Program Overview
The Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design offers accredited professional and graduate degree programs in landscape architecture and urban design. With an emphasis on tropical and subtropical landscapes, the program prepares students for careers in designing and enhancing the quality of the physical environment. Additionally, the department provides certificate programs in landscape architecture, allowing students to explore specialized aspects of the field.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design focuses on developing the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for practicing landscape architecture, with a special emphasis on tropical and sub-tropical landscapes. The program aims to educate individuals who can serve and lead the community in enhancing the quality of life through aesthetic, meaningful, and sustainable design of the physical environment.
Other:
- The professional Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).
- The accelerated Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program provides a seamless course of study leading from undergraduate freshman year to the conferral of the Professional Master of Landscape Architecture degree.
- The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) provides professional degree tracks within a rigorous academic framework intended for individuals with or without pre-professional degrees in landscape architecture.
- The Master of Arts in Urban Design is a 36-credit graduate degree program that enables students to pursue interdisciplinary studies in advanced environmental urban design.
- The Certificate in Landscape Architecture offers students the ability to explore the design, planning, and management of regional landscapes.