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Degree Requirements
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Landscape Architecture" without track specifications.
Track 1
This curriculum is designed for graduate students with prior LAAB accredited degrees in landscape architecture.
Curriculum A
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Courses | 18 | ||
| Select a minimum of three of the following: | |||
LAR502 | Site Design and Environmental Planning Studio | ||
LAR503 | Landscape Architecture Design Development & Construction Documentation Studio | ||
LAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR697 | Design Research Project Independent Study | ||
| Seminar Courses | 30 | ||
| Select a minimum of ten courses of the following: | |||
LAR517 | GIS Applications in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR520 | Environment and Culture | ||
LAR523 | Landscape Architecture Plant Identification | ||
LAR524 | Planting Design Applications in Landscape Architecture | ||
LAR527 | Landform, Grading, and Environmental Site Systems | ||
LAR528 | Landscape Architecture Construction Materials and Methods | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (History of Landscape Architecture) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Landscape Architecture Immersion) | ||
LAR534 | Landscape Architecture Theory and Criticism | ||
LAR545 | City Planning and Design - Building Great Communities | ||
LAR540 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR550 | Landscape Architecture Professional Practice | ||
LAR535 | Environmental Social Equity and Design | ||
LAR543 | Landscape Performance and Metrics | ||
LAR544 | Contemporary Issues in Landscape Preservation | ||
LAR546 | The Landscape Imperative | ||
LAR552 | Survey of Natural Hazards and Disasters | ||
LAR554 | Disaster Resilient Policy, Engineering and Design | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Food Systems) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Design Week) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Advanced Digital Media) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Sites) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Computational Design and Parametric Modeling) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Introduction to Envt. and Behavior for Designers) | ||
LAR607 | Natural Hazards, Disasters and Climate Change Adaptation Lecture Series | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | ||
Curriculum B
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6 | ||
LAR508 | Landscape Architecture Design Research Project | ||
LAR540 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
| Additional Courses | 24 | ||
| "Additional Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total hours | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
Track 2
This LAAB Accredited curriculum is designed for graduate students with prior degrees in landscape architecture, architecture, or related design programs that are not LAAB accredited; also graduate students obtaining concurrent degrees in Architecture, Urban Design or Urban Planning.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Studio Sequence | 24-30 | ||
LAR501 | Landscape Architecture Introduction Design Studio | ||
orLAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR502 | Site Design and Environmental Planning Studio | ||
LAR503 | Landscape Architecture Design Development & Construction Documentation Studio | ||
LAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning 1 | ||
LAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
orLAR697 | Design Research Project Independent Study | ||
| Representation and Modeling Sequence | 3 | ||
LAR517 | GIS Applications in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
| Site Works Sequence | 13 | ||
LAR520 | Environment and Culture | ||
LAR523 | Landscape Architecture Plant Identification | ||
LAR524 | Planting Design Applications in Landscape Architecture | ||
LAR527 | Landform, Grading, and Environmental Site Systems | ||
LAR528 | Landscape Architecture Construction Materials and Methods | ||
| History, Theory and Criticism Sequence | 12 | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (History of Landscape Architecture) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Landscape Architecture Immersion) | ||
LAR534 | Landscape Architecture Theory and Criticism | ||
LAR545 | City Planning and Design - Building Great Communities | ||
| Research and Professional Practice Sequence | 6 | ||
LAR540 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR550 | Landscape Architecture Professional Practice | ||
| Elective Courses | 6 | ||
LAR535 | Environmental Social Equity and Design | ||
LAR543 | Landscape Performance and Metrics | ||
LAR544 | Contemporary Issues in Landscape Preservation | ||
LAR546 | The Landscape Imperative | ||
LAR552 | Survey of Natural Hazards and Disasters | ||
LAR554 | Disaster Resilient Policy, Engineering and Design | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Food Systems) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Design Week) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Advanced Digital Media) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Sites) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Computational Design and Parametric Modeling) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Introduction to Envt. and Behavior for Designers) | ||
LAR607 | Natural Hazards, Disasters and Climate Change Adaptation Lecture Series | ||
| Total Hours | 64-70 | ||
| 1 | May be waived |
Track 3
The LAAB Accredited Track III curriculum is intended for graduate students with undergraduate degrees in fields other than landscape architecture, architecture or related design areas.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Studio Sequence | 36 | ||
LAR501 | Landscape Architecture Introduction Design Studio | ||
LAR502 | Site Design and Environmental Planning Studio | ||
LAR503 | Landscape Architecture Design Development & Construction Documentation Studio | ||
LAR506 | Landscape Architecture Design + Build Studio | ||
LAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning 1 | ||
LAR507 | Advanced Topics Studio in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
orLAR697 | Design Research Project Independent Study | ||
| Representation and Modeling Sequence | 6 | ||
LAR514 | Landscape Architecture Digital Design Media 2 | ||
LAR517 | GIS Applications in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
| Site Works Sequence | 13 | ||
LAR520 | Environment and Culture | ||
LAR523 | Landscape Architecture Plant Identification | ||
LAR524 | Planting Design Applications in Landscape Architecture | ||
LAR527 | Landform, Grading, and Environmental Site Systems | ||
LAR528 | Landscape Architecture Construction Materials and Methods | ||
| History, Theory and Criticism Sequence | 12 | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (History of Landscape Architecture) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Landscape Architecture Immersion) | ||
LAR534 | Landscape Architecture Theory and Criticism | ||
LAR545 | City Planning and Design - Building Great Communities | ||
| Research and Professional Practice Sequence | 6 | ||
LAR540 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | ||
LAR550 | Landscape Architecture Professional Practice | ||
| Elective Courses | 9 | ||
| Select at least three of the following courses: | |||
LAR535 | Environmental Social Equity and Design | ||
LAR543 | Landscape Performance and Metrics | ||
LAR544 | Contemporary Issues in Landscape Preservation | ||
LAR546 | The Landscape Imperative | ||
LAR552 | Survey of Natural Hazards and Disasters | ||
LAR554 | Disaster Resilient Policy, Engineering and Design | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Food Systems) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Design Week) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Advanced Digital Media) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Sustainable Sites) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Computational Design and Parametric Modeling) | ||
LAR582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Introduction to Envt. and Behavior for Designers) | ||
LAR607 | Natural Hazards, Disasters and Climate Change Adaptation Lecture Series | ||
| Total Hours | 82 | ||
Faculty
Full Professors
- Maria De La Gracia Bellalta
- Kofi Malik Boone
- Margaret Evans Calkins
- Margaret Elen Deming
- Andrew Alan Fox
- Mark Elison Hoversten
- Robin C. Moore
- Gavin Paul Smith
Associate Professors
- Carla F. Delcambre
- Fernando H. Magallanes
- Celen Pasalar
- Julieta Trevino Sherk
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Madalyn Baldwin
- Nilda Graciela Cosco
- Charles Albert Flink
- Emily Ryan McCoy
- Rodney Leon Swink
Emeritus Faculty
- Eugene H Bressler
- Arthur Rice
