# Landscape Architecture (Certificate of Achievement)

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Horticulture

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/horticulture/

This certificate is designed to provide employable technical skill training in the field of professional residential landscape design development. It also provides a foundation for students who plan to enter a college of landscape architecture.

##### Program Student Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to use hand drawn and computer-generated graphics to produce accurate landscape plans that reflect sustainable, functional, and aesthetic principles.

**Course Requirements**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required courses:** | |  |
| DESN 101 | Computer-Aided Design and Drafting | 4 |
| DESN 102 | Architectural Drawing | 3 |
| HORT 117 | Plant Identification: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines | 3 |
| HORT 126 | Irrigation and Water Management | 3 |
| HORT 127 | Landscape Design | 3 |
| HORT 128 | Landscape Construction | 3 |
| HORT 220 | Computer-Aided Landscape Design Applications | 3 |
| HORT 230 | Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| **Select one course from the following electives:** | | 1-3 |
| DESN 103 | Architectural Communications |  |
| DESN 200 | Architectural Design I |  |
| HORT 115 | Soil Science |  |
| HORT 118 | Arboriculture |  |
| HORT 292 | Internship Studies |  |
| or HORT 299 | Occupational Work Experience Education |  |
| **Total Units** | | **26-28** |