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Landscape Architecture Electives

The requirements for professional elective units may be fulfilled in three ways as outlined below. Courses selected from the list below will not require filing petitions for course substitutions. Proposals for approving specific courses not included on this list may be made to your academic advisor. The academic rigor and potential contribution of that course to your professional education will be evaluated on an individual basis. The final decision on the appropriateness of such courses will be made by the Department Head. Note: Students in the 5-year BLA program should also see the university catalog for description of elective requirements and lists of major concentration courses.
It is important that you consult your department for changes that may occur between catalog cycles. 1. Any of the courses within the CAED listed below: The faculty has identified the following courses as excellent opportunities to enhance your professional knowledge. Students are strongly advised to select electives from this list first.
Architectural Engineering Department
ARCE 221 - Elementary Structures ARCE 222 - Mech. of Struct. Members ARCE 226 - Struct. Systems for Arch. ARCE 321 - Timber Design ARCE 322 - Steel Design	ARCE 323 - Conc. and Mas. Design ARCE 446 - Adv. Struct. Systems ARCE 453 - Sr. Integrated Des. Proj. ARCE 481 - Struct. Experim. Lab. ARCE 490 - History of Struct. ARCE 523 - Seismic Des. for Arch.
Architecture Department
ARCH 202 - Creative Problem Solving ARCH 204 - Architectural Theory ARCH 240 - Add. Architectural Lab. ARCH 270 - Selected Topics ARCH 302 - Princ. of Architectural Des. ARCH 310 - Arch. Des. Meth. & Theories ARCH 312 - Home and Comm. Des. ARCH 317 - Hist. of Arch. ARCH 318 - Hist. of Arch. ARCH 319 - Hist. of Arch. ARCH 338 - Media Presentations ARCH 339 - Video Presentations ARCH 400 - Spec. Prob. for Adv.	ARCH 401 - Tow. Barrier Free Des. ARCH 411 - Clim. Det. of Bldg. Des. ARCH 446 - Sm Scale Mast Blder. ARCH 455 - Human Factors ARCH 460 - Adv. Comp. Graphics ARCH 461 - Adv. Comp.-Aided Design ARCH 470, 471 - Sel. Adv. Topics ARCH 501 - Environ. Control Sys. ARCH 510, 511 - Envir. Des Meth. ARCH 513 - Nat. Arch. Lighting ARCH 519 - Theory of Arch. ARCH 531 - Habitability ARCH 532 - Quant. Methods ARCH 533 - Arch. Programming
Construction Management Department
CM 332 - Cost Altern. Eval. CM 333 - Con. Contract Admin. CM 412 - Sur. Bldg. Codes & Regs.	CM 431 - Man. Inter. Funct. Const. CM 443 - Prin. Const. Man. CM 452 - Project Controls CM 453 - Project Development
City & Regional Planning Department
CRP 211 - Intro. to Urbanization CRP 213 - Popul. & Hsg. Studies CRP 214 - Land Use & Trans. Studies CRP 216 - Computer Appl. for Plan.	CRP 314 - Planning Theory CRP 404 - Environ. Law CRP 408 - Water Res. Law & Policy CRP 420 - Planning Law CRP 430 - Planning Admin. CRP 435 - Transportation Theory CRP 457 - Plan. Info. Systems
Advanced Undergrad or Grad ONLY	CRP 400 - Spec. Prob. for Adv. Students CRP 470 - Sel. Adv. Topics CRP 472 - Planning Colloquium CRP 501 - Founda. of Urb & Reg. Plan CRP 505 - Princ. of Reg. Plan CRP 510 - Planning Theory CRP 513 - Survey & Res. Method CRP 516 - Quant Method in Plan. CRP 520 - Feasibility Stud. in Plan. CRP 548 - Princ. of Urban Des.
Environmental Design
EDES 311 - Construction Contract Docs. EDES 406X - Sustainable Environments EDES 408 - Sustainable Architecture
Landscape Architecture Department
LA 240 - Add. Land. Arch Lab LA 313 - Arch. Des. for Land. Arch. LA 314 - Site Planning LA 344X - Form & Materials LA 349X - Adv. Planting Design LA 363 - Recr. & Open Space Plan/Des	LA 400 - Spec. Problems LA 411 - Regional Land. History LA 481 - Visual Res. Mngmt. LA 482 - Eval. of Soc. & Beh. Factors LA 483 - Special Studies in LA LA 551 - Reg. Land. Assess. I LA 552 - Reg. Land. Assess. II
2. The following lower division courses:
ART 204 - Beginning Watercolor ART 211,212,213 - Art History ART 221 - Basic B/W Photography BUS 201- Business Law Survey BUS 207 - Business Law FNR 201 - Forest Resources	FNR 202 - Environmental Mgmt. OH 243 - Turf Management REC 210 - Intro. to Program Des. REC 252 - Leisure & Spec.Populations SS 221 - Fertilizers & Plant Nutr.
3. Any 300 level, or above, course offered in any department at Cal Poly.
Students are strongly encouraged to use this elective to build knowledge in areas complementary to Landscape Architecture. No credit will be given for courses taken at another institution.