Graduate students who do not posses a bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture may complete additional coursework in the fundamental skill areas of the profession.  This is accomplished by concurrent enrollment in the undergraduate program to earn the BLA degree before fully engaging in graduate study.  The time necessary to earn the BLA in addition to the MLA will vary according to the student's background upon admission. 

 

 

The Model BLA/MLA curriculum schedule:

 

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	LA 373 - Landscape Architectural History: Prehistory to 1750	LA 202 - Studio: Site Design I
	LA 381 - Shaping the Land	LA 222 - Introduced Plants of the Midwest
	LA 565 - Landscape Change and Conservation	LA 274 - The Social and Behavior Landscape
	LA 578G - Topical Studies in Graphics	LA 371 - Landscape Architectural History: 1750 to Present
	LA 582 - Research Colloquium
Year 2	LA 301 - Site Design II	LA 302 - Ecological Design at the Regional Scale
	LA Elective for BLA	LA 341 - Contemporary Landscape Architecture
	LA 541 - Principles of Research for Landscape Architects	LA 501 - Landscape Architectural Theory
	Elective for MLA	LA 580 - Thesis, Creative Component Tutorial
Year 3	LA 401 or 402 - Community or Urban Design	LA 441 - Professional Practice
	LA 481 - Landscape Construction	LA 482 - Advanced Landscape Construction
	LA Elective for MLA	LA 562 - Studio in Resource Conservation and Management
	Elective for MLA	LA 599 or 699 - Creative Component or Thesis Research
Year 4	LA 599 or 699 - Creative Component or Thesis Research
	Elective for MLA
	Elective for MLA