Landscape Architecture - Cornell University

Landscape Architecture from Cornell University is a Campus Master Landscape degree that prepares you for a Architecture career. Program Overview Students holding a four-year (BS, BSLA) or five-year (BLA) professional degree in Landscape Architecture may apply for the Master of Landscape Architecture?Advanced Degree. Each student's undergraduate academic record and professional practice experience will be reviewed to look for opportunities to enhance their education and work experiences through the course work and research opportunities at Cornell. The interaction between cultural and environmental systems in the landscape is the focus of the academic program and the context for design and planning issues internationally. Curriculum The MLA?AD curriculum consists of design studios, the augmenting of a previous education with courses unique to Cornell, the development of a concentration, and independent research and a thesis. The course of study is 60 credits over a two-year period, and the accumulation of four residency units. Design studios and other course work are taken at an advanced level. Concentration Every student in Landscape Architecture at Cornell is required to develop a concentration within their degree program. For the MLA-AD student, the concentration is 16 credits, and it builds on a theme, a subject matter or a research area that advances the students' capacity to understand complex relationships between culture and environment. The specifics of each Concentration are worked out in consultation with one's advisor, and the concentration allows the student to take advantage of the resources of the entire university. View more details on Cornell University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Landscape courses.