Landscape Architecture - B.L.A.

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Gregg Coyle
Director of Resident Instruction
gcoyle@uga.edu
(706) 542-4718

Marsha M. Grizzle
Degree Program Specialist
mgrizzle@uga.edu
(706) 542-4725

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Degree Requirements

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University-wide Requirements

Description:

The undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture includes 156 credit hours and is designed as a professional curriculum. The professional curriculum contains 96 hours of Landscape Architecture courses, which includes 8 hours of Internship. During five years of study, students are progressively introduced to the complexities of environmental design through a series of graduated studio exercises. These are augmented by lecture classes on theoretical, philosophical and technical subjects. Consultants visit the School to lecture on new ideas and philosophies and students are required to participate in several prescribed field trips arranged on a class by class basis to visit important projects in the southeast. During part of the fourth year, students are required to obtain approved employment as interns with professional design offices to gain professional experience. New requirement effective as follows: All sophomores beginning Fall Semester 2004 will be required to provide their own personal lap top computer.

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Career Opportunities:	Landscape architecture implies a problem-solving orientation. Theoretical knowledge is applied to arrive at practical solutions in a variety of settings. In preparation for careers, students work in a professional internship. The range of professional employment includes: private landscape design and planning firms; local, state and regional park and planning agencies; and federal agencies concerned with design, planning and management of large land areas such as national forests and parks.
Expectations of Transfer Students:	Recommended background preparation for transfer includes courses in botany, horticulture, engineering, graphic arts, and physical science. Students from outside the university are strongly encouraged to begin their course of study fall semester.
Additional Fees:	Students are responsible for various tools and materials necessary for studio classes and for fees incurred for class field trips.
Scholarships:	A number of scholarships are provided to the School of Environmental Design through the generosity of individuals, clubs and the School alumni society. These scholarships are granted based on academic performance in the School, leadership and need. The scholarships are awarded in September for the academic year. A request for applications is posted in spring semester, well in advance of the deadline. Availability of specific scholarships and amounts may vary from year to year. Students may obtain complete information regarding scholarships in 609 Caldwell Hall.
Study Abroad:	Costa Rica Ecology Program, UGA Studies Abroad - Cortona Italy.
Other Learning Opportunities:	Exchange programs with universities in Manchester, England and Melbourne, Austrailia are available.
Student Organizations:	The student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture is available for all students (GSLA). Students for the New Urbanism (SNU).
Available Graduate Programs:	Landscape Architecture Urban Planning Architecture Civil Engineering