BS Landscape Architecture at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

Department of Human Ecology; 1303 Hart Hall; 530-752-1805; Landscape Architecture ; Faculty Landscape architecture is the planning and design of urban and rural areas where human use requires environmental adaptation or conservation. Students in landscape architecture acquire skills to enhance physical environments and the people who use them. They are capable of solving physical problems and are able to visualize and think in terms of space, culture, and change over time.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Department: Human Ecology | Duration: 142 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 142 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, capstone, electives components. Required courses include BIO 001 Introductory Biology: Ecology & Evolution; BIS 002B Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution; CMN 001V Introduction to Public Speaking; STA 013 Elementary Statistics; STA 013V Elementary Statistics.

Career pathways

Graduates may find jobs in private landscape architectural firms or public agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporations employing landscape architects. The landscape architecture major provides the student with excellent preparation for graduate school or career development in a wide range of environmental and design-related fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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