The MLA I curriculum provides the foundational disciplinary knowledge and requisite intellectual base for adapting to the design challenges facing landscape architecture today.

This program requires foundational courses in:

• Design Studios and Visualization
• Ecology and Planted Form
• Site Engineering and Construction Methods
• History, Theory and Research Methods

Students in both degrees (MLA I, MLA II) have two options in their final year:

1. An Advanced Studio
   • Students opting for the advanced studio option have the opportunity to work on specialized faculty-led topics including interdisciplinary projects.
2. Master’s Design Project option
   • Students considering the master’s design project should have a clear idea for a self-guided design project with a strong thesis and accompanying research to be explored with the help of an advisor and committee through a thorough design project.