30-57 credits
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both the Graduate School and the Department of Landscape Architecture.
Retention Standards
If a student earns below a C- in any required undergraduate engineering course, the student must retake that course. After the first D+ or below, the student must contact their academic advisor immediately following the receipt of final grades from the university. The academic advisor will work with the student to create a plan for moving toward successful completion of the curriculum. If a student receives a second D+ or below for the same course, this will initiate a departmental process that will determine whether the student is retained or dismissed from the program.
Degree requirements
Track 1: 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.
| LA 573 | Environmental Systems and Structures | 3 |
| LA 601 | Principles of Landscape Architectural Design | 4 |
| LA 602 | Site Design | 4 |
| LA 603 | Community and Urban Space Design | 4 |
| LA 604 | Landscape Architecture Planning and Design | 4 |
| LA 605 | Comprehensive Landscape Planning and Design | 4 |
| LA 606 | Creative Project Studio | 4 |
| LA 622 | Landscape Architectural History | 3 |
| LA 645 | Planting Design | 3 |
| LA 650 | Landscape Architecture Methods | 3 |
| LA 651 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 652 | Creative Project Design Seminar | 2 |
| LA 653 | Readings in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 661 | Design Communications | 3 |
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| LA 668 | Landscape Architecture Internship | 0 |
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| LA 669 | Landscape Architecture Internship | 0 |
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| Electives | 9 |
Foundation undergraduate courses
| LA 211 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 1 | 4 |
| LA 280 | Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 312 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 2 | 4 |
| LA 313 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 3 | 4 |
| LA 341 | Landscape Plants 1 | 4 |
| LA 460 | Professional Practice | 3 |
The LA department will accept as electives any course from the following departments: • Architecture • Interior Design • Planning • CAP • Sustainability • Natural Resources • Geography • Environmental Systems • Geology • Biology
Track 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.
| LA 573 | Environmental Systems and Structures | 3 |
| LA 602 | Site Design | 4 |
| LA 603 | Community and Urban Space Design | 4 |
| LA 604 | Landscape Architecture Planning and Design | 4 |
| LA 605 | Comprehensive Landscape Planning and Design | 4 |
| LA 606 | Creative Project Studio | 4 |
| LA 622 | Landscape Architectural History | 3 |
| LA 645 | Planting Design | 3 |
| LA 650 | Landscape Architecture Methods | 3 |
| LA 651 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 652 | Creative Project Design Seminar | 2 |
| LA 653 | Readings in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
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| LA 668 | Landscape Architecture Internship | 0 |
| or | |
| LA 669 | Landscape Architecture Internship | 0 |
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| Electives | 6 |
Foundation undergraduate courses
| LA 211 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 1 | 4 |
| LA 312 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 2 | 4 |
| LA 313 | Landscape Architectural Engineering 3 | 4 |
| LA 341 | Landscape Plants 1 | 4 |
| LA 460 | Professional Practice | 3 |
The LA department will accept as electives any course from the following departments: • Architecture • Interior Design • Planning • CAP • Sustainability • Natural Resources • Geography • Environmental Systems • Geology • Biology
Track 3: 30 graduate credits
The following is the required program of study for candidates already holding the first professional degree in landscape architecture. This degree program is known as an advanced degree in landscape architecture.
| LA 651 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 653 | Readings in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| electives | 6-12 |
| Electives | 6-12 |
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| THES 698 | Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
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| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
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.
The LA department will accept as electives any course from the following departments: • Architecture • Interior Design • Planning • CAP • Sustainability • Natural Resources • Geography • Environmental Systems • Geology • Biology
Candidates will complete a minimum of 30 credits of graduate work.