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2016-2017 General Catalog 
    
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Course Numbers and Descriptions


 

Journalism and Communication

  
  • JCOM 6420 - The Mass Media and Politics


    3 credits

    Examination of the role of the mass media in the political process, including both campaigns and governance. Examination of political advertising, news coverage, polling, opinion formation strategies, and politicians’ use of new media technologies.

    Cross-listed as: JCOM 5420  and POLS 6420 /POLS 5420 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • JCOM 6430 - Mass Media Law


    3

    A comprehensive exploration of mass communication law.  The course examines media rights of free expression and both the history and applicability of First Amendment protections.  The course discusses the structure and functioning of the U.S. court system, defamation, trademark, copyright, access to information, and other related topics and themes.

    Cross-listed as: JCOM 4030 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • JCOM 6440 - Mass Communication Ethics


    3 credits

    Study of ethical systems and philosophies and their applications to the practice of mass communication.

    Cross-listed as: JCOM 4010 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • JCOM 6500 - Special Projects in Mass Communication Research and Practice


    1-3 credits

    Directed study into specified research or real-world problems in the mass media and mass communication industries. Repeatable for credit with departmental permission.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Departmental permission

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • JCOM 6510 - Directed Readings in Mass Communication


    1-12 credits

    Directed readings, tutorial or experiential learning/project in mass communication.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor and department head approval

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • JCOM 6600 - Internship


    1-6 credits

    Supervised training in selected communication work places.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Permission of graduate supervisory committee

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • JCOM 6970 - Thesis Research


    1-3 credits

    Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Repeatable for credit with departmental permission.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • JCOM 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement


    1-3 credits

    Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Repeatable for credit with departmental permission.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Korean

  
  • KOR 1010 - Korean First Year I


    5 credits

    Communicative competencies in the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with exposure to cultures and customs.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 1020 - Korean First Year II


    5 credits

    Communicative competencies in the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with exposure to cultures and customs.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 1010  or equivalent

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 2010 - Korean Second Year I


    5 credits

    Development of grammatical knowledge and writing skills.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 1020  or equivalent

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 2020 - Korean Second Year II


    5 credits

    Development of advanced reading comprehension skill through discussions and summaries of a variety of texts.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 2010  or equivalent

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 3010 - Korean Third Year I


    4 credits

    Development of advanced reading, writing, and conversational skills.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 2020  or equivalent

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 3020 - Korean Third Year II


    4 credits

    Continuous development of advanced reading, writing, and conversational skills.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 3010  or equivalent

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $24.00
  
  • KOR 3510 - Business Korean


    3 credits

    Designed to help students acquire a broad knowledge of business Korean and relevant Korean culture. Develops language skills and cultural knowledge useful for performing basic functions within the Korean business environment. Focuses on important business terms, phrases, and business etiquette.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: KOR 2010  or equivalent language proficiency

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • KOR 4920 - Korean Language Tutoring


    1 credit

    Allows students to develop tutoring skills by assisting professors in lower-division courses or fulfilling instructional duties for a comparable amount of time in the language laboratory, public schools, or similar activities with departmental approval. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 credits.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

  
  • LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture (BCA)


    BCA Breadth Creative Arts
    3 credits

    Environment as a basis for land use and design decisions. Topics discussed include environmental awareness, the planning and design process, and design related to open space, communities, and the region. Three one-hour lectures per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Course Fee: $19.00
  
  • LAEP 1200 - 2D Graphic Representation


    4 credits

    Graphic techniques for landscape architectural drawings emphasizing 2D black and white representation.  Various media explored for preparing drawings and sketches for presentation, including CAD software. Two three-hour studios per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $186.00Course Fee (additional):
    Online - $120.00
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 1300 - 2D Color Graphic Representation


    3 credits

    This course will teach application of basic 2D color graphics to include drafting, rendering, and illustrative techniques and software used in developing landscape architectural drawings and environment analysis. Students will learn basic concepts and principles of 2D color graphic composition. The course will also introduce basic applications of Adobe Photoshop image processing and Adobe In-Design.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $90.00
    Effective Term
    Summer 2016
  
