Landscape Design and Planning Minor
The Landscape Design and Planning Minor is an undergraduate minor focused on issues of land use. In this minor, students explore the different design strategies that could be used to create a future that provides a quality lifestyle in a sustainable environment for an ever-increasing human population.Admission Requirements:
You must be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.00 cumulative University of Minnesota GPA.
Program Requirements:
- This minor requires a minimum of 21 credits.
- All coursework must be must be taken on the A/F grade base and must be completed with a C- or better.
- No more than three courses taken for a major degree may be applied toward the requirements of the minor.
- Study abroad and transfer coursework must be approved by the minor advisor.
- A maximum of nine transfer/study abroad credits may be used toward the minor.
Students are held to the course requirements in place at the time of their admission. As requirements may change in the future, students should refer to their minor APAS for the requirements applicable to them.
Course Requirements:
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| LA 1401 | The Designed Environment (spring term only) | 3 |
| LA 3001 | Understanding and Creating Landscape Space (fall term only) | 4 |
| LA 3003 | Case Studies in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 3413 | Introduction to Landscape Architecture History (fall term only) | 3 |
| Elective Courses (select three courses) | ||
| Arch 3711W | ||
| or | Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context (fall term only) | 3 |
| Arch 3711V | ||
| EEB 3001 | Ecology and Society | |
| or | 3 |
|
| ESPM 3108 | Ecology of Managed Systems (fall term only) | |
| LA 1201 | Learning from the Landscape (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 1301 | Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing | 3 |
| LA 2301 | Advanced Representation for Environmental Design (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 3002 | Informants of Creating Landscape Space (spring term only) | 4 |
| LA 3004 | Regional Landscape Planning (spring term only) | 3 |
| LA 3204 | Landscape Ecology (spring term only) | 3 |
| LA 3501 | Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context (spring term only) | 3 |
| LA 3514 | Making the Mississippi (spring term only) | 3 |
| LA 3571 | Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 4001 | Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning Practices (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 4755 | Infrastructure, Natural Systems and the Space of Inhabited Landscapes (fall term only) | 3 |
| LA 8302 | Professional Practice (spring term only, instructor consent) | 3 |
Application Process:
Apply online for the minor. The application should take just a couple of minutes.
Questions:
If you have questions about applying for this minor or if you have already been admitted to the minor and have advising questions, please email our peer advisor at desminor@umn.edu.