• Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona is offered as a 3-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program available on a full-time basis and offered at the University of Arizona's main campus in Tucson.
  • It is a 76 unit master's degree program.
  • The MLA program prepares students from diverse educational and professional backgrounds for the practice of landscape architecture through engagement in applied scholarship with an emphasis on sustainable design strategies.
  • Students are prepared for entry-level practice through involvement in a variety of project types and scales including community and campus master plans, urban park systems, plazas, green streets, industrial restoration, habitat creation, neighborhood design, and more.
  • In the MLA, students will learn:
    • Landscape architecture history, theory, and criticism
    • Design and design methods
    • Sustainable design strategies and natural processes
    • Socio-cultural factors in the design
    • Design implementation
    • Professional communication, documentation, and technology
    • Professional practice
    • Research and scholarly methods