Dec 22, 2024

2023-2024 General Catalog

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Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning - PhD

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

The interdisciplinary Doctor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning prepares leaders and future faculty in landscape architecture by engaging in creative intellectual work that contributes to the theory and practice of landscape architecture. Candidates apply critical theories and methods in landscape architecture to address the dynamic issues and scales of natural and built landscapes in the context of human systems. All courses require a minimum grade of C or higher. A total of 60 credits are required for this program.

Research Courses (34 credits)

EDUC 6570 - Introduction to Educational and Psychological Research 3 credit(s)
EDUC 6600 - Statistical Foundations 3 credit(s) or
EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 credit(s)
ITLS 6760 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 credit(s)
LAEP 6740 - Planning Theory and Implementation Issues 3 credit(s)
LAEP 7910 - Conference Presentation 1 credit(s)
LAEP 7920 - Writing for Publication 2 credit(s)
LAEP 7940 - Review of Literature 1 credit(s)
LAEP 7970 - Dissertation 1-6 credit(s) (must take a total of 18 credits)

Professoriate Courses (8 credits)

ITLS 6520 - Instructional Design I 3 credit(s)
LAEP 7800 - Introduction to the Professoriate 2 credit(s)
LAEP 7820 - College Teaching - Seminar 1 credit(s)
LAEP 7830 - College Teaching - Studio 2 credit(s)

Elective Courses (18 credits)

At a minimum elective courses need to be 6000-level or higher.