The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) Degree is a five year undergraduate program focused on Urban Landscapes, and reinforced through an integrated foundation experience and a liberal studies curriculum rich in the arts and natural sciences. The program is composed of three phases: Foundation, Integration and Synthesis.
During Foundation, all entering undergraduate BAC students share their first year experience and are exposed to broad principles of design thinking. Fundamental design concepts and a universal spatial language are framed through a balanced mixture of discipline specific courses in design history and theory, critical reading, writing, and design media, as well as through a wide range of liberal arts, humanities, arts and science topics that will promote students’ social and engaged thinking.
The second phase of the study, Integration, takes students through a series of spatial scales and complexities, each aligned with a specific set of supporting technologies. Local, regional and world spaces and cities are studied through issues of urban ecology, infrastructure, transportation and sustainable practices, and then applied to institutional planning, mix-use, commercial, housing, and urban public realm sites. Landscape Architecture technologies and applications for contemporary and sustainable, constructed landscapes are a constant focus.
The third and final Segment, Synthesis, culminates with students' successful completion of design and liberal studies explorations, as represented through Degree I and II projects in Landscape Architecture.
During both Integration and Synthesis, students participate in Practice and partake in community work and professional collaboration. Through applied learning, students begin to observe, refine, and formulate ideas that will further strengthen their Landscape Architectural studies.
The BLA professional degree conferred by the School of Landscape Architecture at the BAC is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB). LAAB visiting teams are comprised of landscape architectural practitioners, faculty from other programs, and college or higher education administrators from other universities. The visiting teams review programs for the Accreditation Standards and Procedures established by the LAAB Board.
- All Segments
- Segment I
- Segment II
- Segment III
Semester 1
- FND1006 City Lab
- FND1003 Transdisciplinary Studio 1
- FND1005 Design Representation
- FND1001 Critical Reading and Research 1
Semester 2
- FND1004 Transdisciplinary Studio 2
- FND2002 Sustainable Material Assemblies
- FND2001 Making and Modeling
- FND1002 Critical Reading and Research 2
- FND2003 Community Practice
- PRV0001 Portfolio Review
Semester 3
- LAN2001 LA Studio - Ecological Analysis and Conceptual Frameworks
- DME2015 Landscape Representation: GIS and Environmental Design (Introduction)
- DME2016 Landscape Representation: GIS and Environmental Design – (Applications)
- Geometric Modeling
- DME2017 Illustration: Information Graphics, Diagramming & Publishing
- MNS1001 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Semester 4
- LAN1002 LA Studio: Natural Systems and the City
- MNS2004 Ecology Systems
- Arts Elective
- MNS1003 Botany
Semester 5
- LAN2003 LA Studio: Housing and Institutional Planning
- TSM2008 Grading 1: Landforms, Earthwork and Grading
- MNS2009 Plant Taxonomy
- HTC2013 History of Landscape Architecture 1
Semester 6
- LAN2004 LA Studio: Urban Design and Infrastructure Networks
- TSM2009 Grading 2: Principles of Hydrology and Stormwater Management
- SSH1001 Social and Political Theory
- HTC2014 History of Landscape Architecture 2
Semester 7
- LAN1005 LA Studio: Advanced Open Studio
- TSM2013 Public Policy and Environmental Ethics for Sustainable Communities
- Humanities and Social Sciences Elective
- TSM2011 Materials and Methods: Construction Details, Appl. and Admin. 1
- TSM2012 Materials and Mehtods: Construction Details, Appl. and Admin. 2
Semester 8
- XDS1001 LA Studio: Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio
- SSH1009 Independent Study Seminar
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective
- SUS2022 Sustainable Planting Design and Practices
- PRV0002 Portfolio Review 2
Semester 9
- LAN1011 LA Degree Project Studio 1
- Advanced Research Strategies
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective
Semester 10
- LAN1012 LA Degree Studio Project 2
- TSM2018 Professional Practice
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective
Semester 1
- FND1006 City Lab
- FND1003 Transdisciplinary Studio 1
- FND1005 Design Representation
- FND1001 Critical Reading and Research 1
Semester 2
- FND1004 Transdisciplinary Studio 2
- FND2002 Sustainable Material Assemblies
- FND2001 Making and Modeling
- FND1002 Critical Reading and Research 2
- FND2003 Community Practice
- PRV0001 Portfolio Review
Semester 3
- LAN2001 LA Studio - Ecological Analysis and Conceptual Frameworks
- DME2015 Landscape Representation: GIS and Environmental Design (Introduction)
- DME2016 Landscape Representation: GIS and Environmental Design – (Applications)
- Geometric Modeling
- DME2017 Illustration: Information Graphics, Diagramming & Publishing
- MNS1001 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Semester 4
- LAN1002 LA Studio: Natural Systems and the City
- MNS2004 Ecology Systems
- Arts Elective
- MNS1003 Botany
Semester 5
- LAN2003 LA Studio: Housing and Institutional Planning
- TSM2008 Grading 1: Landforms, Earthwork and Grading
- MNS2009 Plant Taxonomy
- HTC2013 History of Landscape Architecture 1
Semester 6
- LAN2004 LA Studio: Urban Design and Infrastructure Networks
- TSM2009 Grading 2: Principles of Hydrology and Stormwater Management
- SSH1001 Social and Political Theory
- HTC2014 History of Landscape Architecture 2
Semester 7
- LAN1005 LA Studio: Advanced Open Studio
- TSM2013 Public Policy and Environmental Ethics for Sustainable Communities
- Humanities and Social Sciences Elective
- TSM2011 Materials and Methods: Construction Details, Appl. and Admin. 1
- TSM2012 Materials and Mehtods: Construction Details, Appl. and Admin. 2
Semester 8
- XDS1001 LA Studio: Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio
- SSH1009 Independent Study Seminar
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective
- SUS2022 Sustainable Planting Design and Practices
- PRV0002 Portfolio Review 2
Semester 9
- LAN1011 LA Degree Project Studio 1
- Advanced Research Strategies
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective
Semester 10
- LAN1012 LA Degree Studio Project 2
- TSM2018 Professional Practice
- Advanced Liberal Studies Elective