MLA Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Landscape Architecture program at The Design School is an accredited graduate professional degree offering that prepares you for professional practice, advanced study and leadership in landscape architecture. The program integrates knowledge from arts, science and technology and trains you to design the built environment through integrated systems thinking and transdisciplinary skills and knowledge.

What you will study

56 credit hours and a thesis, or 56 credit hours including the required applied project course (LDE 593), or 56 credit hours including the required capstone course (LDE 622) Required Core (23 credit hours) LAP 513 Landscape Architecture Theory and Criticism (3) LAP 571 Advanced Landscape Architecture Professional Practice I (1) LAP 572 Advanced Landscape Architecture Professional Practice II (1) LAP 613 Design Synthesis (3) LDE 521 Advanced Landscape Architectural Studio I (5) LDE 522 Advanced Landscape Architectural Studio II (5) LDE 621 Advanced Landscape Architectural Studio III (5) Research (9 credit hours) LAP 514 Research in Landscape Architecture (3) Research area electives (6) Electives (18 credit hours) Design professional elective (18) Culminating Experience (6 credit hours) LDE 593 Applied Project (6) or LDE 599 Thesis (6) or LDE 622 Advanced Landscape Architectural Studio IV (6) Additional Curriculum Information Students complete nine credit hours of research: three credit hours of LAP 514 and six research area electives.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to work across diverse areas of the landscape architecture profession, including public and private sectors and nonprofit organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts letter of intent portfolio contact information for two references professional resume or CV proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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