Landscape architecture. Pre

pares individuals for the practice of landscape architecture. Includes instruction in site planning and engineering, environmental impact, garden and landscape art and design, horticulture, and applicable regulations.

Landscaping management. Prepares individuals to procure, plant, and maintain grounds and indoor and outdoor ornamental plants. Includes instruction in equipment maintenance and facilities management.

Latin. The study of the language, literature, and culture of the ancient and Medieval Latin-speaking peoples, including Classical Roman Latin, related ancient Italic dialects and languages, and Medieval Latin and its derivatives.

Latin American studies. The history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

Law and legal studies. Programs that describe the theory, history, and application of the rules of conduct by which societal relations are formally structured and adjudicated.

Law enforcement/police science. Prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic and crowd control and public relations, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, and weapon and equipment operation and maintenance.

Law (J.D.). Prepares individuals for the practice of law and for advanced study in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.

Leather/upholstery. Prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and repair all types of upholstery and leather goods.

Legal administrative assistance. Prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for lawyers, judges, and legal counsels. Includes instruction in business and legal communications, filing systems and records management, legal terminology and research methods, and professional standards and legal requirements.

Liberal arts and humanities. The study of the humanities (literature, the arts, and philosophy), history, foreign languages, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences. Study of the liberal arts and humanities prepares students to develop general knowledge and reasoning ability rather than specific skills. Many two-year colleges offer a major in liberal arts and humanities as preparation for transfer to a four-year college.

Library assistance. Prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in the principles and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; and discovery and retrieval of materials.

Library science. Includes instruction in the knowledge and skills required to develop, organize, store, retrieve, administer, and facilitate the use of collections of information in such formats as books, documents, manuscripts, machine-readable data bases, and filmed and recorded materials.

Life sciences. An overview of the scientific study of living organisms and their systems.

Linguistics. The study of language and the relationships among languages. Includes instruction in psycholinguistics, anthropological linguistics, historical linguistics, mathematical linguistics, grammatical theory, philosophy of language, sociolinguistics, and language and culture studies.

Logistics and materials management. Prepares individuals to manage and coordinate the logistical functions in an enterprise, including acquisitions, internal allocation of resources, and the handling and delivery of output. Includes instruction in acquisitions and purchasing, and resource estimation and allocation.