  • LAEP 1350 - Theory of Design


    4 credits

    Basic elements of design with emphasis upon their relationship to landscape architecture. Form and spatial relationships are stressed through student development of two- and three-dimensional design models. Design theory applied to materials of landform, vegetation, water, and architecture. Two three-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $138.00
  
  • LAEP 2039 - Foundations of Sustainable Systems


    3 credits

    This course offers an introduction to sustainable systems and sustainable systems methodologies. Understanding sustainable development efforts through a systems perspective is critical to address current complex and interrelated development challenges. This introductory course is a requirement for students in the Sustainable Systems Minor.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $39.00
  
  • LAEP 2250 - Internship and Cooperative Education


    1-5 credits

    Course credit for professional experience outside the classroom prior to graduation. A statement of professional goals and a summary report following the experience are required.

    Repeatable for credit.
  
  • LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture


    3

    An examination of landscape change in the context of its history from ancient to present times, with a primary emphasis on the visual qualities of designed landscapes. Three one-hour lectures per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 2400 - 3D Representation


    3 credits

    In this course you will learn how to represent landscapes through the use of digital 3d software.  This course will teach you the necessary software, principles of composition, and production techniques to provide you with a foundation upon which you can continue to build in subsequent courses.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200 , LAEP 1300  (concurrent)

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016

  
  • LAEP 2600 - Landscape Construction I (QI)


    QI Quantitative Intensive
    4 credits

    Introduction to site engineering, grading, cut and fill calculation, stormwater drainage, and erosion control. Two one-hour lectures and two two-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200  (may be taken concurrently)

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $141.00
  
  • LAEP 2650 - Architecture and the Built Environment


    4 credits

    Exploration of architectural form and structure in exterior environments. Emphasis placed on space created by architectural forms and their relationship to the surrounding landscape. Energy and water conservation measures with respect to the built environment.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200 

    Course Fee: $141.00
  
  • LAEP 2700 - Site Analysis: Social, Behavioral, and Biophysical Dimensions


    4 credits

    Site survey, analysis, and design synthesis. Focuses on human behavior and natural resources as design considerations for future land use planning. Introduces foundational site analysis methods and tools; and integrates Geospacial Information Systems (GIS) training for data interpretation.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $172.00
    Effective Term
    Summer 2016
  
  • LAEP 2720 - Analysis and Design 2


    5 credits

    Serves as a lower-division capstone course, synthesizing lower-division landscape architecture coursework and applying that knowledge to site scale design projects. Includes units on design methodology, site planning and circulation, and creative problem solving. Three three-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2700  or LAEP 6270 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $163.00
    Effective Term
    Summer 2016
  
  • LAEP 3100 - Recreation/Open Space


    5

    Focuses on regional and urban open space planning and design including project scale recreation design. Includes design seminars, field trips, and guest lecturers. Three three-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2720 , matriculation into LAEP program or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $251.00
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 3120 - Land Planning for Residential Development


    5 credits

    Focuses on residential projects, planned unit developments, transit-oriented development and community facilities.  Introduction to theory and methods of community and neighborhood design and planning. Three three-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3100  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $191.00
  
  • LAEP 3300 - Geographic Information Systems


    4

    Emphasizes the major analytical and technical components of resource planning and design using computer techniques. Two three-hour studios per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2720  or instructor’s permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $141.00
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 3400 - Geodesign Studio: Advanced Geographic Information and Tools


    5 credits

    Geodesign Studio is to introduce the recent development of geographic information and geospatial technologies and to explore the applications in landscape architecture and environmental planning.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3300  or instructor’s permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Effective Term
    Summer 2016
  
  • LAEP 3500 - Planting Design


    2-4 credits

    Emphasizes plant and environment relationships and plant community dynamics as they relate to planting design. In addition, basic planting design principles will be introduced. Involves application of planting design principles to a variety of project types. One segment will focus on land reclamation planting in nonirrigated landscapes. Two three-hour studios per week. Enrollment limited to students matriculated into the LAEP major.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 1200 , LAEP 1300 , LAEP 1350 , LAEP 2700 , LAEP 2720 , PSC 2620 

