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Virginia Tech

LAR-4244: Professional Practice in Landscape Architecture

Description: Comparative study of career options, professional practice types in landscape architecture including current and future practices. Introduction to firm organizational structure, business models, organizational culture and project management. Review of laws, regulations, contracts, financial and business planning, professional ethics and societal forces impacting design processes and work from project inception to built outcomes. Portfolio and resume development.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: LAR-4324

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.15 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.12%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.45%

Dean R Bork200936.1%44.4%11.1%4.7%3.8%0.0%3.047
Paul J Kelsch200827.1%61.1%11.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.282
David P Hill202377.2%13.7%4.6%0.0%0.0%4.5%3.701

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