Department
Information
and
Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree and Qualifications1
of faculty within
Landscape
Architecture
General Description of the
Department
From urban centers to national parks, from regional greenways to
neighborhood playgrounds, landscape planning and design is one of the most effective, economical, and valuable methods of
holistically addressing such topical issues as clean water, transportation
patterns, open space protection, and community planning. In 2008, Landscape Architecture
was voted as a member of US News & World Report's Best Careers for 2009 - Landscape Architecture list.
Landscape
architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design,
management, preservation, and rehabilitation. Typical projects include site
design and planning, town and urban planning, regional planning, environmental
impact plans, garden design, historic preservation, and parks design and
planning. Landscape architects hold undergraduate or graduate degrees and are
licensed in 46 of the 50 states.
Always an environmentally conscious profession, today landscape architects are
at the forefront of a movement to create livable communities--practical,
sustainable, and enjoyable developments that protect the natural world. In
increasing numbers, landscape architects are called upon to design large-scale
conservation plans, reclaim neglected inner-city brownfields, and restore
damaged wetlands and forests. The profession has never been in so much demand.
- www.LAprofession.org
Degrees offered
Bachelor
of Landscape Architecture
Master
of Landscape Architecture
Master
of Arts Landscape Architecture
Terminal Degree2 for
each discipline taught in Landscape Architecture
Doctorate
of Design Studies
Doctorate
of Landscape Architecture
Master
of Art in Landscape Architecture
Master
of Landscape Architecture
Master
of Science in Landscape Architecture
Ph.D.
in Landscape Architecture
Related Disciplines3
None Applicable
Related Disciplines3 for
specific courses
None Applicable
Other Teaching Qualifications
(Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the
programs in Landscape Architecture)
Consideration
of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a
case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional
industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are
directly applicable to the course being taught.
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Whenever
instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved
CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification
of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed
instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates,
or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors,
awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies,
skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific
courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is
qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. The
Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the
justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it
will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years
for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members)
or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced
degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some
instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active
Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent
Clearance in the Discipline |
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The level and
discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is
required to teach graduate courses in the discipline |
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For each discipline,
all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline
(include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate
level |
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(1)The appropriate
academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not
obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate
in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline
and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to
determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in
the program. |