Landscape Design Technician (Co-op)

This program prepares graduates for employment with landscape design-build companies, landscape contractors, landscape architectural design firms, suppliers, garden centres, nurseries, and municipalities. 

Throughout the program, students gain expertise in plant identification, landscape design principles, sustainable ecological design practices, site inventory, computer illustration and visualization, materials and construction specifications. The curriculum includes hands-on learning in our 100-acre botanical garden campus, design studios, construction labs and computer labs teaching industry standard software programs such as AutoCAD and SketchUP.

Students will be prepared to enter the landscape design industry as confident professionals able to plan, design and budget projects, making informed decisions to help mitigate effects of climate change. Our program combines coursework with co-op work terms, so students gain real work experiences and continue to build key employability skills. 

Program experiential learning opportunities include real-world projects and clients, field trips to botanical gardens, local residential garden and design tours, and participation in Landscape Ontario conferences and trade shows. There are opportunities to participate in exchanges or international trips to experience some of the world’s most historic cities and gardens in Italy, Spain, England and France.

Fanshawe's Landscape Design Technician program prepares graduates to bridge into other professional careers such as landscape architecture and urban design through continued studies. 

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