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Program Description

The Landscape Studies minor enables students to study the dynamics of landscape and environmental topics within the department. Landscape studies address urgent challenges of coupled human and environmental systems at the threshold of profound environmental change. Exploring landscape as an eco-cultural artifact provides useful insights into a culture's relationship to nature.

Students from all majors except Landscape Architecture are eligible to participate in this minor.

Academic Standards

Grade Requirements

Each course must be completed with a grade of C or better, unless noted otherwise, to count toward the minor.

Minor Declaration Information

Undergraduate students interested in pursuing the minor must fill out the Minor Application form. Please contact Kait Daciek for this form.

Program Information

• Minimum Credits for Minor: 15

Minor Requirements

The minor requires landscape architecture courses that begin with the "LA" prefix.

LA 4830 Seminar in Landscape Architecture, does count toward the minor even though it is S/U grading. Independent or individual study (LA 4970) does count toward the minor.