirement (Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English is required) | 0-15 | |
Landscape Architecture Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Orientation | 1 | |
| Arts at Illinois | ||
| Math | 3 | |
| Statistics | ||
or MATH 115 | Preparation for Calculus | |
| Earth | 3-4 | |
| Earth's Physical Systems | ||
or GEOL 100 | Planet Earth | |
| Biology | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Plant Biology | ||
or IB 105 | Environmental Biology | |
| Construction, Plant Materials & Design, History, & Design Communications | 29 | |
| LA 101 | Introduction to Landscape Arch | 2 |
| LA 241 | Landform Design & Construction | 3 |
| LA 250 | Environmental Site Analysis | 3 |
| LA 280 | Design Communications I | 3 |
| LA 281 | Design Communications II | 3 |
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | 4 |
| LA 342 | Site Engineering | 4 |
| LA 343 | Landscape Construction | 4 |
| LA 452 | Planting Design | 3 |
| Design Studio Courses | 30 | |
| LA 233 | Foundation Design Studio | 5 |
| LA 234 | Site Design Studio | 5 |
| LA 335 | Community & Open Space Studio | 5 |
| LA 336 | Design Workshop Studio I | 5 |
| LA 437 | Regional Design Studio | 5 |
| LA 438 | Design Workshop Studio II | 5 |
| Professional Preparation | 2 | |
| LA 346 | Professional Practice | 2 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 3 | |
| UP 101 | Introduction to City Planning | 3 |
| Horticulture | 4 | |
| LA 352 | Woody Landscape Plants | 4 |
| Focused Electives | 18 | |
| Focused electives are required of all BLA students to graduate and must be approved by the BLA Advisor during an advising appointment. | ||
Summary of Credits for the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in Landscape Architecture
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Landscape Architecture Curriculum | 78 | |
| Focused Electives | 18 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Total Credit Hours Required | 124 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. This may require up to three semesters of language depending on high school coursework or placement. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
Curriculum in Landscape Architecture
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| FAA 101 | 1 | LA 101 | 2 |
| LA 199 | 1 | LA 281 | 3 |
| LA 280 | 3 | Math 115 or MATH 220 or STAT 100 (meets QR I) | 3 |
| RHET 105 | 4 | GEOL 100 or GGIS 103 | 3 |
| IB 103 or 105 | 3 | General Education | 3 |
| General Education | 3 | General Education | 3 |
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| LA 233 | 5 | LA 234 | 5 |
| LA 241 | 3 | LA 250 | 3 |
| UP 101 | 3 | Focused Elective | 4 |
| General Education | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| LA 335 | 5 | LA 336 | 5 |
| LA 342 | 4 | LA 343 | 4 |
| LA 346 | 2 | LA 314 | 4 |
| LA 352 | 4 | Focused Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| LA 437 | 5 | LA 438 | 5 |
| LA 452 | 3 | General Education | 3 |
| Focused Elective | 3 | Focused Elective | 4 |
| General Education | 3 | Focused Elective | 4 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours 124 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students will:
- Build Knowledge & Develop Reasoning Skills in applying broad and deep knowledge across academic disciplines and fields and using this knowledge to develop design proposals.
- Apply knowledge of the Natural World to guide design decisions and activities taking into account natural resource constraints that impact land use.
- Strengthen Social Awareness to better understand the social and cultural influences on human behavior and the social, political, economic, and legal institutions which influence land-use and design decisions.
- Employ Creative Inquiry and Discovery in addition to a range of analytical skills, and general knowledge to develop design proposals, solve problems, generate new ideas, and produce creative work.
- Demonstrate Responsible Leadership in working with the land and the people for whom we design.
for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
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