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Sample Curriculum.

Dual M.R.P. and M.L.A. (First Professional)

Please note that this is a sample program and can be altered to fit individual requirements. Keep in mind that all required courses for each degree need to be completed.

Credits
  • 70 required in LA
  • 30 required in CRP
  • 20 directed/free electives
  • 120 total for joint degrees

Residence Requirement
  • 5 units in LA
  • 3 units in CRP
  • 8 units total for joint degrees

Concentration
For the M.L.A., the student and faculty adviser are required to construct a concentration with courses totaling at least 10 credits.

 

First Year   LA CRP  
Fall LA 4910 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design and Landscape Establishment 4    
  LA 5010 Studio: Composition and Theory 5    
  LA 5050 Graphic Communications I
 3    
  LA 5240 History of European Landscape Architecture (suggested)
 3    
 Total Credits     15
Spring LA 4920
 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design and Landscape Establishment
 4    
  LA 5020
 Studio: Composition and Theory
 5    
  LA 5900 Theoretical Foundations
 3    
  LA 5060
 Computer Graphic Representation
 3    
 Total Credits     15
Second Year   LA CRP  
Fall LA 6010 Studio: Integrating Theory & Practice 5    
  LA 6150 Site Grading for Landscape Architects
 5    
  CRP 5130* Introduction to Planning Practice and History   4  
  His./Th. Historical Studies/Theory Elective
 3    
Total Credits      17
Spring LA 6020 Studio: Integrating Theory and Practice 5    
  LA 6180 Site Construction 5    
  LA 6900
 Methods of Landscape Architectural Inquiry
 2    
  CRP 5190* Urban Theory and Spatial Development
   3  
Total Credits     15
Third Year   LA CRP  
Fall LA 7010 Urban Design and Planning
 5    
  LA 4210
 Professional Practice
 2    
  CRP 5250*
 Introductory Methods of Planning Analysis
   4  
  CRP Elec.* Statistics Course (must demonstrate competence or take course)
   3  
Total Credits     14
Spring CRP 5120*
 Public and Spatial Economics for Planners (may substitute)
   3  
  CRP Elec.*
 Advanced Methods Course
   3-4  
  LA 7020 or

LA 8000

 Advanced Design Studio (and elective)

or

Masters Thesis

 5+

 

9

    
Total Credits     16
Fourth Year   LA CRP  
Fall CRP* Planning Workshop   3-4  
  CRP Elect.* Law or Institutions Course (CRP requirement)   3-4  
  His./Th. Planning and/or Landscape Architecture Elective
 3    
  CRP* Planning Exit Project (Research Paper, Professional Report, Thesis)
   4  
Total Credits     15
Spring Elec. Planning and/or Landscape Architecture Electives      
Total Credits
     13

 
Degree Program Total Credits     120

 

* CRP courses serve as the Concentration Requirement for Landscape Architecture students

 

History/Theory Requirement

Students are required to take Theoretical Foundations (LA 5900), plus one introductory landscape architectural history survey course (LANAR 5240 or 5250), plus one of the history/theory courses listed below. Students are encouraged to take additional theory and cultural landscape courses as a basis for the individual concentration.

 

  • LA 3600 Pre-Industrial Cities & Towns in North America
  • LA 5250 History of American Landscape Architecture
  • LA 4940 Principles of Spatial Design
  • LA 4860 Placemaking by Design
  • LA 5450 Parks and Flora of Ancient Rome
  • LA 7920 Landscape Preservation: Theory and Practice

 

 

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