Students develop in depth knowledge of contemporary landscape design through a detailed review of current projects, built works and writings. Students will investigate and test current theories of design in landscape architecture, through the critical analysis of recent work. Current concerns in landscape design will be reviewed against the trajectory of twentieth century modernism. Development of the critical methodological and stylistic skills involved in researching, writing and presenting essays, theses, articles, papers and reports. Each student researches and prepares a literature review, a seminar presentation and a research paper.