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Table of contents for Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Proposal UAccess New Academic Program Workflow Form New Academic Program- Graduate Major Additional Information Form Major Description Need for the Major/Justification Major Requirements Current Courses New Courses Needed Faculty Information Four-Year Plan Student Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Map Assessment Plan for Student Learning Program Assessment Plan Anticipated Student Enrollment Anticipated Degrees Awarded Program Development Timeline Diversity and Inclusion ABOR Requirement Appendix A. Minor Requirements Budget Projection Forms Undergraduate Major Peer Comparison Chart Letters of Support Faculty CVs Proposed Sequence of Courses for AMP from BLA to MLA Program Burning Glass Reports BLA Curriculum Map: Core Classes MLA Curriculum Matrix Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Committee Report and Action Plan for CAPLA Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and AMP Curriculum Sequence Sheet New Academic Program Workflow Form General Proposed Name: Bachelor of Landscape Arch Transaction Nbr: 00000000000042 Plan Type: Major Academic Career: Undergraduate Degree Offered: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Do you want to offer a minor? Y Anticipated 1st Admission Term: Fall 2020 Details Department(s): ARCH DEPTMNT ID DEPARTMENT NAME HOST 1005 School of Landscape Architecture and Planning Y Campus(es): MAIN LOCATION DESCRIPTION TUCSON Tucson Admission application terms for this plan: Spring: Y Summer: Y Fall: Y Plan admission types: Freshman: Y Transfer: Y Readmit: Y Graduate: N Non Degree Certificate (UCRT only): N Other (For Community Campus specifics): N Plan Taxonomy: 30.3301, Sustainability Studies. Program Length Type: Program Length Value: 0.00 Report as NSC Program: SULA Special Program: Print Option: Diploma: Y Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in Landscape Architecture Transcript: Y Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in Landscape Architecture Conditions for Admission/Declaration for this Major: None. Requirements for Accreditation: The program will seek accreditation through the accrediting body, the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board. Because we intend to apply for accreditation for the proposed BLA program, we are required to maintain certain accreditation standards and conduct ongoing program assessment as defined by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB). LAAB requires that the program covers approximately fifty learning outcomes. The faculty have created a detailed curriculum map to show how our proposed BLA curriculum will meet the accreditation standards of LAAB. This curriculum map is included as an attachment as part of the New Academic Program - Undergraduate Major Additional Information Form. The program will seek Candidacy accreditation status during the initial semesters of program implementation. The program will seek full accreditation upon the successful graduation of the first cohort in accordance with LAAB accreditation procedures. See p.6 "Accreditation Procedures": https://www.asla. org/uploadedFiles/CMS/Education/Accreditation/LAAB_ACCREDITATION_PRO CEDURES_March2016.pdf Program Comparisons University Appropriateness The University of Arizona will be the first university to comprehensively address the grand challenges of the built environment by creating a fully integrated multidisciplinary approach to these challenges through its recently adopted strategic plan. CAPLA's strategic plan, Building a Changing World, aligns our land grant mission with the university strategic plan. CAPLA aspires to be innovators of transformational strategies, championing a future-oriented perspective where students are engaged in hands-on design and planning. By maintaining a close alignment with CAPLA and University-wide strategic planning initiatives and partnerships, this BLA program will advance innovation in the Built Environment and increase CAPLA leadership and visibility in this critical domain at the forefront of the 4th industrial revolution. CAPLA infrastructure provides opportunities for success in the BLA program through existing resources including courses, faculty, staff, and facilities. Existing CAPLA undergraduate programs-Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments (SBE)-provide BLA students the opportunity to collaborate with undergraduates in allied disciplines. For example, several existing courses (LAR 420 Plant Materials, LAR 423 Landscape Ecology, LAR 440 History, Theory and Contemporary Landscape Architecture, LAR 470 Introduction to GIS for Planning and Landscape Architecture) will be shared with SBE students pursuing the SBE Sustainable Landscapes Emphasis. Two new BLA design studio courses will be