• The department offers a master of science with an emphasis on conducting original research in the form of a thesis and a master of arts-based on creating evidence-based design solutions to complex landscape problems.
  • Within both programs, students will contribute to developing a scholarly foundation for the discipline of landscape architecture and related fields, and contribute information to practitioners engaged in landscape decision-making and stewardship.
  • The department does not offer a professional master's degree (MLA).
  • The graduate program provides an interdisciplinary education that uses the sciences, arts and humanities to respond to current issues in the realms of food and agriculture, natural resource and cultural and environmental stewardship, human health and well-being, and community development.
  • Most students specialize in one of two areas that reflect the research interests of the faculty: restoration ecology and ecological design, and community and urban landscape studies.