• Because ARCS will allow you to explore and hone your passions for design. It will give you knowledge to choose which design field interests you most. And it will prepare you for professional graduate education (a master’s degree) in that field.
• Because ARCS will teach you to be a confident and well-informed voice, and it will equip you to critique, evaluate, question and reimagine the design of the built environment.
• Because ARCS will train you up as a researcher and an intellectual who infuses the design process with critical thinking, sound logic and a wi

Visit the American Society of Landscape Architect's Your Land publication and their Career Discovery and Diversity resources for more information on the field of landscape architecture and the work done by landscape architects.

After completing their bachelor’s degree, graduates of the BA in Architectural Studies pursue professional master’s degrees in architecture, historic preservation, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museum/curatorial studies, urban design, urban planning and many other design and design-related fields.

Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Architecture, and Master of Urban Design programs all operate in the heart of Cleveland's vibrant Playhouse Square District, together with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s (CAED’s) Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC).

The mission of the CAED-MLA programs is to educate and prepare students for active, creative, leadership roles in the landscape architecture profession through inclusive and interdisciplinary design methodologies, issues surrounding urban landscapes, and community engagement.

Cat Marshall, MLA, ASLA CELA | Coordinator and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

Reid Coffman PhD, ASLA, CELA, GRHC | Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

Charles Frederick, ASLA, CELA | Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Students can also choose to diversify their professional credentials in any of the offered languages by pursuing a dual degree including an MBA degree along with the M.A. in Translation. This option requires substantial additional coursework and can be taken on-site or online.

The Gawlicki Family Foundation Online M.A. in Translation provides students and professionals with access to the nation's most comprehensive graduate program in translation. 

Kent State's fully web-based curriculum provides a firm foundation in the principles and practices of translation for students in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Conveniently earn your degree from anywhere in the world, with courses that work with your schedule. 

The on-site M.A. in Translation program prepares students to be skilled translators and language professionals while also allowing them to experience the Kent State University campus and surrounding community. The on-site curriculum provides a firm foundation in the principles and practices of translation for students in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

• Extensive course offerings introduce students to a variety of career paths and widely used translation-related technologies
• Small class sizes allow for greater student-faculty and student-peer interaction
• The opportunity to choose whether to complete your Master of Arts in Translation online or in person
• The faculty consists of internationally known scholars in the field of Translation Studies and award-winning practicing