Department of Landscape Architecture
Empowering the Landscape of the Future
The Department of Landscape Architecture prepares students to solve the ecological and social challenges of the 21st century. Our undergraduate, graduate and minor programs develop creative and critical thinking skills, along with providing students the technical and theoretical knowledge to become successful professionals.
We use the creative and cultural capital of Southern California and the world to teach future landscape architects who will be socially conscious and environmentally aware, technically and aesthetically sophisticated, concerned with craft and justice, and who can work systematically and holistically. We are bravely curious.
Explore Our Programs
Bachelor of Science of Landscape Architecture (BSLA)
Landscape architects are concerned with the design, management, preservation and use of the land. The BSLA program provides a foundation in all of these areas with an emphasis on design, and the cultural and technical subjects that support it.
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
The MLA program is a three-year sequence. Its curriculum employs a wide variety of learning subjects to prepare students with the advanced skills and rich practical experience to solve the ecological, environmental and social issues of the 21st century through landscape design and planning.
Landscape Architecture Minor
Open to all majors interested in pairing their studies with the exploration and problem-solving issues related to design, environmentalism and public space. The program is a mix of applied skill-building and theory with forays into geographic information systems, plant science, visual communication, and design theory.
MLA Info Session
Learn about the department's graduate program and the application process during the Fall 2022 MLA Info Session. We welcome those interested in a professional career in environmental sustainability via landscape planning and design practice.
Master's in Landscape Architecture (MLA) Info Session
Saturday, Jan. 22 | 10-11:30 a.m. (PST)
https://cpp.zoom.us/j/86981960153
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About the Department
Get the rundown on the nation's largest and most diverse landscape architecture program from department chair Professor Andrew Wilcox.
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