LARC 460 - Landscape and Identity:Placemaking Across World Cultures

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University of Maryland-Global Campus

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Description:

Prerequisite: LARC240 or permission of department. Junior standing. Not open to students who have completed LARC489P. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LARC460 or LARC489P. Formerly LARC489P. A cross cultural experience that emphasizes the integration of cultural diversity, individual identity and placemaking skills introduced through the landscape architecture curriculum. Explores the landscape as intimately connected to their individual selves and to the collective sense of community. Examines how the mixture of social-cultural systems, on a global scale, impacts the way we shape our built environment. Investigates these phenomena theoretically and analytically through team and individual projects, lectures, films, discussions and presentations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umgc.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 985-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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