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This department participates with the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering department with the Architectural Engineering concentration for the Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering. See the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering: Graduate Program section of this Catalog for information and requirements.
The Landscape Architecture Department pursues excellence in the study and design of landscapes and solutions to the most compelling issues facing our built and natural environments in meaningful and beautiful ways. New Mexico's remarkable Southwestern setting, with its ancient human-made and natural landscapes and its growing modern population, provides an excellent laboratory for the study of landscape architecture.
The department offers a Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)-accredited first professional Master of Landscape Architecture degree. The two-year program is designed for students with degrees in closely-related design disciplines. The three-year program is designed to prepare students with degrees in non-design disciplines for professional practice and landscape architecture licensure.
The School of Architecture and Planning also offers interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs in Historic Preservation and Regionalism and Urban Innovation. The Indigenous Design and Planning Institute, the Design and Planning Assistance Center, and the Resource Center for Raza Planning operate collaboratively with the degree programs in Architecture, Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture offering students and faculty distinctive interdisciplinary specializations and opportunities.
Students completing their degree requirements are well prepared to accomplish the outcomes expected of state licensure and registration boards throughout the United States. Students will have developed:
Application Deadline: February 15 for best consideration. Applications will be accepted until April 30.
The UNM Graduate Studies online application allows the applicant to complete the application form and to upload all necessary documents outlined below in either a PDF or Word format unless otherwise indicated. Additional application details are available by clicking on Application Instructions. Submit the following items online to the University of New Mexico Admissions Office:
International Students also need to submit the following:
Submit application materials and questions to:
Landscape Architecture Program
School of Architecture and Planning
Attn: Miquela Ortiz Upston, Graduate Advisor
MSC04 2530
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
miquela@unm.edu
The student’s program of study is developed in consultation with the Department Chair. The M.L.A. degree is granted upon successful completion of an approved program of study.
This track is designed for students who have earned a design-related undergraduate degree, such as in Architecture or Environmental Planning and Design. A minimum of 57 credit hours is required for the two-year program. However, for students with an undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture, a minimum of 48 credit hours is required. Exact program requirements are determined on a case-by-case basis by the Department Chair.
This track is designed for students whose previous degree is not design-related. The program is comprised of 87 credit hours and takes approximately three years to complete. For students entering with undergraduate or graduate degrees in areas of study that have some content overlap with the Landscape Architecture curriculum, the Department Chair may allow a program of study shorter than 87 credit hours, but not fewer than 75 credit hours.
Applicants for the Post-Professional program must be licensed, practicing landscape architects, with a minimum of five years experience in the field. The student's program of study is developed in consultation with the Department Chair and requires 30 credit hours. Contact the Department Chair for information and requirements.
Required Courses
Credit Hours |
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Design | ||
LA 501 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio I | 6 |
LA 502 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio II | 6 |
LA 503 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio III | 6 |
LA 504 | LA Design Studio IV DPAC Interdisciplinary Community Studio | 6 |
LA 505 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio V | 6 |
LA 582 | Graphic Communications | 3 |
History/Theory | ||
LA 560 | Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century | 3 |
LA 561 | History and Theory of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
LA 563 | Theory in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design | 3 |
Plants and their Ecosystems | ||
LA 558 | Plant Materials | 3 |
LA 559 | Plant Materials in Landscape Design II | 3 |
Environmental Systems | ||
LA 556 | Site-Environment | 3 |
One additional 3 credit elective | 3 | |
Construction Technology | ||
LA 580 | Landscape Architecture Technology I: Grading and Drainage | 3 |
LA 581 | Landscape Construction Materials and Techniques | 3 |
Computing | ||
LA 521 | AutoCAD® for Landscape Architects | 3 |
Professional Practice | ||
LA 531 | Professional Practice in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
LA 586 | Professional Skills in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
Thesis/Project | ||
LA 596 | Master's Project-Thesis Preparation Seminar | 3 |
LA 597 -or- LA 599 |
Master's Project Master's Thesis |
6 |
Electives | ||
9 credit hours of elective courses |
Credit Hours |
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Year 1 | Fall Semester | |
LA 501 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio I | 6 |
LA 556 | Site-Environment | 3 |
LA 561 | History and Theory of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
LA 582 | Graphic Communications | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
LA 502 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio II | 6 |
LA 521 | AutoCad® for Landscape Architects | 3 |
LA 558 | Plant Materials | 3 |
LA 581 | Landscape Construction Materials and Techniques | 3 |
Year 2 | Fall Semester | |
LA 503 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio III | 6 |
LA 560 | Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century | 3 |
LA 580 | Landscape Architecture Technology I: Grading and Drainage | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
LA 504 | LA Design Studio IV DPAC Interdisciplinary Community Studio | 6 |
LA 559 | Plant Materials in Landscape Design II | 3 |
LA 563 | Theory in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Year 3 | Fall Semester | |
LA 505 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio V | 6 |
LA 556 | Site-Environment | 3 |
LA 596 | Master's Project-Thesis Preparation Seminar | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
LA 531 | Professional Practice in Landscape Architecture | 3 |
LA 597 -or- LA 599 |
Master's Project Master's Thesis |
6 |
Elective | 3 |
The Master’s Examination occurs at the time of the Master’s thesis/project public presentation and defense when the student’s committee evaluates the scope and quality of the work, mastery of the field and the emphasis, and the student’s research accomplishment.
LA 250. Imagining Landscape: Making Places by Design. (3, may be repeated once Δ)
LA 335. Site-Environment. (3)
LA 401 / 501. Landscape Architecture Design Studio I. (6)
LA 402 / 502. Landscape Architecture Design Studio II. (6)
LA 411 / 511. Topics in Landscape Architecture. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
LA 421 / 521. AutoCAD for Landscape Architects. (3)
LA 458 / 558. Plant Materials. (3)
LA 460 / 560. Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century. (3)
LA 461 / 561. History and Theory of Landscape Architecture. (3)
LA 463 / 563. Theory in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design. (3)
LA 481 / 581. Landscape Construction Materials and Techniques. (3)
LA 482 / 582. Graphic Communications. (3)
LA 501 / 401. Landscape Architecture Design Studio I. (6)
LA 502 / 402. Landscape Architecture Design Studio II. (6)
LA 503. Landscape Architecture Design Studio III. (6)
LA 504. Landscape Architecture Design Studio IV: DPAC Interdisciplinary Community Studio. (6)
LA 505. Landscape Architecture Design Studio V. (6)
LA 511 / 411. Topics in Landscape Architecture. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
LA 512. Seminar: Landscape Architecture. (2-3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
LA 521 / 421. AutoCAD for Landscape Architects. (3)
LA 531. Professional Practice in Landscape Architecture. (3)
LA 556. Site/Environment. (3)
LA 558 / 458. Plant Materials. (3)
LA 559. Plant Materials in Landscape Design II. (3)
LA 560 / 460. Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century. (3)
LA 561 / 461. History and Theory of Landscape Architecture. (3)
LA 563 / 463. Theory in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design. (3)
LA 580. Landscape Architecture Technology I: Grading and Drainage. (3)
LA 581 / 481. Landscape Construction Materials and Techniques. (3)
LA 582 / 482. Graphic Communications. (3)
LA 586. Professional Skills in Landscape Architecture. (3)
LA 591. Introduction to Preservation and Regionalism. (3)
LA 596. Master's Project/Thesis Preparation Seminar. (3)
LA 597. Master's Project. (1 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
LA 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)
LA 691. Sustainable Settlements. (3)
LA 694. Urban Design Methods. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)
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