Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.)
Graduates of the Landscape Architecture course at South Dakota State University work in a wide variety of areas in the industry, as designers and planners in public and private practice, and as environmental designers and managers.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
August, January
Tuition Fee
$ 376 per credit
Location
Brookings, United States
About the program
Landscape architecture is a challenging field that offers many diverse career paths. Landscape architects analyze, plan, design, manage, and nurture the built and natural environments.
Landscape architects have a significant impact on communities and quality of life, designing parks, campuses, streetscapes, trails, plazas, and other projects that help define a community.
Cultural and scientific knowledge is applied to the use and arrangement of natural and man-made elements with concern for resource conservation, stewardship, and the environment.
This Landscape Architecture course at South Dakota State University will be a good fit if you:
- Enjoy the outdoors
- Like to draw
- Are interested in the natural environment
- Are creative and imaginative
- Enjoy working with your hands
Career Opportunities
- Landscape architect
- Landscape contractor
- Community and urban planner
- Landscape construction manager
- Landscape artist
Courses Included
- Successful Design Student Practices
- Introduction to Landscape Architecture
- Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture
- History of Landscape Architecture
- Site Inventory and Analysis
- Site Planning and Design