Spring 2027

Special Topics

Special Topics course exploring specific issues or problems in landscape architecture, with varying topics and faculty.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Evelyn Howell3.1/5Wenwen Cheng

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to explore ideas and synthesize information, both independently and in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

  • Understand, apply and evaluate the principles, theories and research findings underlying landscape architecture.

  • Integrate social, cultural, ecological and technological dimensions in solving design problems.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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LANDARC 375

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Raw average: 2.77/5 from 43 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.37 GPA, 74.2% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.33 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

EVELYN HOWELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WENWEN CHENG is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 003Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 004Online Only0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Special issues or problems in landscape architecture.
  • Social, cultural, ecological, and technological dimensions of design problems.

Skills

  • Critical thinking, idea exploration, and information synthesis in independent and collaborative contexts.
  • Understanding, applying, and evaluating landscape architecture principles, theories, and research findings.
  • Integrating social, cultural, ecological, and technological dimensions to solve design problems.

Grades

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LANDARC 375 · Spring 2027

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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