Landscape Architecture

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Director - James R. Taylor (102 Landscape Architecture, Ext. 3352) (E-mail: jtaylor@la.uoguelph.ca)
Graduate co-ordinator - Robert D. Brown (113 Landscape Architecture, Ext. 3619) (E-mail: rbrown@la.uoguelph.ca)
Graduate secretary - Margaret Timmins (101 Landscape Architecture, Ext. 3353) (E-mail: mtimmins@la.uoguelph.ca)

FACULTY
Robert D. Brown BSc Saskatchewan, MLA, PhD Guelph ASLA - Professor
Larry B. Harder BES Manitoba, MLA Harvard - Lecturer
Walter H. Kehm BLA SUNY, MLA Harvard, FCSLA, FASLA, OALA - Professor
Maurice Nelischer BSc Carleton, MLA Guelph, OALA, CSLA, ASLA, CNU - Associate Professor
Cecelia Paine BLA Illinois, MLA Michigan, FCSLA, OALA, ASLA - Associate Professor
Nathan H. Perkins BLA, MLA Illinois, PhD Wisconsin (Madison), ASLA, EDRA - Associate Professor
Nancy Pollock-Ellwand BLA Guelph, MArch Manitoba - Assistant Professor
Ronald R. Stoltz BS, MLA Massachusetts, ASLA - Professor
James R. Taylor BSLA Iowa State, MLA California, FCSLA, OALA, ASLA - Professor
Lari Wester BSLA Texas A&M, MLA Oregon, ASLA - Associate Professor

From the Department of Land Resource Science:
Terry J. Gillespie BSc British Columbia, MA Toronto, PhD Guelph - Professor

From the University School of Rural Planning and Development:
John E. FitzGibbon BA McMaster, MSc Wales, PhD McGill, MCIP, RPP - Professor
John G. FitzSimons BA University College Swansea, MA McMaster, PhD Western Ontario - Lecturer
Donald G. Reid BA Wilfrid Laurier, MA, PhD Waterloo - Professor

Associated Graduate Faculty: Kenneth W. Buck BES Waterloo, MLA Guelph - K.W. Buck & Associates Ltd.
Victor Chanasyk BSc (Agr) Alberta, BLA California, MLA Harvard - Retired
B.R. Johnson BA Illinois, MLA Harvard - B.R. Johnson Ltd.
Rod MacDonald BLA Guelph, MLA Massachusetts - The Landplan Collaborative Ltd.
William B. Sargant BA, MSc Guelph - Cathexis Associates, Burlington

The School of Landscape Architecture offers programs of study leading to the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree and, cooperatively with the University School of Rural Planning and Development, to the MSc degree.

MLA PROGRAM
The MLA program is designed for students with a previous degree in a field unrelated to landscape architecture and for students who have received a BLA degree and are interested in advanced education in a particular area of landscape architecture. The MLA program emphasizes landscape analysis, site development, planning, and design for a variety of land uses. The design-studios encompass a variety of situations ranging in complexity from small- scale, site-specific projects to the preparation of analyses, and concept and management plans for landscape regions.
The MLA program is accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architecture and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architecture.

Admission Requirements
Admission to the MLA program is not restricted to holders of the BLA degree. Strongly motivated graduates of honours programs in a variety of disciplines may be admissible under the normal Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements. Well prepared applicants will have studied as broadly as possible in their undergraduate programs.

Degree Requirements
Students are encouraged to relate their major emphasis in the MLA to their undergraduate discipline through course work and thesis.

Required Core
1. For the holder of a BLA with several subsequent years of significant professional experience:
2. For the holder of a BLA without such professional experience:
3. For holders of degrees other than the BLA:
* For more information on this course please refer to the Undergraduate Calendar.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS
Rural Planning and Development Shared MSc Program
This program is shared with the University School of Rural Planning and Development. It is designed for students who have a strong interest in landscape planning with an orientation to bio-physical processes and their application for land-use planning at regional and local scales.
Admission to the shared MSc program is not restricted to holders of the BLA degree. Strongly motivated graduates of honours programs in a variety of disciplines may be admissible under the normal Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements. Well prepared applicants will have studied as broadly as possible in their undergraduate programs.
The degree is part of a shared program wherein the student will be registered in the School of Landscape Architecture and enroled in the University School of Rural Planning and Development and take four core courses drawn from each school. In all cases, expertise in research methods will be required in the form of a graduate-level research methods course either from the School of Landscape Architecture or the University School of Rural Planning and Development. Additional course work, major research paper or thesis, and internship requirements will be determined by the School of Landscape Architecture and the student's advisory committee.
The minimum core courses leading to an MSc in the shared program are: Research Seminar, 5906380; Integrative Environmental Planning, 5906470; Rural Planning Methods, 9506280; Planning and Development Theory, 9506240; and either Research Methods, 5906610, or Philosophy and Methods in Rural Planning and Development Research, 9506170. The typical sequence would be:

