Curriculum

Curriculum

Curriculum

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We prepare students to use design to shape a better world.

Our curriculum links knowledge, theory, design process, representation, and implementation to create a comprehensive design education that prepares students for a world that needs creative solutions and the ability to implement them.

Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture

The Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture at the University of Kentucky is the only LAAB accredited program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Our BSLA meets the educational requirements for professional landscape architectural licensure in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 

Recommended Four-Year Schedule

YEAR ONE: FALL YEAR ONE: SPRING
LA 105: Introduction to Landscape Architecture LA 121: Design Studio I
LA 111: Living on the Right Side of the Brain LA 161: Graphics I
PLS 220: Plant Identification LA 205: History of Landscape Architecture
UK Core (Comp Comm I highly recommended) UK Core (Comp Comm II highly recommended)
UK Core  
YEAR TWO: FALL YEAR TWO: SPRING
LA 222: Design Studio II LA 223: Design Studio III
LA 162: Digital Graphics I LA 271: Design Implementation I
PLS 366: Soil Science LA 262: Digital Graphics II
UK Core UK Core
YEAR THREE: FALL YEAR THREE: SRING
LA 324: Design Studio IV LA 373: Design Implementation III
LA 372: Design Implementation II LA 398: Professional Development I
HRT 320: Woody Horticultural Plants Topical Studies in LA
UK Core Specialty Support
  UK Core
YEAR FOUR: FALL YEAR FOUR: SPRING
LA 425: Design Studio V LA 426: Design Studio VI
LA 400: Professional Development II Topical Studies
LA 345: Design With Plants Topical Studies
Specialty Support UK Core
UK Core  

Contact Information

Christopher K. Sass, Ph. D.
Associate Professor and Chair

S305 Agriculture Science Building 1100 S. Limestone Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-7295

UKLA@uky.edu