Course Description

Program Description We shape the natural world, and the natural world shapes us. If you're intrigued by leaving a living mark on the world that will endure through generations. Or, if you have a green thumb that you're looking to put to work in a dynamic career, the Landscape Design program will give you the skills necessary to plant the seeds of your future goals. You'll learn how to survey and analyze planting sites, select the vegetation and landscape materials, and plan the location of structures, roads, pathways, trees, shrubs, flower beds and decorative features. You'll also learn about design theory, plant identification, drafting, landscape and building materials and technologies. You'll get plenty of experience using industry software to create detailed site plans, and you'll even have the 100-acre Fanshawe campus to use as your canvas. You'll also get great hands-on experience through two paid co-op work terms, plus, you'll have the opportunity for academic based international experiences and study in some the world's most historic cities.. When you graduate, you'll have a huge job market to choose from, including residential and commercial property developers, municipalities, landscape architects, design-build firms, nurseries or start your own landscape consultant business.

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