     

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $151.00
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016

  
  • LAEP 3600 - Landscape Materials


    2 credits

    Introduction to materials used in landscape design, including paving, walls, street furnishings, landscape lighting, decking, etc. Two one-hour lectures per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $50.00
  
  • LAEP 3610 - Landscape Construction II


    5 credits

    Design of landscape structures and surfaces, including wood construction, free-standing and retaining walls, pavement, etc. Design project through detail design development and completion of the working drawings and specifications. Enrollment limited to students matriculated into the Landscape Architecture major.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2600 , LAEP 3600 MATH 0995   

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $54.00
    Effective Term
    Summer 2016
  
  • LAEP 3700 - City and Regional Planning (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Introduction to historic and current theory and methods of city and regional planning. Includes legislative, administrative, and implementation practices of the general comprehensive plan. Three lectures per week.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL2 requirement

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 4040 - E Studio/Entrepreneurship in Planning and Design (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    E Studio stands for “entrepreneurship”, an attribute of high-quality planning and design. This communications intensive course positions students for professional practice through preparing work for and competing in national competitions.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 4100  or LAEP 6100  

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 6060  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 4100 - Urban Theory, Systems, and Design


    5 credits

    Focuses on urban environment for design expression and processes associated with the creation of cities. Explores different aspects of urban theories and design approaches (conceptual, perceptual, and analytical) as applied to large urban areas and site-specific spaces.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3120  or LAEP 3400  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $278.00
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 4110 - Construction Document Preparation


    4 credits

    Design project through detail design development and completion of the working drawings and specifications. Two three-hour studios per week. 

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3120  and LAEP 3610  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $184.00
  
  • LAEP 4120 - Senior Capstone: Planning & Design Leadership


    5 credits

    This capstone studio requires students to demonstrate a synthesis and command of landscape architecture skills learned to date combined with leadership responsibilities to solve complex community issues. Starting with leading and managing the LAEP Charrette Process and finishing with an in depth study of a specific issue, all of which will show readiness for professional practice. 

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 4100  or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $238.00
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016
  
  • LAEP 4150 - Field Studio Experience


    3 credits

    This course is the third semester in the construction sequence. This course will make explicit the connections between design and construction. Students will gain practical applied experience in the construction of projects they designed.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3500 , LAEP 3600 , LAEP 3610  or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $208.00
  
  • LAEP 4250 - Internship and Cooperative Education


    1-5 credits

    Course credit for professional experience outside the classroom prior to graduation. Statement of professional goals and a summary report following the experience are required.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 4350 - Travel Course


    1-3 credits

    Major field trip to examine a variety of projects in planning and design.

    Cross-listed as:   

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Course Fee: $1,500.00
  
  • LAEP 4810 - Tutorial


    1 credit

    Directed readings and discussions of landscape issues.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 4900 - Special Problems


    1-5 credits

    Selected problems to meet individual needs for students’ completion of professional education. Hours arranged.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 4910 - Communication and Leadership in Professional Practice


    3 credits

    Focuses on communication and leadership as essential to the practice of Landscape Architecture. Classroom lectures and course requirements will emphasize both written and verbal communication geared toward professional practice and address the fundamentals of resume and portfolio preparation, legal and ethical issues and business and marketing stategies. 

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 6160  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $59.00
  
  • LAEP 4920 - Professional Practice II (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    1 credit

    Exposure to legal and corporate aspects of professional practice, business ethics, and business planning. Graduate students required to develop a corporate structure and marketing plan for the mock company they established in LAEP 6100 .

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 6170 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 4930 - Preparing for the Landscape Architect Registration Examination


    2 credits

    This is an elective course, open to LAEP senior students who are interested in learning more about and preparing for the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE).

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 4910  (may be taken concurrently) or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $47.00
  
  • LAEP 4950 - Seminar


    1 credit

    Directed readings and reports on current and emerging areas of the profession. One recitation hour per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 5090 - Sustainable Low Water Landscaping


    3 credits

    This course will focus on environmental analysis of climate, water, and soils of a prospective landscape site to inform the design process on selection of adapted plants and plant layout that will minimize irrigation water use and maintenance. 

