Code: COA.LAND

Students enrolled in the Landscape Certificate are exposed to the plants and construction materials utilized to transform a new or existing site for functional and/or aesthetic needs. Students study a site, prepare a plan, and implement a project on campus as one of the laboratory components. They demonstrate the design principles they have learned to resolve problems in the everyday world of landscaping (drainage, topography, exposure, sustainability, etc.).

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1. Conduct a site analysis and family inventory analysis for a residential landscape site.
2. Identify and propose solutions to the drainage and site problems that need to be rectified by the design.
3. Develop conceptual, preliminary and final copy plans for the site.
4. Formulate a functional and/or aesthetic group of plants and materials that best suits the environment and the client’s needs.
5. Organize the various phases of implementing the design, from permits to final inspections.

CAREER PATHWAYS