-: For my work, a degree in Landscape Architecture
or Urban Planning would be preferable for either
an under grad or a graduate degree.
And that's in terms of you know, the design work
that we do and the analysis that we do,
demographic analysis.
If you're looking more on the environmental side,
Environmental Management or some other degree
in Biology or something like that is probably preferable.
Adobe Creative Suite is one, so knowing your way around
Photo Shop and Illustrator and Indesign are pretty
important as well as AutoCAD.
So, in the engineering world if you kind of end up
leaning that way, Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D is helpful
with what I do in my job.
And then, sometimes if you lean towards more
of the graphic design aspects where you're creating
some renderings, some 3D rendering programs are helpful,
whether it be Revit or other programs like that.
So, even just, and a lotta those programs and software,
they offer you know, student versions, they have
student versions or offer free trials, so that's
a way to kind of get some experience and flush that out
as a student.
Looking for opportunities to get internships or other
real world experiences through other professors, as well,
or classes.
For example, through the Landscape Architecture program
there is a design build class in which,
this was an elective class, teamed up with a professional
company in the community, we built a project together
and it so happened that this company that kind of
provided the professional experience for this class
was the company that I got a job with, Fine Line Resources.
So, it's through that job that I was able to network,
make connections and you know, happened to be hiring
at that time of my graduation and I was able
to get a job.