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Graduate Courses Offered in Landscape Architecture

 

 

Example Schedule

 

Courses in the 300 and upper levels of the undergraduate curriculum may be taken for graduate credit.

 

Core Courses

  • LA 710 (2cr)
    Theories of Landscape Change
    Theories of landscape change in the arts and sciences. Contributions of the scientific method and humanistic frameworks to major issues in landscape architecture.
  • 720 (2 cr) (alternate years)
    Critical Inquiry in Landscape Architecture
    Normative design theory as it relates to historical and contemporary aesthetic expression in landscape design. Review of critical theory and meaning associated with a broad landscape architecture philosophy.
  • LA 740 (3 cr) (alternate years)
    Research Methods in Landscape Studies
    Provides graduate students in landscape-related studies with: 1) Grounding in the fundamentals of research design and 2) Exposure to the variety of methods and approaches used in contemporary landscape research.
  • LA 920 (3 cr) (alternate years)
    Regional Design Workshop
    Development and application of a systematic approach to analysis and design at macro- and micro-scales within a regional context.
  • LA 940 (1 cr)
    Graduate Seminar.
    An open forum for the exchange of research designs and topics within the scope of landscape studies, and for the development of individual research plans through presentation and criticism.

Other Graduate Level Courses Currently Offered

  • LA 361 (3 cr)
    Wetlands Ecology
    Types, origins, settings, and structure of wetlands. Physical, biological, and cultural values, uses, and assessments. Physical and biological characteristics and dynamics. Protection, management, and restoration. Field trips, literature review, term paper, and personal observations required.
  • LA/FOREST/ZOOLOGY 565 (2 cr)
    Principles of Landscape Ecology
    Explores the principles of landscape ecology as a framework for landscape research, analysis and management. Landscape ecology provides new approaches to fundamental research questions in ecology, as well as new approaches to forest and resource management that consider ecosystem processes at larger spatial and temporal scales.
  • LA 651 (4 cr)
    Plant Community Restoration and Management Workshop
    Formulation of plant community restoration and management plans; including the preparation of planting plans and working drawings for implementation. Classroom and practical exposure to natural areas management tools, including prescription fire.
  • LA 654/URPL 598 (3 cr)
    Aesthetic Assessment of Landscapes
    Survey of methods associated with assessing the scenic quality of rural landscapes.
  • LA 666 (4 cr)
    Restoration Ecology
    Philosophy and techniques in the use of native vegetation for landscape purposes. Includes the selection of community models, site inventory and analysis, problem/project definition, and restoration implementation, monitoring, and management techniques. Application of current knowledge in restoration and management of native plant communities. Lecture, lab, and field.
  • LA 667 (3 cr)
    Field Study: Native Plant Communities (Intersession Only)
    Field analysis and interpretation of the vegetational composition, aesthetic quality and effects of disturbance within a variety of native Wisconsin plant communities. Field work, readings, and discussions.
  • LA 677 (3 cr)
    Cultural Resource Preservation and Landscape History
    A survey of cultural resource preservation, landscape history, and approaches to a more comprehensive framework for environmental management.
  • LA 695 (3 cr)
    Applications of Geographic Information Systems in the Natural Resources
    Course has four components: 1) Detailed review of GIS concepts; 2) Case studies; 3) GIS implementation methods; 4) Laboratory to provide "hands-on" GIS experience.
  • LA 749 (2 cr)
    Social Policy and Management of National Parks and Protected Areas
    Explores the relationship of social policy to the formulation and management of U. S. National Parks in the past, present, and future. Implications of social policy for park systems and preserves throughout the world are addressed.
  • LA 866 (1 cr)
    Seminar in Natural Plant Community Restoration and Management
    Student presentations on topics related to plant community management and restoration.
  • LA 990 (1-12 cr)
    Research
  • LA 999 (1-3 cr)
    Independent Studies
    Opportunity to explore concepts or issues of particular interest to the student


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