Do you have an interest in design, parks, plants, sustainability and urban public places? This program provides you greater understanding of landscape issues and broadens your knowledge about the world in which we live.
The landscape studies program is designed for students who have an interest in landscape architecture but are pursuing a major in another field.
This minor provides an overview to the topic of landscape architecture and a foundational framework for understanding how shaping the exterior environment can impact life and the environment. The course selection provides greater understanding of landscape architecture concerns particularly relevant in related professional disciplines.
At A Glance
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Program requirements
Degree requirements
A minimum of 18 credit hours (to include 12 credit hours of upper-division course work) are required for the minor.
Required Courses:
ALA 102 Landscape and Sustainability HU, G (3)
LAP 254 Plant Materials (3)
LPH 310 History of Landscape Architecture, HU, H, (3)
LPH 311 20th-Century Landscape Architecture, HU (3)Six additional upper-division credit hours of electives in the landscape architecture history and theory concentration must be selected from the following list:
LAP 352 Ecosystems Sustainable Design (3)
LAP 494 Special Topics (3)
LDE 494 Topic: Applied Landscape Architecture (3)
LPH 394 Special Topics (3)
LPH 411 Landscape Architecture Theory and Criticism, L (3)
LPH 494 Special Topics (3)
LPH 499 Individualized Instruction (3)**This course requires a petition to The Design School.
A minimum GPA of 2.50 in minor courses is required to earn the minor in landscape studies. In addition, students may not use a core course to count toward the minor. Students pursuing the BSD in architecture must petition the school to request a substitution for any core courses that are also included in the landscape studies minor.
Depending upon a student's undergraduate program of study, prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
Enrollment requirements
GPA Requirement: 2.50
Incompatible Majors: BS in landscape architecture
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Students interested in pursuing a minor should consult their academic advisor to declare the minor and to ensure that an appropriate set of courses is taken. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and the minor. Students should contact their academic advisor for more information.
Career outlook
A minor can help students enhance the marketable skills they acquire in their major program and help them develop new skills apart from it, though most career areas do require more training than a minor alone can provide. The minor in landscape architecture is intended to augment a degree and expand career possibilities in any of the environmental design disciplines, including architecture, interior design and planning.