What
is Landscape Architecture?
Landscape architects develop inventive, site-appropriate solutions that enhance their physical surroundings whether these be buildings, parks, home or public places. Landscape architecture is an expression of cultural and personal values. It is enhanced by interaction with other academic fields including horticulture, architecture, city and regional planning, and fine arts. Landscape architecture includes landscape preservation, development and enhancement. To do this, the landscape architect may be involved in the investigation, selection, and allocation of land and water resources for appropriate use, feasibility studies, formulation of graphic and written criteria to govern the planning and design of land construction programs, the preparation, review, and analysis of master plans for land use and development; the production of overall site plans, landscape grading and landscape drainage plans, irrigation plans, the planting plans, and construction details; specifications; cost estimates and reports for land development; collaboration in the design of roads, bridges, and structures with respect to the functional and aesthetic requirements of the areas on which they are to be placed; negotiation and arrangement for execution of land area projects; field observation and inspection of land area construction, restoration, and maintenance.
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What
Kinds of Students Major in Landscape Architecture?
Students in landscape architecture and landscape design have a wide range of talents including knowledge of the biological and physical sciences, a facility with artistic endeavors and an ability to use computers. They must have an excellent conception of things in space and a creative flair. Admissions to this major is highly competitive.
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What
Courses Do Landscape Architecture Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you
would take for Landscape Architecture majors vary considerably among institutions.
Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth
of topics you are likely to experience were you to major
in this field.
Biology |
Community Design |
Grounding in Landscape |
Horticulture |
Physical Science |
Site Construction |
Site Engineering |
Site Planning |
The American Landscape |
The European Landscape |
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List of Potential Jobs in Landscape Architecture
These professions and professional organizations
illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for
if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly
related to employment than others, however. You should
consider the likelihood of employment after graduation
carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work
in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work
in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you
should determine what the prospects are for this or any
major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by
the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment
in second major or in a minor.
City and Regional Planning |
Landscape Architect |
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What
is the Median Salary Range for Landscape Architecture Careers?
U.S. Median Salary(starting):$37,200
U.S. Median Salary(mid-career):$70,800
Note: These numbers are national averages so you could make more or less than these amounts.
Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information
about the forecasted demand for a particular profession?
Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions
are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you
to search on a particular job, whether listed here or
not, to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Landscape Architecture
| These institutions offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs for you to consider: |
| universities with majors in Landscape Architecture |
- Auburn University Main Campus
- Auburn University , Alabama
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- San Luis Obispo , California
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Pomona , California
- Chatham University
- Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
- Clemson University
- Clemson , South
Carolina
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins , Colorado
- Cornell University
- Ithaca , New
York
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Tallahassee , Florida
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Chicago , Illinois
- CUNY City College
- New York, New
York
- Harvard University
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Providence, Rhode
Island
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- New York, New
York
- University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
- Norman, Oklahoma
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Seattle, Washington
- Arizona State University
- Tempe, Arizona
- Florida International University
- Miami, Florida
- George Washington University
- Washington, District
- Keystone College
- La Plume, Pennsylvania
- Iowa State University
- Ames , Iowa
- Kansas State University
- Manhattan , Kansas
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Baton Rouge , Louisiana
- Michigan State University
- East Lansing , Michigan
- Mississippi State University
- Mississippi State , Mississippi
- Morrisville State College
- Morrisville , New
York
- North Carolina A & T State University
- Greensboro , North
Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Raleigh , North
Carolina
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus
- Fargo , North
Dakota
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Columbus , Ohio
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- Stillwater , Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- University Park , Pennsylvania
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- West Lafayette , Indiana
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Syracuse , New
York
- Temple University
- Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
- Texas A & M University
- College Station , Texas
- Texas Tech University
- Lubbock , Texas
- University of Arizona
- Tucson , Arizona
- University of Arkansas Main Campus
- Fayetteville , Arkansas
- University of California-Berkeley
- Berkeley , California
- University of California-Davis
- Davis , California
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs , Connecticut
- University of Florida
- Gainesville , Florida
- University of Georgia
- Athens , Georgia
- University of Idaho
- Moscow , Idaho
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Champaign , Illinois
- University of Kentucky
- Lexington , Kentucky
- University of Maryland-College Park
- College Park , Maryland
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Amherst , Massachusetts
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Minneapolis , Minnesota
- University of Rhode Island
- Kingston , Rhode
Island
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Madison , Wisconsin
- Utah State University
- Logan , Utah
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Blacksburg , Virginia
- Washington State University
- Pullman , Washington
- West Virginia University
- Morgantown , West
Virginia
- Ball State University
- Muncie, Indiana
- Morgan State University
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Philadelphia University
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Arlington, Texas
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin, Texas
- University of Colorado Denver
- Denver, Colorado
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque
- Albuquerque, New
Mexico
- The Art Center Design College-Tucson
- Tucson, Arizona
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus
- Albuquerque, New
Mexico
- University of Oregon
- Eugene, Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles, California
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Charlottesville, Virginia
| 2-year colleges with majors in Landscape Architecture |
MyMajors complete list has 75 schools in the USA with a major in Landscape Architecture.
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