The three-year Master of Landscape Architecture degree program, for students with non-design backgrounds, requires 76 units and is organized around the core design studio, which is the setting for the synthesis and integration of technical, environmental, historical, and theoretical course offerings. Specialized modules introduced in the studio each semester may include: Planting design, grading and earthwork, computer-aided design, materials and detailing, and drawing.

Course Requirements

First Year (29 units)

• LD ARCH 101 (5) Fundamentals of Landscape Design (Topographic Form and Design)
• LD ARCH 102 (5) Case Studies in Landscape Design
• LD ARCH 112 (4) Landscape Plants: Identification and Use
• LD ARCH 121 (3) Design in Detail: Landscape Construction Materials
• LD ARCH 132 (4) Computer Applications for Environmental Design
• LD ARCH 134A (3) Graphics for Landscape Architecture
• LD ARCH 134B (2) Graphics for Landscape Architecture
• LD ARCH 170 (3) History and Literature of Landscape Architecture
   

Second Year (29 units)

• LD ARCH 110 (4) Ecological Analysis
• LD ARCH 120 (2) Topographic Form and Design Technology 
• LD ARCH 135 (3) Advanced Landscape Drawing
• LD ARCH 201 (5) Ecological Factors in Urban Landscape Design
• LD ARCH 202 (5) Cultural Factors in Urban Landscape Design
• LD ARCH 251 (2) History/Theories of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
• LD ARCH 252A (2) Thesis and Professional Project Research Seminar (required for thesis/professional project students only) or
• Elective (2)
• One social factors course selected from departmental breadth list (3)
   

Third Year (18 units)

• LD ARCH 160 (3) Professional Practice Seminar
• One studio requirement selected from LD ARCH 203, CY PLAN 248, or ARCH 201 (5), by petition 
• LD ARCH 252B (2) Thesis and Professional Project Research Seminar (required for Thesis/Professional Project Students only) or
• Elective (2)
• LD ARCH 206 or Final Degree Studio selected from LD ARCH 204 or CY PLAN 248 (5)
• Elective (3)
   

Total: 76 units