Master of Landscape Architecture
For first-professional degree students and post-professional students.
90 Credit Hour Course Curriculum
The academic curriculum consists of:
- Sequential and integrated design studios
- Core lecture and seminar courses
- Research and elective opportunities, including professional internships and theses
The Department of Landscape Architecture views inquiry, both individual and collective, as the means to invent, energize, inform, and evaluate design ideas, processes, and results. The curriculum emphasizes and values design and the design process coupled with knowledge and capability in the theories, technologies, sciences, arts, materials, and methods associated with the practice of Landscape Architecture. Core themes, theories, precedents, technologies, and skills of the profession are developed in the lecture and seminar courses. You will develop design capabilities in studio courses.
Degree Requirements
Elective Requirements
Degree Sequencing
Students should take an average of 15 credit hours in the fall and spring. Electives may be taken in the summer when offered.
The following table shows the typical three-year course sequence and prerequisites.
| Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours | Class Type |
| Year-1 Fall Semester | |||
| LDAR 5510 | Graphic Media in Landscape Architecture | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 5521 | History of Landscape Architecture | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 5572 | Ecology for Landscape Architects | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6631 | LA Construction Materials and Methods | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6641 | LA Computer Applications | 3 | Seminar |
| Year-1 Spring Semester | |||
| LDAR 5501 | Intro to Landscape Design Studio | 3 | Studio |
| LDAR 5532 | Landform Manipulation | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 5540 | Introduction to GIS | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6620 | LA Theory and Criticism | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6630 | Site, Society, and Environment | 3 | Seminar |
| Year-2 Fall Semester | |||
| LDAR 5502 | Design Studio 2 | 6 | Studio |
| LDAR 6670 | Plants in Design | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6949 | Research Methods | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR Elective | Elective | 3 | Seminar |
| Year-2 Spring Semester | |||
| LDAR 5503 | Design Studio 3 | 6 | Studio |
| LDAR 6604/6605 | Design Studio 4 & 5 (3 credits each) | 6 | Vertical Studio |
| Open Elective | 3 | Seminar | |
| Year-3 Fall - Immersive Semester | |||
| LDAR 6706 | Design Studio 6 | 4 | Studio |
| LDAR 6707 | Design Studio 6 (Travel) | 2 | Travel |
LDAR 6740 | Advanced History/Theory | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR 6750 | LA Professional Practice | 3 | Seminar |
| LDAR Elective | 3 | Seminar | |
| Year-3 Spring Semester | |||
LDAR 6607/6608 | Design Studio 7 & 8 (3 credits each) | 6 alt: 6 | Vertical Studio Thesis |
| Open Elective | 3 | Seminar | |
| Open Elective | 3 | Seminar | |
| Open Elective | 3 | Seminar | |
Total Credit Hours: | 90 | ||
MLA Grading & Course Policies
Students must maintain at least a 3.0 University of Colorado cumulative grade point average to remain in good standing. When a graduate student’s cumulative GPA falls below a 3.0, the student and the department will be notified, and the student will be placed on academic probation.
Students are required to receive a grade of B- or better in all required MLA non-studio Core Requirement courses. A student who receives a grade of C, D, or F in a required MLA non- studio Core course must retake the course.
Students are required to receive a grade of C- or higher in all courses taken to fulfill Elective Requirements. Elective courses must be 5000- level graduate courses or above. A student who receives a grade of D or F in an elective course will not receive credit awarded toward the degree for the course.
A student who receives a C+ in a studio will be allowed to register for the subsequent studio. The student must earn a minimum grade of B in the subsequent studio to avoid having to repeat the studio in which the C+ was earned. A student receiving a grade of B- or lower in the subsequent studio will be required to retake the studio.
To participate in the Immersive Semester, students must in good academic standing (GPA or a 3.00 or higher) and have a grade of B- or better in the previous two studio courses.
Connect With an Advisor
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Roxy New
Senior Course Coordinator & Graduate Academic Advisor for MURP, MUD, MLA, MSHP, & PhD
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Email:roxy.new@ucdenver.edu
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