MLA+U Landscape Architecture + Urbanism at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Our curriculum amplifies this urban context with courses that investigate critical landscape architecture challenges of the twenty-first century city: the urban design implications of technological innovations, new mobility systems, post-industrial sites, water quality, climate change, social equity, rapid urbanization, and vital public spaces, among others. Our Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board accredited and STEM-certified program prepares technically skilled and intellectually versatile design professionals who share these ambitions across the globe.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Department: Architecture | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

The M.L.A.+U curriculum is organized around course sequences in Design Studios; History, Theory, and Criticism; Ecology and Material Workshops; Design Media; and Professional Practice. The final Advance Design Studios are structured in collaboration with the Architecture Program where students of both disciplines investigate global issues on urbanism.

Career pathways

Graduates of the M.L.A.+U program go on to excel in high-level positions in sectors like: Professional landscape architecture firms; Government and public agencies; Nonprofit organizations; Universities and education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete before the start of the IIT term, an undergraduate degree from an accredited educational institution with at least a B average (GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent). To be admitted without conditions to the Master of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Program, an applicant is required to have prior college-level coursework in freehand drawing, biology, and earth science.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring.

Fall term: priority deadlines January 31 and April 15; regular deadline July 15 (domestic and international students living in the U.S.) or June 15 (international students living outside the U.S.). Spring term: priority October 1, extended to October 15; regular deadline January 7 (domestic) or November 15 (international). The admissions application fee is $100. GRE is optional for master's applicants.

Chicago-Kent J.D.: no application fee for 2026 J.D. applicants; first-year entry is Fall, with transfer entry in Fall or Spring.

Apply through the official page: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

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