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Landscape Construction Advanced Technical Certificate

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

This program of study leading to a certificate in landscape construction provides the student with specific courses, each focusing on an individual aspect of landscape construction. Included are decks, fences, retaining walls, patios, construction specifications, estimating and job planning. There is extensive lab time for field projects.

Prerequisite: A minimum of one-year experience in the landscape industry.

Award Outcomes

Identify plants and recommended uses

Operate landscape equipment safely and efficiently

Use hand tools safely and efficiently

Interpret blueprints and landscape plans

Measure a residential property

Complete working drawings with details for a residential property

Create complete landscape plans using CAD software

Construct landscape elements from plans and detail drawings

Layout landscape plans in the field

Demonstrate presentation techniques for landscape plans

Calculate material quantities from plans

Determine and set grades and elevations in field

Communicate effectively with staff and clients

Analyze customer needs and recommend solutions

Career Opportunities

Completion of the construction certificate will lead directly to opportunities with landscape construction and design/building firms.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 18 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC1235Landscape Operations

2

LNDC2110Introduction to Landscape Construction

2

LNDC2120Landscape Construction I

4

LNDC2131Landscape Construction II

3

LNDC2241Landscape Equipment Operation

3

LNDC2330Landscape Construction Internship Certificate

4

General Education Required 0 Credits

General Education Elective 0 Credits

Technical Studies Elective 0 Credits

Total Advanced Technical Certificate Credits 18

Semester Sequence

Offered at Brooklyn Park Only

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC2120Landscape Construction I

4

Total Credits  4

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC1235Landscape Operations

2

LNDC2110Introduction to Landscape Construction

2

LNDC2131Landscape Construction II

3

Total Credits  7

Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC2241Landscape Equipment Operation

3

LNDC2330Landscape Construction Internship Certificate

4

Total Credits  7

Graduation (18 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.


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