Landscape Architecture & Horticulture
Landscape Architecture & Horticulture
For more than 40 years, our students have helped beautify Southern California.
Whether you're looking to create a career in landscape architecture and design, or a career in horticulture, we offer a robust series of course offerings.
Get skills for professional success with two certificates: the Landscape Architecture Certificate and the Horticulture Certificate. And if you're looking for a quicker, more focused study, take a look at our three specializations: Arboriculture, Gardening, and Plants for the Landscape.
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Landscape Architecture & Horticulture
Courses
ARCH X 472.8B
Plant Studies II: Shrubs
Focusing on understory plants and their communities, instruction focuses on selecting and placing appropriate plant material to influence the landscape architect's overall site composition.
BIOLGY X 424.41
Plant Taxonomy and Identification
This course introduces students to the tools needed for navigating and identifying the diverse kingdom of plants.
BIOLGY X 497.19
Planting Design for the Home Gardener
A primer on residential design, site analysis, designing with plants and your site.
ARCH X 493.9
Professional Practices in Landscape Architecture
Covers professional contract relations, responding to a request for proposal (RFP), and other areas of landscape architecture ethics and practice.
BIOLGY X 465.5
Regenerating Essential Goods and Services in America's Urban Landscapes
Discover how to find, harvest and use the resources available in our urban environments.