Master of Landscape Architecture, MLA
Landscape architecture design studios span from large-scale planning, like the Tennessee River Valley, to detailed design of brownfields, parks, and evolving landscapes shaped by socio-economic and ecological forces. We attract students with a strong work ethic, ambition, curiosity, and a belief that landscape architecture can change the world.
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Program Overview
Our coursework provides you with the robust design, digital communication and critical-thinking skills necessary for collaborative leadership on the multidisciplinary, multifunctional landscape projects that will be created in the future.
Degree Tracks
MLA Track 1 – First Professional Degree
MLA Track 2 – Post Professional Degree
Dual-Degree: Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture (M.Arch + MLA)
The School of Architecture and the School of Landscape Architecture offer a dual program leading to the conferral of both the Master of Landscape Architecture degree and the Master of Architecture degree. This initiative addresses the growing need for graduates with an understanding of the disciplinary concepts, skills, and agendas of both architecture and landscape architecture. We educate hybrid professionals who are both willing and able to make a strong difference in a world that is increasingly ecologically and systematically designed.
First-Year Courses
Fall
LAR 551 Design Studio I
LAR 521 Design Communication I
LAR 530 Plants in the Landscape I
LAR 587 Contemporary Landscape Architecture
Spring
LAR 552 Design Studio II
LAR 522 Design Communications II
EEPS 590 Special Problems in Geology: Urban Ecology
Open Elective