BLA Landscape Architecture at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The mission of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program is to prepare students to become professional landscape architects in the private and public sectors of practice. We foster a learning environment of creativity and critical analysis that uses evidence-based design principles as its core. This approach builds upon the knowledge of natural and built environments and how humans interact within various cultural settings. Our BLA graduates use this knowledge to produce spatial solutions at multiple scales from site design to land use planning.

Faculty: Architecture | Department: Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | Duration: 128 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Course list includes ECCB 205 Fundamentals of Ecology; LAND 101 Introduction to Landscape Architectural Practice 1; LAND 111 Design Graphics and Communication 1; MATH 140 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 1; URPN 202 Building Better Cities; URPN 220 Digital Communication I 1. The plan of study totals 128 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

Graduates from the BLA program are prepared for employment with private practice firms in landscape architecture, engineering, architecture or planning; and with federal, state or local government agencies.

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Application information

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.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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