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3-YEAR Landscape Architecture Program Requirements
MLA 3-Year Curriculum Guide
3YR Courses and Requirements (Effective for students admitted prior to Fall 2024)
3YR Courses and Requirements (Effective for students admitted Fall 2024 and after)
*Accelerated 3YR MLA Requirements (Effective for students admitted Fall 2024 and after)
*NOTE: Students may qualify for the accelerated 3-year recognized MLA degree if they have previously earned a degree in landscape architecture from an institution outside of the US or Canada. Students need MLA faculty approval to follow this degree plan.
Typical MLA3-Year Curriculum for Students Admitted Fall 2024 and AFTER
Integrated Studio and Visualization (25 credits)
- EAS 586 (3)(f)* Place and Environment
- EAS 587 (3)(f) Making Place Design
- EAS 585 (1) (f) Visualization 1
- EAS 590 (3) Principles of Eco Design
- EAS 591 (3) Eco Site Design
- EAS 589 (1) (f) Visualization 2
- EAS 687 (4)** Landscape Planning and Analysis
- EAS 688 (4) Site Planning and Design
- EAS 691 (3) Planting Design
- EAS 689 (2) Visualization 3 (elective)
Landscape Analysis and Technologies (14 Credits)
- EAS 531** (4) Princ of GIS
- EAS 588 (4)(f) Site Engineering
- EAS 681 (3) Materials & Methods
- EAS 501 (3) Professional Practice
Landscape History and Theory (3 credits} with additional suggested elective
- EAS 503 (3) Sustainable Sites and Historical Precedent and H & T Elective
SEAS Requirements (14credits)
- Ecological Processes
- IAMS Requirement (fulfilled by EAS 531 & EAS 687)**
- EAS 701(6) Ecological Design and Planning [Capstone: Theme-Based Master’s Project]
*Courses marked (f) are foundational courses and do not count towards the 44 credit hours required by Rackham Graduate School.
** IAMS course can double-count with Core requirements but we do not double-count the actual credits
Any petitions to substitute or waive a requirement must be approved by the appropriate faculty and submitted to the SEAS Student
Center.
All courses must be taken on a graded basis, if taught for a grade.
Integrated Analytic Methods and Skills Requirement
Students are required, at some point during their time enrolled in the program, to take 2 courses composing at least 3 credits from a faculty-approved list of courses that focus on integrative analytic methods and skills. The faculty-approved existing courses that satisfy this requirement are listed below: