Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
30-57 credits
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both the Graduate School and the Department of Landscape Architecture.
Degree requirements
Concentration 1: 30 graduate credits
Students with degrees in landscape architecture from a Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board-accredited program are required to enroll in the following minimum program of study:
| LA 651 | Research Methods in Land Arch | 3 |
| LA 653 | Readings in LA | 3 |
LA
| electives | 6-12 |
| Electives | 6-12 |
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| THES 698 | Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| or | |
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| Total Credits: | 30 |
LA electives/electives include all landscape architecture courses offered at the graduate level and may include independent study courses, and any other electives approved by the program director.
Candidates will complete a minimum of 30 credits of graduate work.
Concentration 2: 46 graduate credits, 19 undergraduate credits
The following is the required program of study for candidates holding professional degrees in related environmental design and planning areas (i.e., architecture, interior design, urban and regional planning, etc.). Foundation courses at the undergraduate level are required for all candidates in this program except where prior equal course work is documented. This degree program is known as a first professional degree program in landscape architecture.
Foundation undergraduate courses
Concentration 3: 56 graduate credits, 22 undergraduate credits
The following is the required program of study for candidates not holding professional degrees in landscape architecture or related environmental design and planning areas. Foundation courses at the undergraduate level are required for all candidates in this program except where prior equal course work is documented. This degree program is known as a first professional degree program in landscape architecture.
Foundation undergraduate courses
Other courses may substitute for LA 280 with departmental approval.
All MLA candidates are also required to make a public presentation upon completion of a thesis or creative project.