Landscape Studies 105 - INTRO TO LANDSCAPE STUDIES

This introductory course explores the evolving and interdisciplinary field of landscape studies. Drawing upon a diverse array of disciplinary influences in the social sciences, humanities, and design fields, landscape studies is concerned with the complex and multi-faceted relationship between human beings and the physical environment. Students in this course learn to critically analyze a wide variety of landscape types from the scale of a small garden to an entire region, as well as to practice different methods of landscape investigation. It is a course designed to change the way one sees the world, providing a fresh look at everyday and extraordinary places alike. Priority given to first years, sophomores, and LSS minors. Enrollment limited to 30.