Golf course architecture involves the creation of scenic courses.
Students wanting to pursue studies in golf course design usually do so by attending a college or university offering degrees in landscape architecture. Some of these landscape architecture programs offer courses in golf course design, turf management or other related fields.
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University offers two undergraduate and one graduate degree in the field of landscape architecture. Undergraduate degrees offered are the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Landscape Contracting. These programs typically take four years to complete, while on the other hand, the Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.) degree offered by the university takes about two years to complete. Students can also pursue a dual degree and receive both the B.L.A. and the B.S. degree. Courses related to golf course design include studies in turfgrass management, ornamental and turf insects, landscape architectural construction, management and contracting, soils, arborculture and land maintenance and plant materials.
Mississippi State University
899 State Highway 389
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-2202
www.lalc.msstate.edu
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in landscape architecture. Like other schools in this field, its two primary degrees are the B.L.A. and the M.L.A. There is a certain amount of overlap between the two programs which cover similar areas of emphasis such as design theories, methods and applications, advanced technology and computer applications in design, ecosystems and plants in various situations and scales, construction materials, technology and design, history and theory, cultural and natural systems and site design and construction. Students also take a wide variety of courses in areas such as horticulture and geomorphology as part of the required curriculum.
University of Maryland
2142 Plant Sciences Building
College Park, MD 20740
301-405-0106
www.larch.umd.edu
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho's Department of Landscape Architecture school offers the B.L.A. and a Master of Science in Landscape Architecture (M.S.L.A.). Both programs are accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Students transferring in from a two-year program in landscape technology or horticulture are able to receive both degrees in three years. Areas of study include courses such as emerging issues for the landscape, water in the urban context, introduction to surveying, physical geology, soil ecology, plant materials, natural resources ecology and multiple courses in introduction to landscape architecture.
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive
Moscow, ID 83844
888-884-3246
www.uidaho.edu
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