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Accelerated Master of Landscape Architecture - BLA, MLA


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College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

The accelerated Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture (BLA+MLA) program allows advanced Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) undergraduates the opportunity to pursue a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program within an accelerated time frame. 

The mission of the accelerated BLA+MLA program is to prepare future professionals to address the dynamic issues and scales of landscapes across the Intermountain West and around the world and engage in creative intellectual work that contributes to the theory and practice of landscape architecture.

Please consult the LAEP undergraduate advisor, and the LAEP Graduate Program Coordinator if interested in pursuing this dual degree.

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits 120

 

Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)

2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better 100 Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above) 40
Total USU Credits 30 Upper-division USU Credits 20
USU Credits within the Major 10 Credits in Minor (if required) 12
Credits in Major see below Credits in American Institutions 3
General Education Requirements    see link University Studies Depth Requirements    see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program

First Year Students Admitted to USU in Good Standing

 

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU 3.0 GPA

First Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

LAEP 1200 - Introduction to Graphics and Illustration   4     LAEP 1350 - Theory of Design   4    
PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape    3     LAEP 1300 - Digital Drafting, Illustration, and Modeling   3    
USU 1010 - University Connections   2     ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3   Communications Literacy
MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL)   4   Quantitative Literacy APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions (BAI)   3   Breadth American Institutions
LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture (BCA)   3   Breadth Creative Arts PSC 2010 - Soils, Waters, and the Environment (BPS)   3   Breadth Physical Sciences
Comments
Comments

Second Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

LAEP 2700 - Analysis Design I   5     LAEP 2720 - Analysis and Design 2   5    
LAEP 2600 - Landscape Construction I (QI)   4   Quantitative Intensive LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture (BHU)   3   Breadth Humanities
ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3   Communications Literacy LAEP 2500 - Landscape Materials   2    
WATS 1200 - Biodiversity and Sustainability (BLS)  or  WILD 2200 - Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)   3  or 3   Breadth Life Sciences ENVS 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS)   3   Breadth Social Sciences
      CMST 1020 - Public Speaking (BHU)      Breadth Humanities
Comments
Comments: Apply to the BLA program. Applications due last Monday in March.

Third Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

LAEP 3120 - Land Planning for Residential Development  or  LAEP 3400 - Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Visualization for Environmental Planning    5  or 3-5   LAEP 3400 : if taken spring of the third year, students need to take course for 5 credits

LAEP 4110 - Landscape Construction II 

 

4  

 
LAEP 3500 - Planting Design   4     LAEP 3100 - Recreation and Open Space Planning and Design   5    
LAEP 2400 - 3D Representation   3     LAEP 4910 - Foundations of Business in Design and Planning   3    
 Elective 3   ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI)  or  ASTE 3050 - Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)  or  BUS 3200 - Business Communication (CI)   3  or 3  or 3    
Comments
Comments: Apply to the Accelerated Master of Landscape Architecture - BLA/MLA by March 15th.

Fourth Year (MLA Year 1)

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

LAEP 4100 - Urban Theory, Systems, and Design   5     LAEP 4350 - Travel Course   2    
LAEP 3300 - GIS for Environmental Planning   4     LAEP 6880 - Landscape Architecture Research Methods   2    
LAEP 6890 - Seminar on Thesis Proposals and Procedures   1     LAEP 6750 - Implementation and Regulatory Techniques in Planning   3    
GEO 3100: Natural Disasters (DSC)   3   Depth Life and Physical Science SOC 3610 - Rural People and Places (DSS)  or  SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS)  SOC 3600 - Finding Community in Today’s Society (DSS)   or 3  or 3  or 3   Depth Social Sciences
LAEP 6860: Faculty/Interdisciplinary Seminar I   1     LAEP 4120 - Senior Capstone: Planning & Design Leadership   5    
LAEP 6930: Readings in Environmental Planning   1          
LAEP 6910: Readings in Landscape Architecture   1          
Comments
Comments

Fifth Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

LAEP 6200 - Bioregional Analysis and Planning   5     LAEP 6970 - Thesis Research  or  LAEP 6960 - Master’s Project    1-6  or 1-6     
LAEP 6740 - Planning Theory and Implementation Issues   3     LAEP 6060 - E Studio/Entrepreneurship in Planning and Design (CI)   3    
LAEP 6110 - Landscape Ecology for Planning   3     Electives 8 Must be 6000 level or higher
LAEP 6970 - Thesis Research   1-6          
Electives 3 Must be 6000 level or higher      
Comments
Comments

Undergraduate students must matriculate (be accepted) to the program at the end of their sophomore year. Please contact the LAEP Department at (435) 797-0500 for more information.

Landscape Architecture Environmental Planning Courses Required for Matriculation (32 credits)


Students must matriculate (be accepted) to the BLA program. Matriculation is based on performance in the courses below and the submission of a design portfolio and letter of intent. Learn more at laep.usu.edu/students/how-to-apply.

Thesis Courses (8 credits)


To be accepted into the combined BLA+MLA program, students must apply for the Master’s of Landscape Architecture Degree via applynow.usu.edu during their junior year. If accepted, they begin taking graduate-level courses during their senior year. Students only pay graduate-level tuition during their fifth year of study. Learn more at laep.usu.edu/degrees/bmla.

A Plan A thesis or Plan B paper/project option is required and is to be negotiated with the candidate, major professor, and supervisory committee. Students will then either complete an additional 3 credits of LAEP 6970  or 3 credits in LAEP 6960 , depending on the student’s plan type.

Plan A


Plan B


Elective Course (9 credits)


Elective courses must be 6000 level or higher. Students should consult their major professor when selecting elective courses.

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