Landscape architecture is the science and art of the design of outside areas for the use and enjoyment of people. Parks, game reserves, recreational areas and marinas are only a few of the environments which the landscape architect designs. They create urban oases in the form of plazas and pedestrian routes, and design environments around shopping centres and residential developments.
Type: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Earth Studies
- Computer literacy
- Academic literacy
- Construction
- Environmental Studies
- Design
- Information literacy
- Design Communication
Second year subjects:
- Earth Studies
- Community-based Project
- Construction
- Environmental Studies
- Design
- Landscape Architecture
- Geomorphology of the Built Environment
- General Soil Science
Third year subjects:
- Business Law
- Introductory GIS
- Design Communication
- Construction
- History of the Environment
- Environmental Studies
- Design
- Plant Science
- Earth Studies
- Practice Management
Careers: Landscape Architect, Landscaper.
Source: www.up.ac.za