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LAND:MLA - Master of Landscape Architecture

Overview

The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is a professional degree accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board and STEM-designated by the Department of Homeland Security. The program engages applicants with a range of academic and cultural backgrounds, experiences, and interests. For post-baccalaureate students, the graduate degree can be earned via a 2-year or 3-year pathway. Students complete the program with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to enter the profession of landscape architecture upon graduation.

Requirements

Degree Offered

• MLA - Master of Landscape Architecture

Program Title

• Landscape Architecture

Program Details

The curriculum emphasizes creativity, innovation, design expression, practical knowledge, and environmental stewardship. It includes courses on design, construction, ecology, history, theory, representation, and communication. Faculty are committed to excellence in teaching, creative activity, research, and scholarship. Graduates are ethically responsible, technically skilled, and creatively driven professionals and leaders who excel in analysis, planning, design, and management of the natural and built environment of tropical and subtropical landscapes.

Academic Group

• College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts

Diploma Title

• Master of Landscape Architecture

Total Credits

• 84

CIP Code

• 04.0601

Additional Program Information

The Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design Department also offers an Accelerated Master of Landscape Architecture for entering freshmen undergraduate students to complete the MLA in a 5-year or 6-year accelerated format. For undergraduate students currently at FIU pursuing a degree program that has the flexibility of electives outside the area of study, see information under Admission Requirements for the Master of Landscape Architecture 4+2 Pathway. The requirements of this Other Curricular Offering can be found in the Requirements section: Track, Specialization, Concentration, Area of Emphasis, or Other Curricular Offering Requirements.