Major: Landscape Architecture

Level: Undergraduate (starting from junior college level)

Category of discipline: Forestry (Agronomy)

Admission requirements: Junior college degree or higher in the same or similar major in the national education system.

Objectives: This major is designed to cultivate high-quality workers with strong practical abilities and political integrity in an all-round way; who love, understand, and are willing to serve rural areas and farmers; who have an entrepreneurial spirit and abilities, and grasp the concepts of ecology and sustainable development; and who have a basic knowledge of ecology, botany, design and engineering, and can engage in the production, maintenance and use of garden plants as well as the planning, design, construction and management of all kinds of green spaces in villages, towns and even cities.

Length of study: The minimum length of study is 2.5 years, and the student status is valid for eight years since registration.

Forms of study: Open education

Total class hours and credits: 1,296 class hours, 72 credits

Main courses: History of Chinese and Foreign Landscape Architecture, Landscape Art, Landscape Mapping, Landscape Ecology, Plant Physiology, Experimental Design and Biostatistics, Agricultural Meteorology and Surveying, Landscape Planning and Design, Landscape Dendrology, Landscape Floriculture, Nursery Science, Computer-aided Landscape Design, Garden Planning and Design, Landscape Engineering, and other courses.