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 6090  and PSC 5090 /PSC 6090 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $25.00
  
  • LAEP 6030 - 2D Color Graphic Representation


    3

    This course will teach application of basic 2D color graphics to include drafting, rendering, and illustrative techniques and software used in developing landscape architectural drawings and environment analysis. Students will learn basic concepts and principles of 2D color graphic composition. The course will also introduce basic applications of Adobe Photoshop image processing and Adobe In-Design.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 6120  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016
  
  • LAEP 6060 - E Studio/Entrepreneurship in Planning and Design


    3 credits

    E Studio stands for “entrepreneurship”, an attribute of high quality planning and design. This communication intensive course positions students for professional practice through preparing work for and competing in national competitions.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 4100  or LAEP 6100  

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 4040  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6090 - Sustainable Low Water Landscaping


    3 credits

    This course will focus on environmental analysis of climate, water, and soils of a prospective landscape site to inform the design process on selection of adapted plants and plant layout that will minimize irrigation water use and maintenance. 

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 5090  and PSC 6090 /PSC 5090 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $25.00
  
  • LAEP 6100 - Regional Landscape Analysis and Planning


    5 credits

    Focuses on the challenges and opportunities inherent in conducting landscape planning and analysis on a broad scale. Students integrate a variety of landscape planning project scales through literature review, selected case studies, and a major applied studio project. .

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 6740 , LAEP 6750 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $245.00
  
  • LAEP 6110 - Landscape Planning for Wildlife


    3 credits

    Application of principles of landscape ecology to planning for wildlife in urban, suburban, and exurban landscapes. Discussion of restoration of disturbed habitats in these environments. Includes real-world projects and field trips. Addresses issues of landscape restoration and bioengineering.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $138.00
  
  • LAEP 6120 - Regional Landscape Policy and Implementation


    2 credits

    Case studies and/or implementation strategies for planning alternatives developed in LAEP 6100 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6130 - Preparing for the Landscape Architecture Registration Examination


    2 credits

    This is an elective course, open to LAEP graduate students who are interested in learning more about and preparing for the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE).

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 6160   (may be taken concurrently) or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6160 - Communication and Leadership in Professional Practice


    3 credits

    Focuses on communication and leadership as essential to the practice of Landscape Architecture. Classroom lectures and course requirements will emphasize both written and verbal communication geared toward professional practice and address the fundamentals of resume and portfolio preparation, legal and ethical issues and business and marketing stategies.

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 4910  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $59.00
  
  • LAEP 6170 - Professional Practice II


    1 credit

    Exposure to legal and corporate aspects of professional practice, business ethics, and business planning. Graduate students required to develop a corporate structure and marketing plan for the mock company they established in LAEP 6100 .

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 4920 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6200 - Bioregional Analysis and Planning


    5

    Compilation and analysis of data for assessing biophysical and socio-economic features of landscapes, and for evaluating impacts of land-use policies across both landscapes and time. Provides real-world learning experience in working with stakeholders and agency decision-makers.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 6210 - Bioregional Management and Policy


    5

    Continuation of ENVS 6200 . Assessment of land-use policies across landscapes and time, with an emphasis on evaluating consequences of community growth via the generation and analysis of future development and management alternatives.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016
  
  • LAEP 6220 - 2D Graphic Representation


    4

    Graphic techniques for landscape architectural drawings emphasizing 2D black and white representation.  Various media explored for preparing drawings and sketches for presentation, including CAD software. Two three-hour studios per week.

    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 6230 - History of Landscape Architecture


    3 credits

    Examination of historic landscape change from ancient to present times, with a primary emphasis on the visual qualities of designed landscapes. Three one-hour lectures and a one-hour seminar per week.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6240 - 3D Representation


    3 credits

    In this course you will learn how to represent landscapes through the use of digital 3d software.  This course will teach you the necessary software, principles of composition, and production techniques to provide you with a foundation upon which you can continue to build in subsequent courses.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 6120 , LAEP 6130  (concurrent)

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016
  
  • LAEP 6250 - Internship and Cooperative Education Program


    1-5 credits

    Course credit given for professional experience outside the classroom prior to graduation. Statement of professional goals and summary report following the experience are required.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 6260 - Landscape Construction I


    4 Credits

    Introduction to site engineering, grading, cut and fill calculation, storm water drainage, and erosion control. Two one-hour lectures and two two-hour studios per week.

