Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

The training programme offered by the department of Landscape Architecture is based on the scientific understanding of natural processes, informed by history, culture and social dynamics.  It is an environment based profession.  As a discipline it is broad in scope developing into the design, planning and management of landscapes and the environment.

The broad objective of the programme in Landscape Architecture is to develop a taste for beauty, admiration for the surrounding natural world, appreciation of natural environmental  habitats and at the same time a rejection of selfish oriented consumption attitudes.

Admission Requirements

A candidate wishing to be admitted to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.Land.Arch.) in the Department of Landscape Architecture must:

• (a)    Satisfy the minimum entrance requirements of the University

• (b)    Satisfy the department’s entry requirements which are:

• He/She must have passed K.C.S.E (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) or equivalent examination, and must have subject cluster given below:

• ALTERNATIVE A                                       ALTERNATIVE B

• English/Kiswahili                                       English/Kiswahili

• Physics                                                    Physical Sciences

• Maths                                                       Maths

History and Government, or Geography        History and Government, or Geography
or Social Education and Ethics                    or Social Education and Ethics, or Building      or Building Construction, or Art and Design,   Construction, or Art and Design,
Drawing and Design                                     Drawing and Design

The mean grade of the cluster must be at least grade B-.

• (c)    Satisfy the requirement to be a holder of a Diploma in Architecture from JKUAT or any other Senate recognised and approved Diploma in Architecture programme with at least a credit pass.

• (d)    Satisfy any other qualifications recognised by the Senate as equivalent to  (b) and (c) above.

Year 1

SEMESTER 1

• AHS 2131 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT PROPAGATION
• SBT 2221 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• ABL 2106 PLANT IDENTIFICATION
• ECE 2221 SURVEYING I
• ABL 2302 HISTORY OF URBAN OPEN SPACES
• ABA 2105 ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION I

SEMESTER 2

• HRD 2101 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• SMA 2176 MATHEMATICS
• HRD 2102 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
• SMA 2174 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
• ECE 2222 SURVEYING II
• ABA 2111 ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION II
• SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS
• ABL 2108 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT (8 weeks, External)

Year 2

SEMESTER 1

• ABL 2102 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT I
• ABL 2103 RURAL LANDSCAPE
• ABL 2202 SITE ANALYSIS
• ABL 2207 LANDSCAPE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE
• ABL 2107 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOILS
• ABL 2204 PLANTING DESIGN 1
• ABL 2312 LAND MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• ABL 2105 DESIGN COMMUNICATION I

SEMESTER 2

• ABL 2104 HISTORY AND THEORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• ABL 2205 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT
• ABL 2206 LANDSCAPE DESIGN
• ABL 2306 HISTORY OF URBAN FORM
• ABL 2201 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT II
• ABL 2208 SITE PLANNING
• ABL 2209 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT II (8 weeks, External)
• ABL 2313 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
• ABL 2109 INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• ABL 2111 DESIGN COMMUNICATION II

Year 3

SEMESTER 1

• ABL 2303 INTRODUCTION TO THEORY OF STRUCTURES
• ABA 2202 ECONOMICS FOR DESIGNERS
• ABL 2105 HISTORY AND THEORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE II
• ABL 2304 INTERIOR PLANTSCAPING
• ABA 2211 SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN DESIGN
• ABL 2305 LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING
• ABL 2110 LANDSCAPE DESIGN I

SEMESTER 2

• ABL 2407 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
• ABL 2309 LANDSCAPE VISUAL ANALYSIS
• ABL 2401 URBAN CONSERVATION
• AHS 2231 PESTS & DISEASES
• ABL 2203 HISTORY AND THEORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE III
• ABL 2310 LANDSCAPE DESIGN II
• ABL 2311 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT III (8 weeks, External)
• ABL 2210    LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Year 4

SEMESTER 1

• ABL 2301 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• ABL 2402 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I
• ABL 2307 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
• ABL 2308 LAND MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• ABA 2504 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
• ABL 2404 URBAN DESIGN
• ABL 2211    LANDSCAPE DESIGN II

SEMESTER 2

• ABL 2403 ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT I
• ABL 2406 ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT II
• ABL 2409 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LAW AND REGULATIONS
• ABL 2408 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY II
• ABL 2405 WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY
• ABL 2410 LANDSCAPE DESIGN III

Year 5

SEMESTER 1

• ABL 2501 THESIS AND RESEARCH PROJECT
• ABL 2502 PROJECT PROGRAMMING

SEMESTER 2

• ABL 2503 THESIS PROJECT
• SERVICE UNITS (Horticulture)