Master in Landscape Architecture II: (MLA II)
Postprofessional Degree
Charles Waldheim
Chair of Landscape Architecture
.The one-and-a-half year, post-professional Master in Landscape Architecture (MLA II) degree program is for those who have completed an undergraduate professional landscape architecture degree or its equivalent. The MLA II augments that professional preparation with a particular emphasis on the design of the built environment at the intersection of urbanization and ecology, providing those who have already demonstrated professional competence with the opportunity to advance their critical, theoretical, representational, and technical skills through design.
Preparation for Admission
Individuals who have completed an accredited program leading to a four- or five-year professional bachelor of landscape architecture degree or equivalent are eligible for admission. Programs leading to postprofessional degrees do not need to be accredited, as applicants would normally have already completed the degree required for certification.
Residence
A minimum of three terms of full-time study in residence is required for award of the degree. Under special circumstances students may receive permission to reduce their course load and extend their studies over a longer period of time.
Requirements for Award of Degree
A candidate will be recommended for the Master in Landscape Architecture as a postprofessional degree upon satisfactory completion of 60 units. The normal distribution of course requirements is as follows:
First Term
8 units GSD 1400 Studio Option in Landscape Architecture*
4 units GSD 3501 MLA II Proseminar
8 units Electives
Second Term
8 units Studio Option
4 units GSD 3102 Theories and Practices of Contemporary Landscape Architecture
8 units Electives or 4 units electives and GSD 9205 4 units Preparation
of
Independent Thesis Proposal for Master in Landscape Architecture)
Third Term
8 units Studio Option
12 units Electives
or
12 units GSD 9303 Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree
Master in Landscape Architecture
8 units Electives
* The first-term studio option must be taken from those offered by the Department of Landscape Architecture.