NHTI, Concord's Community College - Landscape and Environmental Design Degree

Landscape and Environmental Design Degree

Curriculum for students entering program in 2010-11.

The degree of Associate in Science with a major in Landscape and Environmental Design will be awarded upon successful completion of the program.

The Associate in Science in Landscape and Environmental Design Degree has been developed to accommodate a demand, locally and globally, for educated environmental professionals. This Degree is for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career related to the natural environment such as forestry, landscape management and design, wetland science, landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental technology or environmental conservation.

The curriculum, which combines coursework in natural science, technology and design, provides students with a core foundation of education and skills needed to launch their careers as well as exposure to the variety of career and advanced degree opportunities in the growing environmental industry. Students will gain an understanding of the natural environment and its relationship to the designed built environment through required course work and practical experience. Graduates will have a working knowledge of and appreciation for the natural physical environment in the context of landscape and environmentally related professions. Some of the major field courses are only available in the evening.

Transfer Information

Specific Admission Requirements

High school Algebra I with a grade of “C” or higher or NHTI's MT 103 and MT 104, both with grades of “C” or higher;
High school Biology with lab with a grade of “C” or higher.

Course Number		Course Title	CL	LAB	CR
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester
#	BI 117	Introduction to Plant Biology	3	2	4
	EN 101	English Composition	4	0	4
	IT 102	PC Applications	3	0	3
#	LD 115	Landscape Architectural Design Theory	3	0	3
	MT 120	Topics in Applied College Mathematics or higher*	4	0	4
					18
Spring Semester
#	AR 101	AutoCAD 2D	3	0	3
#	ENV 101	Introduction to Environmental Science	3	2	4
#	LD 102	Identification and Uses of Shrubs, Groundcovers and Vines	3	0	3
#	LD 112	Landscape Drawing and Presentation Techniques	2	2	3
	XX xxx	Humanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language Elective	3-4	0	3-4
					16-17
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester
#	BI 115	Introduction to Ecology	3	2	4
	EN 125	Communication and the Literature of Science and Technology or
	EN xxx	English Elective	3	0	3
#	LD 101	Identification and Uses of Trees	3	0	3
#	LD 220	Planting Design	3	0	3
	SO xxx	Social Science Elective**	3	0	3
					16
Spring Semester
#	AR 160	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	2	2	3
#	LD 270	Sustainable Landscape Principles and Practices	3	2	4
#	LD 290	Senior Project/Internship	0	12	4
#	XX xxx	Landscape and Environmental Design Elective***	3-4	0	3-4
					14-15
TOTAL CREDITS					64-66
Program Cost Estimates

* Excluding MT 129; students should consult their academic advisors to ensure that the appropriate math course is selected to correspond with individual academic goals.
**Any course with a prefix of AN, EO, HI, PS, PY or SO (except HI 104 and HI 105)
*** Any AR, CV, LD, BU, FA or other course approved by the Department Head of the Landscape and Environmental Design program and the Vice President of Academic Affairs

CL - Number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course
LAB - Number of simulation laboratory, laboratory or clinical hours per week for the course
CR - Number of credit hours for the course

Revised: 17 Aug 2010

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