co-convened with BArch students to create interdisciplinary studios that simulate professional office experiences. Additionally, the university's undergraduate Sustainable Plant Systems program proposes to offer an Urban Horticulture emphasis area with courses including LAR 420 Plant Materials, LAR 423 Landscape Ecology, and LAR 440 History, Theory and Contemporary Landscape Architecture). Since landscape architecture is an historically multi-disciplinary field drawing from agriculture, civil engineering, fine art, plant and soil science, hydrology, health, and sociology, the program will seek university partners (faculty and students) as studio project collaborators. These multidisciplinary studio opportunities occur in the third year (spring semester) and fourth year (fall semester). The structure of these project- based studios creates opportunities for external funding through public agencies (city, county, native nations, NPS), industry (private firms), and grants (e.g., NSF, USDA, NIH, EPA). The newly reinstated CAPLA Drachman Institute will be a resource in identifying appropriate university and community projects and partnerships. Typically, the ideas generated by students in the studio setting prove useful as catalysts for future professional work and funding. Arizona University System NBR PROGRAM DEGREE #STDNTS LOCATION ACCRDT 1 BS in BS 112 Arizona State Univ, Y Landscape Tempe Architecture Peer Comparison The UArizona BLA degree will distinguish itself from the ASU BSLA in that it is not a Bachelor of Science degree. This allows room in the curriculum for students to learn more design, language and communication skills, equipping them with the skills needed to write formal, technical, and legal information and effectively communicate with communities and public agencies. Additionally, practitioners and LAAB have indicated that there is a shortage of qualified graduates entering the profession, and undergraduate enrollments in landscape architecture programs are growing. ASU has also expressed their support for the BLA program and does not view it as a potential duplication. In their letter of support for this proposal, Jason Schupbach, director of The Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, writes: "In conversation with Landscape Architecture Professor Kenneth Brooks and Landscape Architecture Associate Professor and Program Head Joseph Ewan, we all believe the ASU BSLA and the proposed U of A BLA can complement the diverse and growing needs of the nation and planet for more professional landscape architects prepared to analyze, plan, design, manage, and nurture the built and natural environment." The BLA program will exemplify the spirit of the land-grant mission that has characterized The University of Arizona since its founding. This professional degree program reflects the practical land stewardship values that led to the establishment of the profession in 1899. Our program will provide education, research, and outreach on the systematic organization of public and private outdoor places for human and environmental health, social well-being, preservation of cultural heritage, and visual beauty. Our vision is to advance sustainable design in arid environments for global application. Faculty & Resources Faculty Current Faculty: INSTR ID NAME DEPT RANK DEGREE FCLTY/% 06209395 Lauri Johnson 1005 Professor Master .25 Landscape Arc 03008108 Margaret 1005 Professor Doctor of .40 Livingston Philosophy 22075795 Bo Yang 1005 Assoc. Prof Doctor of .25 Philosophy 22067236 Kirk Dimond 1005 Assit. Prof Master of .25 Science 14402773 Gina Chorover 1005 Lecturer Master .60 Landscape Arc 02930621 Travis Mueller 1005 Adj. Lect. Master .75 Landscape Arc 00744016 Kelly 1005 Adj. Lect. Master .20 Cederberg Landscape Arc 14603466 Jennifer 1005 Adj. Lect. Master .25 Patton Landscape Arc 22075059 Nancy 1005 Professor Doctor of .05 Pollock- Philosophy Ellwand 22067856 Daniel 1004 Prof. Pract. Bachelor of .20 Hoffman Arch 22075892 Shujuan Li 1005 Assoc. Prof Doctor of .13 Philosophy INSTR ID NAME DEPT RANK DEGREE FCLTY/% 03173032 Nathan Ritchie 1005 Adj. Lect. Master .10 Landscape Arc Additional Faculty: A new tenure-line hire initially approved for the existing MLA program: Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture - Urban Design, will have an anticipated 0.25 FTE role in the new BLA program beginning in Spring 2023. This is a replacement hire approved by the college and university. (UA job posting: F22089. Desired start date: 8/3/20.) It is currently anticipated that a career-track lecturer may be hired to co-teach LAR 4** Design Studio V - Interdisciplinary Outreach Studio with existing architecture faculty in Fall 2023. Current Student & Faculty FTE DEPARTMENT UGRD HEAD COUNT GRAD HEAD COUNT FACULTY FTE 1005 100 34 6.70 Projected Student &
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