Graduate Coures in Landscape Architecture

Graduate Courses in Historic Preservation

Undergraduate Courses in Landscape Architecture

International Courses

Maymester Opportunities

Online Course Material

Courses at the Institute of Ecology

Courses required for 3-year MLA students only

These courses are also available as electives for students in the 2-year and 1-year tracks.

LAND 6010, Landscape Studio. 4 credits. Introduction to design through projects demanding a wide range of approaches.

LAND 6020, Garden Studio. 4 credits. Landscape design using the garden as the central metaphor in a variety of societal and environmental contexts.

LAND 6210, Representation 1. 3 credits. Introduction to manual and computer drawing and drafting, and image processing.

LAND 6220, Representation 2. 3 credits. Advanced drawing, drafting, presentation graphics, CAD, and image processing, and their applications in practice.

LAND 6310, Ecology. 3 credits. Introduction to the interaction of landforms, geology, hydrology, soils, and biota in the formation and processes of landscapes.

LAND 6320, Plant Materials. 3 credits. History and ecology of garden plants and their applications in different cultures.

LAND 6330, Landscape Engineering. 3 credits. The design and specification of grading, drainage, and street alignment.

LAND 6340, Landscape Construction. 3 credits. The design and specification of streets, pavements, structures, and irrigation.

EDES 6510, Evolution of American Landscape. 2 credits. Critical history of how Americans have shaped the landscape to meet needs and express cultural attitudes and aspirations.

EDES 6520, Ideas of Garden. 2 credits. Garden as an archetypal concept through which cultural groups throughout history have expressed their understanding of the world.

LAND 6710, Professional Practice. 2 credits. Professional landscape architectural licensure, office management, client relations, and ethics.

Courses required for 2- and 3-year MLA students

These courses are also available as electives for students in the 1-year track.

LAND 6030, Sustainability Studio. 4 credits. Landscape design based on the issue of sustainability and the importance of natural systems.

LAND 6040, Community Studio. 4 credits. Landscape design based on the issue of community and the importance of social and cultural systems.

EDES 6530, Ideas of Nature. 2 credits. Nature as an archetypal concept throughout history, with implications for environmental sciences, design arts, and humanities.

EDES 6540, Ideas of Community. 2 credits. Relationship between the idea of community and the environments that may designed to foster personal and societal commitment.

Courses required for all MLA students

EDES 6900, Research Strategies. 1 credit. Alternative materials and methods necessary for individual design research, including the development of a thesis proposal.

LAND 7050, Place Studio. 4 credits. Landscape design based on the issue of significance of place, including alternative interpretations in a variety of contexts.

EDES 7350, Landscape Management. 3 credits. Landscape management techniques based on values of environmental conservation and historic preservation.

EDES 7550, Values in Environmental Design. 2 credits. The societal values that attach cultural significance to some places and not others, and their relevance to design form.

LAND 7300, MLA Thesis. 9 credits. An inquiry into a selected landscape architectural issue, maintained by research findings and supporting an application in design.

Elective courses in the School of Environmental Design

Additional courses available as electives for students in the 2-year and 1-year tracks are listed on the previous page. 

EDES 6620, Evolution of American Architecture. 3 credits. Survey of American architecture, including both the built forms and the intellectual and social currents that influence them.

EDES 6640, History of Urban Planning. 3 credits. Major movements and monuments in urban planning history, from ancient times to the present.

EDES 6650, City Planning. 2 credits. Planning and regulatory processes and techniques used to achieve urban community goals.

EDES 6660, Environment and Behavior. 2 credits. Interactions between people and their physical environments, and implications for design for specific populations and places.

LAND 6400, Plant Communities of the Southeast. 3 credits. Botanical and design characteristics of native plant communities, and their ecological controls.

LAND 6700, Landscape Architecture Internship. 3 credits. Professional office and field experience. A minimum of two months full-time supervised employment is required.

LAND 6800, Field Study in Contemporary Landscape Architecture. 3 credits. Field observation of significant landscape architectural firms, individuals and projects.

LAND 6910, Independent Project. 1 to 6 credits. Special study or project to pursue research interests or significant applications, under the direction of faculty.

EDES 6920, Directed Study in Computer Applications. 3 credits. Supervised research into computer-generated visualizations in design and planning.

HIPR 6000, Introduction to Historic Preservation. 3 credits. Survey of historic preservation theory and practice, and its relationship to the concept of environmental quality.

HIPR 6350, Building Materials Conservation. 3 credits. Introduction to restoration and rehabilitation practice, including structural systems, materials, and moisture problems.

HIPR 6150, Rural Preservation. 3 credits. Survey of rural landscape evolution, aesthetic values, preservation problems, preservation resources, and open space planning.

HIPR 6320, Historic Resource Documentation. 3 credits. Graphic and photographic techniques of documenting historic resources at basic and archival levels.

HIPR 6600, Design Guidelines in Historic Districts. 3 credits. Evaluation of character of change in historic districts, and development of design guidelines.

 

Other selected courses available as electives

MLA students are free to take any course on the Georgia campus that fits logically into their individual professional development. The following selected subjects are available on campus. MLA students may also transfer from other universities a limited number of graduate elective credits that have not been counted toward other degrees.

 

 Department of Anthropology

      ANTH 6490, Foundations of Ecological Anthropology

      ANTH 6540, Environment and Health

      ANTH 6560, Anthropology of Development

 

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

      ENGR 6470, Design of Natural Water Treatment Systems

 

Department of Real Estate

      REAL 8070, Real Estate Development

 

Department of Comparative Literature

      CMLT 605, Literature and Ideas of Nature

 

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

      CRSS 6520, Field Soil and Site Assessment

      CRSS 6540, Pedology

 

Institute of Ecology

      ECOL 6080, Principles of Conservation and Sustainable Development I

      ECOL 6140, Principles of Conservation and Sustainable Development II

      ECOL 6200, Ecological Concepts

      ECOL 6310, Limnology

      ECOL 8150, Wetland Ecology

      ECOL 8220, Stream Ecology

      ECOL 8230, Lake Ecology

      ECOL 8400, Perspectives on Conservation and Sustainable Development

      ECOL 8420, Watershed Conservation

 

Environmental Ethics Program

      EETH 6220, Environmental Ethics

      EETH 7870, Environmental Dispute Resolution

 

School of Forest Resources

      FORS 7010, Urban Tree Management

      FORS 7410, Wilderness Management

      FORS 7983, The Hydrology, Geology and Soils of Georgia

 

Department of Geography

      GEOG 6020, Fluvial Geomorphology

      GEOG 6160, Applied Climatology

      GEOG 6220, Ecological Biogeography

      GEOG 6330, Use and Interpretation of Aerial Photographs

      GEOG 6370, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

      GEOG 6630, Advanced Urban Geography

      GEOG 6810, Conservation Ecology and Resource Management

 

Department of Geology

      GEOL 6220, Hydrogeology

 

Department of Housing and Consumer Economics

      HACE 6310, Housing Policy

 

Department of Philosophy

      PHIL 6230, Aesthetics

 

Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies

      RLST 7400, Park Management

 

School of Social Work

      SOWK 7033, Community Assessment and Empowerment Practices

 

Department of Sociology

      SOCI 6010, Sociological Approaches to Culture

      SOCI 6450, Sociopolitical Ecology