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Landscape Architecture - MASTER'S (MLA)
DEGREE OVERVIEW
The Master in Landscape Architecture program advances design and planning solutions for environmental resiliency, urban placemaking, and quality of life. Through interdisciplinary teaching, research, and community engagement, the program will promote leading-edge design and planning by capitalizing on our unique place within a transferable urban lab environment (DFW).
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The program encompasses the body of knowledge common to the profession of landscape architecture and promotes knowledge and skills necessary to enter professional practice. The learning goals to guide the program curriculum are:
- Proficiency in Visual Communication
- Proficiency in Verbal Communication
- Identification of Natural and Cultural Systems
- Knowledge of Computer Applications
- Knowledge of Construction Materials, Methods, Technologies, and Applications
- Advance Written and Design Research and Communication
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- Degree information in the University Catalog
- Program accreditation
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Landscape Architect in Private Practice (planning, design, and design/build offices)
- Landscape Architect in Public Practice (local and federal government agencies, etc.)
- Landscape Architecture Educator
- Landscape Architecture in Practice for Related Fields (engineering, architecture, planning, etc.)
DEGREE OPTIONS
Path A—First Professional Degree
Students from backgrounds other than landscape architecture or its related fields qualify for the first professional degree program. Must complete 89 credit hours to complete the program.
Path B—Advanced Standing
Students with degrees and/or professional experience in fields related to landscape architecture (horticulture, architecture, engineering, environmental design, planning, etc.) may apply for advanced standing. Allows entrance to enter into the second-year academic phase of the curriculum. Requires a minimum of 62 credit hours to complete the program.
Path C—Advanced Standing
Students with first professional degrees in landscape architecture and/or professional licenses may also apply for advanced standing, allowing them to enter the research (third year) phase of the curriculum. Advanced standing in these cases requires a minimum of 30 total credit hours for graduation
WHY CHOOSE US?
- Ranked No. 9 by Design Intelligence for "Most Hired" for schools with 20 or fewer graduates annually
- The only accredited landscape architecture program in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
- Diverse faculty comprising licensed landscape architects and educators with doctoral degrees in related fields gives students a broad and deep educational experience
- Internship program provides students with professional practice experience
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Landscape Architecture - MASTER'S (MLA)
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