The 5-year combination program in Landscape Architecture enables high-achieving students to earn both the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) and the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) in an accelerated pathway.
This program offers students the opportunity to advance their design knowledge, skills and research experiences in a year-long final study in landscape architecture. This combination program provides graduates a competitive edge for leadership roles in professional practice and planning.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ECCB 205 | Fundamentals of Ecology | 3 |
| LAND 101 | Introduction to Landscape Architectural Practice 1 | 1 |
| LAND 111 | Design Graphics and Communication 1 | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 1 | 3 |
| URPN 202 | Building Better Cities | 3 |
| URPN 220 | Digital Communication I 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| LAND 112 | Design Process and Visual Thinking 1 | 3 |
| LAND 240 | History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus | 3 |
| URPN 320 | Digital Communication II 1 | 3 |
| 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| HORT 306 | Trees and Shrubs for Sustainable Built Environments 1 | 3 |
| KINE 120 | The Science of Basic Health and Fitness | 1 |
| LAND 211 | Landscape Design Foundations 1 | 4 |
| LAND 231 | Landscape Construction I 1 | 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ARCH 250 | Survey of World Architecture History II | 3 |
| HORT 308 | Plants for Sustainable Landscapes 1 | 3 |
| LAND 212 | Social and Behavioral Design 1 | 4 |
| LAND 232 | Landscape Construction II 1 | 3 |
| 2,3 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LAND 301 | Landscape Architecture Theory 1 | 3 |
| LAND 311 | Environmental Planning and Design 1 | 5 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| 3 |
| 1,2,4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 17 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ECCB 215 | Fundamentals of Ecology--Laboratory | 1 |
| LAND 312 | Community Planning and Design 1 | 5 |
| LAND 331 | Landscape Construction III 1 | 4 |
| LAND 431 | Professional Practice 1,5 | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Summer |
|---|
| ENGL 210 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| LAND 484 | Summer Internship | 0 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 3 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| |
| LAND 494 | Internship 1,5 | 6 |
| 2,3 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 12 |
| Spring |
|---|
| LAND 621 | Open Space and Land Use Planning II 1,5 | 5 |
| LAND 640 | Research Methods in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LAND 681 | Seminar | 1 |
| 3 |
| 1,2,6 | 3 |
| 1,2,4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
| Fifth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LAND 693 | Professional Study | 6 |
| 7 | 9 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| LAND 241 | History and Development of Landscape Architecture in North America | 3 |
| LAND 645 | Practice Diversity in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LAND 693 | Professional Study | 6 |
| 7 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 159 |
The program includes a total of 173 hours, which up to 14 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and the Master of Landscape Architecture.
