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HRT 120 : History of Garden Design (3 Credits)
Overview
Students will study the development of gardens as they chronicle the development of civilization. Included will be the periods in Europe and North America beginning with settlement, through technological advancement, land and space utilization, up to today's environmental concerns. The course will explore both physical and cultural influences on garden design and land utilization.

 
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Objectives
 

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the historical sequence of garden design
  2. Identify the social context in the development of western garden design versus eastern garden design
  3. Cite the major influences in current U.S. garden design
  4. Explain a basic understanding of the origins of trends, designs and ornaments used in modern design
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Materials
 

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Grading
 

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Assignment
Points
Percentage of Grade
5 Discussion Forums
(40 each)		 200 20%
4 Quizzes
(50 each)		 200 20%
2 Assignments
(50 each)		 100 10%
Research Paper 150 15%
2 Exams 350 35%
Total 1000 100%

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least several exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

Grading Scale
A
900-1000
B
800-899
C
700-799
D
600-699
F
0-599
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Exams
 

There are 2 exams in this course.
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Last Updated: January 7, 2013