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Curriculum

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
SUMMER
LA 390: International Study
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	Topical Studies in LA
	UK Core
YEAR FOUR: FALL	YEAR FOUR: SPRING
LA 425: Design Studio V	LA 426: Design Studio VI
LA 400: Professional Development II	Specialty Support
LA 345: Design With Plants	UK Core
Specialty Support	Elective
UK Core