South Dakota State University
South Dakota | Brookings
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Classroom Size
15-25
Student/Teacher Ratio
16:1
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Student and visitor parking are both widely available.
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The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) professional degree is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB): https://www.asla.org/schools.aspx
The Landscape Architecture Program at South Dakota State University transforms students and communities through creative and applied problem-solving. We learn by doing.
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1954 – Landscape design offered as an option for Horticulture majors; first full-time faculty member dedicated to Landscape Design hired
1966 – First student graduates with an emphasis in Landscape Design
1970 – Landscape Design established as an academic program within the Horticulture Department
1974 – Landscape Architecture Club created (forerunner to SDSU Student Chapter of ASLA)
1984 – Horticulture Department renamed Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks, recognizing the growing importance of Landscape Architecture at SDSU
1992 – Landscape Architecture studios in the Edgar S. McFadden Biostress building commissioned
2011 – HFLP Department dissolved, all programs absorbed under the Plant Science Department
2012 – Division of Design Task Force created to begin development of the School of Design
2015 – School of Design is created on July 1, bringing 6 design-focused programs (Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Art Education, and Landscape Architecture) from 3 colleges and 4 departments under one academic umbrella.
Fall 2015 – First students enrolled in Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree program (class of 2018)
Spring 2016 – SDSU Landscape Architecture students win national ASLA Honor Award https://www.asla.org/2016studentawards/184424.html
Spring 2018 – LAAB grants candidacy status to the SDSU Landscape Architecture Program.
Fall 2019 – Two new faculty hires begin teaching for program, bringing program faculty to full complement
Fall 2019 – Dr. Pat Crawford, new director for the School of Design, joins SDSU
Spring 2020 – The SDSU Landscape Architecture program is granted full accreditation by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB).
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We welcome international students. https://www.sdstate.edu/international-affairs/international-admissions
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Landscape Architecture is the art of design, planning, and management of outdoor spaces for human use and habitation. Cultural and scientific knowledge are applied tothe use and arrangement of natural and man-made elements with concern for resource conservation, stewardship, and the environment. Graduates work in a wide variety of areas in the landscape industry, as designers and planners in public and private practice, and as environmental designera and manages.
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