    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 6270 - Site Analysis: Social, Behavioral, and Biophysical Dimensions


    4 credits

    Site survey, analysis, and design synthesis. Focuses on human behavior and natural resources as design considerations for future land use planning. Introduces foundational site analysis methods and tools; and integrates Geospacial Information Systems (GIS) training for data interpretation. Graduate students evaluate, adapt, and apply methods for specific project analysis, as well as use GIS to analyze and create new data sets.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $175.00
  
  • LAEP 6300 - Geographic Information Systems


    4

    This course introduces basic concepts and tools of geographic information systems (GIS) and its applications in landscape architecture.

    Effective Term
    Fall 2016
  
  • LAEP 6310 - Recreation and Open Space Planning and Design


    5 credits

    Focuses on planning and design of open space and recreational areas, as well as facilities of various types and scales. Students develop skills in analysis, research, planning strategy, and design technique to create functional spaces based on client needs and site limitations.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2720  or instructor permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $250.00
  
  • LAEP 6320 - Land Planning and Design for Community Development


    5 credits

    Studio course introducing methods for the planning and design of residential projects of various types and scales. Students develop skills in critical analysis, design technique, and planning strategy to create functional spaces based on client needs and site requirements.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 6310 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Course Fee: $190.00
  
  • LAEP 6350 - Planting Design for Sustainability


    4 credits

    Emphasizes plant/environmental relationships, as well as plant community dynamics, aesthetics, function, and sustainability. Includes lectures, readings, projects, and papers.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $150.00
  
  • LAEP 6370 - City and Regional Planning


    3 credits

    Introduction to historic and current theory and methods of city and regional planning. Includes legislative, administrative, and implementation practices within the planning process. Emphasizes public transportation and mobility issues.

  
  • LAEP 6400 - Geodesign Studio: Advanced Geographic Information and Tools


    5

    Geodesign studio is to introduce the recent development of geographic information and geospatial technologies, and to explore the applications in landscape architecture and environmental planning.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 3300  or instructor’s permission

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
    Effective Term
    Spring 2016
  
  • LAEP 6410 - Redefining the Urban Landscape


    5 credits

    Focuses on urban environment for design expression and processes associated with the creation of cities. Explores different aspects of urban design theories and design approaches (conceptual, perceptual, and analytical), as applied to large urban areas and site-specific spaces.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: LAEP 2700  and LAEP 2720  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
    Course Fee: $250.00
  
  • LAEP 6550 - Travel Course


    1-3 credits

    Major field trip to examine a variety of projects in planning and design.

    Cross-listed as: LAEP 4350 .

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Course Fee: $1,500.00
  
  • LAEP 6740 - Planning Theory and Implementation Issues


    3 credits

    Explores theoretical underpinnings of planning and landscape theory, from the rational model to contemporary alternatives. Leads to discussions of issues of sprawl, sustainability, and transportation, including their effects on the built environment, agricultural lands, and open-space systems.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LAEP 6750 - Implementation and Regulatory Techniques in Planning


    3 credits

    Review and analysis of the legal basis and techniques for land use and resource planning, including historic and visual resources at the federal, state, and local levels. Relies on readings in case law and specific case studies, as well as research focused on the evaluation of planning processes and strategies.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • LAEP 6860 - Faculty/Interdisciplinary Seminar I


    1 credit

    Landscape architecture and environmental planning program options and research potential presented by departmental faculty. Also introduces students to other interdisciplinary programs and faculty within the University.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • LAEP 6862 - Faculty/Interdisciplinary Seminar II


