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Master of Landscape Architecture

The Master of Landscape Architecture degree is designed as a first professional degree for students with a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than landscape architecture. It is an advanced professional degree for students with the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree or its equivalent. The advanced professional degree requires a minimum of 36 credit hours. The first professional degree requires 36 hours and in addition up to 35 hours of leveling courses.

This is a flexible program designed to meet a variety of professional interest as well as individual needs, and career objectives. Universal design, therapeutic landscape design, land use and regional planning, geographic information systems, and cultural landscape design are a few of the program offerings.

Multidisciplinary research in environmental design and management and outdoor recreation in the department has had support from federal, state, and local agencies. The National Park Service, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Office of the Governor, and southwestern cities and counties have all supported these research efforts.

All of the admission requirements established by the Graduate School must be met to enter this program. Also, the department requests a letter of intent, which should address how the program fits the applicant’s career goal, and transcripts of all previous course work. A portfolio of graphic work, if available, is desirable. Nonresident tuition is waived with halftime assistantships. Students with this support have special responsibilities in research projects.

Course Requirements

GRADUATE  CURRICULUM:
NON DESIGN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

 

FIRST  YEAR

  
 

Fall  (Semester 1)

   
  *LARC 5401 Principles and Process            4
  *LARC 5302 Environmental Planning 3
  *LARC 5201 Landscape Architecture Graphics 2
  *LARC 5310 History 3
  *LARC 5314 Grading & Drainage 3
   Total 15
    
  Spring (Semester 2)   
  *LARC 5402 Site Design 4
  *LARC 5315 Site Const. & Dev. 3
  LARC 6100 LA Seminar 1
   Core Directed Elective 3
   Total 11
    
  Summer I   
  *LARC 5308 Computer Aided Design 3
   Total 3
    
  Summer II    
  LARC 5309 Computer Aided Design 3
    Total 3
       
  SECOND YEAR    
  Fall (Semester 3)    
  LARC 6401 Urban Design 4
  *LARC 5316 Materials & Details 3
  *PSS 6001 Woody Plants 3
  LARC 6301 Res. Meth for Plan & Design 3
    Total 13
       
 

Spring (Semester 4)

    
  LARC 6402 Regional Planning 4
  *LARC 5312 Planting Design 3
    Core Directed Elective 3
  LARC 6203 Thesis Preparation 2
    Total 12
       
  THIRD YEAR    
  Fall (Semester 5)    
  LARC 6406 Collaboration Design Studio 4
  *LARC 6302 Admin Aspects of LA               3
    Core Directed Elective 3
  LARC 6000 Thesis 3
    Total 13
       
  Spring (Semester 6)    
    Core Directed Elective 3
  LARC 6000 Thesis  3
    Total 6
       
       
 

GRADUATE CURRICULUM: BLA/BSLA UNDERGRADUATE


DEGREES

  
  FIRST YEAR    
  Fall (Semester 1)    
  LARC 6401 Urban Design 4
  LARC 6100 Seminar 1
  LARC 6301 Research Methods 3
    Core Directed Elective 3
    Total 11
       
  Spring (Semester 2)    
  LARC 6402 Regional Planning 4
  LARC 6203 Thesis Preparation 2
    Core Directed Electives 6
    Total 12
       
  SECOND YEAR    
  Fall (Semester 3)    
  LARC 6406 Collaboration Design 4
  LARC 6000 Thesis 3
    Core Directed Electives 3
    Total 10
       
  Spring (Semester 4)    
  LARC 6000 Thesis  3
    Total 3