LA 6120
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Classes
LA 6120
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
This course presents teh student with an understanding of the emerging role of the professional landscape architect. The course helps students choose a type of practice and introduces the problems and opportunities one may encounter in an office or in other professional situations. Topics include the diversity of types of professional practice, marketing professional services, office and project management, construction administration, and ethics.
When Offered Spring.
Outcomes
- Define the types of industry work available to landscape architects (public, private, non-profit, and academic) and meet current practitioners through guest lectures.
- Describe the required skills in a landscape architecture firm (project management, construction documentation, construction administration, etc.).
- Summarize the legal responsibilities of landscape architects to public health, safety, and welfare (the law as it applies to landscape architects).
- Discuss political, ethical, and social implications of working as a landscape architect.
- Describe the professional licensure process and its implications (LARE, state licensure and professional organizations).
- Theorize and develop a personal career plan within the field of landscape architecture.
- Investigate specific design firms, government, or non-profit organizations through office visits and/or informational interviews.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LA 4120
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Kennedy Hall 213
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Palmer, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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