Courses
The Master of Landscape Architecture program introduces and explores the theory and practice of landscape architecture. Students entering the program are required to complete between 42 to 111 credit hours. The M.Land.Arch. program actively promotes diversity and is open to individuals with a four-year undergraduate degree. The 3-year program (full-time study) is designed to accommodate a broad diversity of undergraduate backgrounds.
Depending on a student’s academic background, s/he may be given advanced standing in the program. This would be assessed on an individual basis. Students with a bachelor degree in landscape architecture or a bachelor in environmental design with a landscape + urbanism option may be eligible to complete their program of study over a four semester period (approximately two years).
All graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture pay a set yearly program tuition fee plus other university incidental fees (fee information). These fees are not based on the number of courses or credit hours taken.
Depending on a student’s academic background, s/he may be given advanced standing in the program. This would be assessed on an individual basis. Students with a bachelor degree in landscape architecture or a bachelor in environmental design with a landscape + urbanism option may be eligible to complete their program of study over a four semester period (approximately two years).
All graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture pay a set yearly program tuition fee plus other university incidental fees (fee information). These fees are not based on the number of courses or credit hours taken.
| MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COURSES |
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| First Year Courses | ||
| * | Drawing Workshop (pre-term) | 0 |
| * | Digital Drawing Workshop (pre-term) | 0 |
| LARC 6150 | LA Communication | 3 |
| EVLU 3002 | Site Planning | 3 |
| EVLU 3000 | History of Designed Environments | 3 |
| EVLU 3004 | Ecology + Design | 3 |
| EVLU 3010 | Landscape + Urbanism Theory | 3 |
| EVLU 3012 | Site Morphology + Grading | 3 |
| LARC 7110 | LA Studio 1 | 9 |
| EVLU 3008 | L + U Studio 4 | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 |
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| * May be offered. | ||
| Second and Third Year Courses | ||
| EVLU 4000 | Philosophy, Ethics + Aesthetics | 3 |
| EVLU 4002 | Construction Materials | 3 |
| EVLU 4008 | Plant Ecosystems + Design | 3 |
| EVLU 4016 | History of Landscape + Urbanism | 3 |
| EVLU 4018 | Principles of Urban Design | 3 |
| EVLU 4014 | L + U Studio 6 | 9 |
| LARC 7300 | Landscape Topics | 3 |
| LARC 7002 | Landscape Construction and Professional Practice | 3 |
| LARC 7310 | LD Seminar 1 | 3 |
| LARC 7320 | LD Seminar 2 | 3 |
| LARC 7222 | LA Studio 2 | 9 |
| LARC 7330 | LA Studio 3 | 9 |
| LARC 7340 | LA Studio 4 | 9 |
| LARC 7250 | LA Theory | 3 |
| LARC 7040 | Design Research | 3 |
| LARC 7020 | Field Studies | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| GRAD 7000 OR GRAD 7030 |
Thesis or Practicum |
0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 75 | |