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Degree
Programs
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
The
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) curriculum is accredited by
the American Society of Landscape Architects
(ASLA). It stresses a
broadly based course of study emphasizing residential, community,
and urban design; site, regional and land use planning; and
professional practice methods.
The BLA curriculum is divided into two parts: pre-landscape
architecture and landscape architecture. Studies
typically begin with
the first through third years of the program at Washington
State University Pullman.
Students spend the entire fourth year of the program at the
Interdisciplinary Design Institute at WSU Spokane and choose to
complete their fifth year in either Spokane or Pullman.
Master of Science
The
Master of Science in Landscape Architecture program at Washington
State University Spokane provides advanced study in landscape
architecture and landscape planning through critical investigation,
research, and scholarship related to geographical, biophysical, and
cultural dynamics within the context of the Northern Rocky Mountain
Bioregion. The program emphasizes urban/suburban design and
community planning.
The
MS degree requires a minimum of 30 credits, including the
completion of a research thesis, and is offered in a two-year and a
three-year option.
The two-year option allows professionals
already possessing professional degrees in landscape architecture to
acquire
a strong interdisciplinary knowledge and practical background in
support of research topics that contribute to the body of design
and planning knowledge and the related growing innovative
application of cognitive and technical skills.
The
three-year option offers the opportunity for
applicants without a design background to pursue research and
advanced specialization in landscape architecture that complements
their current knowledge and skills.
Applicants to the
three-year option may be admitted to the program in Spokane
but will be required to spend their first year on the Pullman campus
taking undergraduate courses in landscape architecture
emphasizing graphics, design, and landscape technology.
The
MS Landscape Architecture degree is also available on the WSU
Pullman campus. For information about the Pullman program
please click here.
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