It is expected that students will take elective courses towards a focus or expertise in their chosen area of study and that this might involve up to four or five additional courses. The selection of these courses should be completed in consultation with the student's advisory committee.

Rural Studies PhD Program

The School of Landscape Architecture participates in the PhD program in rural studies in the field of sustainable rural communities. Those faculty members whose research and teaching expertise includes aspects of rural studies may serve as advisers for PhD students. For further information consult the Rural Studies listing in this calendar.

COURSES
Design and Synthesis
5906010 Landscape Architecture Studio I (0.5) F
Integrated field and studio instruction introduces the student to landscape architecture through acquisition of basic skills and knowledge. Topics include history, site surveying, landscape inventory and analysis, site design, graphic communication, introductory design, sculpture, and model building.
5906020 Landscape Architecture Studio II (0.5) F
Integrated field and studio instruction, and case studies leads the student through advanced site design, basic materials and techniques, design theory, and design principles. Students are required to satisfy a woody plants requirement either through the course 5303260 or equivalent.
5906030 Landscape Architecture Studio III (0.5) W
Integrated field and studio instruction emphasizes design concept formulation, visual communication, computer application in design, and introductions to urban and rural greenways design, community design, facilitation, and presentation.
5906040 Landscape Architecture Studio IV (0.5) W
Integrated field and studio instruction emphasizes design implementation, materials, construction, specifications, and professional practice.
5906120 Design of Areas and Facilities (0.5) W
Theory, methods and practice in site planning and design, human settlement, and planting design. Projects typically address open space design, conservation and community design at the small and intermediate scale in urban, suburban or rural settings. Case study component will include some travel at the student's expense.
Planning Theory and Methods
5906370 Graduate Seminar (0.0) F
A seminar course emphasizing the development of oral and writing skills. Interdisciplinary.
5906380 Research Seminar (0.0)
A capstone course whose content is directed by the research of the participants. Participants will organize a conference at which they will present their research results.
9506450 Recreation and Tourism Planning and Development
(See University School of Rural Planning listing for description.)
Bio-Physical Processes and Resources: Criteria for Planning/Design
5906430 Landscape Resource Analysis (0.5) F
Integrated field and classroom instruction introduces the student to inventory and analysis of biological, physical, social and cultural elements of the landscape. Projects will incorporate principles of landscape ecology and landscape planning. Interdepartmental.
5906440 Environmental Design (0.5) F
This course integrates field and classroom study to apply landscape ecology to current landscape problems, including analysis of regional landscapes, restoration of degraded landscapes, and application of aesthetic and ecological principles across scales in site to regional settings. Case studies component will require some travel at students' expense.
5906470 Integrative Environmental Planning (0.5) F
Landscape planning emphasizing the integration and interrelationships between biophysical and cultural resources, with application at a regional landscape planning scale. This course typically incorporates community-outreach projects and develops student facilitation abilities. Interdepartmental.
Tools and Techniques
5906600 Critical Inquiry & Research Analysis (0.5) W
Students are introduced to critical inquiry as a method of evaluating information, design, and planning. The focus of the course is on the quantification and analysis of research data. Modelling and simulation are introduced and discussed in the context of planning, design, and research.
5906610 Research Methods (0.5) F
An introduction to a broad array of research methods as they apply to landscape planning and design. The focus of the course is on the connections between research and design and is context-based learning. The emphasis is on developing foundations for the creation of appropriate research questions.
9506170 Philosophy and Methods in Rural Planning and Development Research (0.5)
(See University School of Rural Planning listing for description.)
Independent Study
5906710 Special Studies (0.5) F and W
Independent study. A proposal for the content and product required for this course must be developed in conjunction with the student's advisory committee.

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