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Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HORT 131 Landscape Design and Drafting

6 credits
Provides an overview of landscape design principles and design elements applied to practical situations. Students are provided with an understanding of the role of good design as applied to an actual residential landscape client.

Prerequisites: ABED 046  (or equivalent placement score for ENGL 093  or higher) and ABED 040  (or equivalent placement score for MATH 087  or higher)

Quarters Offered: Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Complete a site analysis on an actual property
  • Assess client design goals
  • Develop a goal statement synthesizing site analysis and client survey
  • Complete a design using aesthetic and functional values
  • Develop a working ongoing relationship with a client
  • Complete a professional, hand drawn, to-scale draft of a residential landscape


Total Hours: 70 Lecture Hours: 50 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20