Table of contents for Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Proposal Executive Summary 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 Executive Summary Request for Authorization to Implement Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Minor Requested by School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, CAPLA CIP Code 30.3301, Sustainability Studies The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program prepares students for Purpose of Program professional licensure in landscape architecture through a robust, responsive, and professionally‐rooted curriculum. Classwork and design studios instill a comprehensive understanding of landscape architectural practice, creative problem‐solving, and the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become sustainability‐minded landscape architecture professionals prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation. The BLA is a first‐professional degree program that will seek accreditation from the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). The program is steeped in applied learning and professional practice with an emphasis on natural resources, sustainable design strategies, and interdisciplinary partnerships. The place‐based curriculum takes advantage of the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate sustainable design solutions in areas including energy and water conservation, use of native plant species, ecological stewardship, and urban heat island mitigation. BLA students will have the option to continue on to the Master of Landscape Architecture degree program. The program prepares students for entry‐level professional practice by involving them in a variety of real‐world learning experiences which enable them to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Studio experiences focus on design and planning for a variety of project types and scales including community and campus master plans; urban park systems, plazas and green streets; adaptive reuse of urban infrastructure, ecological restoration; habitat creation; neighborhood design; and more. The 77 unit major consists of design studio coursework, landscape construction and ecology, intro to GIS, and professional practice, among other courses. BLA Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will define and develop design processes, methods, and solutions. Students will be able to identify appropriate methods of design inquiry and problem‐solving processes (including research methods) to produce creative solutions to identified problems and questions. 2. Students will develop effective written, oral, and graphic communication skills. Students will be able to communicate design methods and processes including analyses, programs, concept development, and solutions in written, oral, and graphic ways using appropriate media. 3. Students will understand sustainable design strategies. Students will be able to create design concepts and solutions that use best practices for stormwater management, urban heat island mitigation, plant and ecosystem design, and landscape performance assessment. 4. Students will gain knowledge and awareness of professional practices. Students will apply the principles of social justice, diversity and inclusion, cultural heritage, and ethics and act responsibly towards the public, profession, and environment. 5. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills and an understanding of the theoretical and historical context of the profession of landscape architecture. Students will understand the history and theory of landscape architecture and appropriate applications for practice. The 19 unit minor consists of 10 units of core and 9 units of electives. 5-year projected annual enrollment 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 25 47 68 88 91 ‐UG RCM Revenue Source(s) of Funding ‐Anticipate a career‐track lecturer may be hired. Additionally, a replacement tenure‐line hire approved for the existing Master in Landscape Architecture program will have an anticipated 0.25 FTE role in the new BLA program beginning Spring 2023. ‐ Anticipate additional support for advising, coordination, and business over the next three years. Approvals: ABOR Undergraduate Council 2/11/2020 CAAC 12/17/2019 Faculty Senate For use by Curricular Affairs: ☐ Create approval memo ☐ Send memo to college/dept and acad_org listserv ☐ Create UAccess Plan Table code(s) (secondary?) ☐Upload approval memo and proposal documents to UAccess Plan Table ☐ Notify acad_org of the plan code creation ☐ Notify ADVIP team ☐ Update API, if necessary 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