    1 credit

    Landscape architecture and environmental planning program options and research potential presented by departmental faculty. Also introduces students to other interdisciplinary programs and faculty within the University. Second seminar in a two-seminar series.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6880 - Landscape Architecture Research Methods


    2 credits

    This course is designed to introduce the student to conducting research in landscape architecture and planning. Instruction will include the procedures and concepts for the research process, from identifying the problem to writing the report.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6890 - Seminar on Thesis Proposals and Procedures


    1 credit

    Explores preparation of thesis proposals and abstracts. Discussion of graduate degree completion requirements and procedures.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6900 - Special Problems


    1-5 credits

    Selected problems to meet individual student interests and areas of concentration. Registration by permission of departmental faculty.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 6910 - Reading Seminar I


    1 credit

    Selected readings directed by department faculty.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LAEP 6930 - Reading Seminar II


    1 credit

    Selected readings directed by department faculty.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LAEP 6960 - Master’s Project


    1-6 credits

    Requires research, analysis, and production of a given subject area, including its final planning, design, and documentation.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LAEP 6970 - Thesis Research


    1-6 credits

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LAEP 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement


    1-3 credits

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Language

  
  • LANG 2100 - Languages in Society (BSS)


    BSS Breadth Social Sciences
    3 credits

    This course familiarizes students with ways to think about and analyze language. An understanding of language - what it is, how it works, how it is learned, how it is used - is an asset to everyone regardless of professional context.

    Cross-listed as: LING 2100 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LANG 3550 - Culture of East Asia (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

    Helps students explore and appreciate the culture of three East Asian countries: China, Japan and Korea. Students gain sincere view and understanding of these East Asian cultures through readings, hands-on cultural activities, viewing video materials, writing, and discussions. Topics include: major historical and social events, customs and traditions, thoughts and beliefs, people, food, contemporary issues, art, literature, and film.

    Cross-listed as: ANTH 3550  and HIST 3550 .

  
  • LANG 3570 - Narrative Ethics in Asian Literature and Film


    3 credits

    This course will focus on the representation of narrative ethics in Asian literature, by visiting a broad array of diverse genres, including drama, poetry, prose, and film adaptations of literary works. This course is taught in English.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LANG 3990 - Special Topics


    1-5 credits

    Additional readings or research done beyond the material covered in other language courses. May be repeated for credit if different topic is covered.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit.
  
  • LANG 4200 - Senior Honors Seminar


    1 credit

    Credit for completing and presenting a senior honors thesis project. Requirement may be fulfilled by publishing the thesis in an academic journal, defending the thesis before a faculty committee, presenting the thesis at an academic conference, or presenting the thesis in the languages session during Scholar’s Day.

  
  • LANG 4210 - Senior Honors Thesis


    1-4 credits

    Independent study research credits for preparation of a senior honors thesis to fulfill requirements for a degree in languages with departmental honors.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit.
  
  • LANG 4330 - Communication in a Global Era


    3 credits

    Exploration of the role of communication in a global setting, including issues of language, culture, power and technology. A variety of theories and perspectives will be explored.

    Cross-listed as:  

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  
  • LANG 5950 - Global Communication Practicum


    3 credits

    This global communication practicum is designed to tie together the various elements of the global communication major through practical experience in service learning or internship work in a cultural community distinct from the student’s own culture.

    Cross-listed as: CMST 5950 

    Pass/Fail only
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring

Latin

  
  • LATN 1010 - Beginning Latin I


    5 credits

    Basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary. Beginning readings.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LATN 1020 - Beginning Latin II


    5 credits

    Intermediate concepts of grammar and vocabulary. Intermediate readings.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Minimum grade of B in LATN 1010 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LATN 3100 - Intermediate Latin Prose


    3 credits

    Readings in Latin prose.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Minimum grade of B in LATN 1020 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
  
  • LATN 3130 - Intermediate Latin Poetry


    3 credits

    Readings in Latin poetry.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Minimum grade of B in LATN 3100 

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
  
  • LATN 4100 - Advanced Latin Readings


    3 credits

    Readings in Latin poetry and/or prose.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Minimum grades of B in LATN 3100  and LATN 3130 

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
 

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