Description

The Master of Landscape Architecture I degree in Landscape Architecture is a pre-professional program that focuses on sustainable landscapes with a study in regional ecologic, economic and social issues.

The degree program emphasizes professional approaches highlighted by sustainable planning and design practices. Students travel to regional landscapes within the Great Lakes-Ohio River basins to research post-industrial cities. They also have an option to study for a semester in Florence, Italy. Individual research studios or multi-disciplinary studios with graduate architecture and urban design students can comprise the final year of study.

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Accreditation

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university for unconditional admission
• Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale for unconditional admission
• Official transcript(s)
• GRE scores
• Curriculum vitae
• Goal statement
• Portfolio of design work
• Three letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
  • Minimum 79TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
  • Minimum 77 MELAB score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score

For more information about graduate admissions, please visit the Graduate Studies admission website. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Pursue careers in landscape architecture
• Demonstrate skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, communication, design and organization