Landscape Architecture
Undergraduate Program Assessment
Learning Goals
Landscape Architecture is an incredibly broad and diverse profession. Professionals within the discipline are called upon to apply both art and science, from the technical to the theoretical, to perform planning, design, research, and problem solving. Practitioners in landscape architecture can expect to be involved in a variety of landscapes (from urban to rural to wilderness) and operate at a variety of scales (from regional to small gardens). Therefore, there are two overarching goals of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree program:
- To provide students with the opportunities to acquire basic knowledge and skills necessary to function as entry level practitioners of landscape architecture and to become, with experience, creative and professional practitioners of landscape architecture.
- To provide an education encompassing a broad spectrum of landscape architectural experiences and problem-solving situations within which individuals may find a suitable and fulfilling place among professional design, planning, and land use management
Learning Outcomes
Seven specific learning outcomes have been identified as evidence that students have achieved the goals listed above. Students will demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify and characterize the complex nature of problems and questions associated with human/landscape interactions across a broad range of scales.
- Articulate an understanding of identified problems and questions within the theoretical and historical context of the profession of landscape architecture.
- Identify appropriate methods of design inquiry and problem solving processes to produce creative solutions to identified problems and questions.
- Identify, collect, and analyze necessary information using appropriate technologies and analytical techniques as they relate to the identified problem or question.
- Explore and critically analyze alternative design/planning solutions to the identified problem or question.
- Justify and defend the proposed design/planning solution within the context of aesthetic, social, political, economic, and environmental conditions.
- Communicate the entire problem solving process or method of inquiry in written, oral, and graphic ways using appropriate media.
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