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The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is founded on the contemporary practice of landscape architecture and its broad applications of regenerative planning, design, and stewardship, and the synthesis of art and science to balance human activity with natural systems.

The program surpasses the minimum expectations of accreditation to produce graduates who are prepared for leadership and interdisciplinary teamwork that will sustain the urban, regional, and global landscape in a prosperous and dynamic equilibrium. The MLA program at the University of Cincinnati is distinguished by Cooperative Education (Co-op).

Career

The profession of landscape architecture has led the way in sustainable design for more than 100 years. From the residential garden to the regional transportation plan, the practice of landscape architecture spans the spectrum of human intervention on the land and the stewardship of the earth’s natural resources. Landscape architects are leading projects of global significance in private, public, and academic practice settings.

Curriculum

The MLA curriculum offers three program options: MLA I, MLA IIA, and MLA IIB. The MLA I is intended for those with no prior experience in landscape architecture, planning, or design fields who intend to pursue professional licensure as a landscape architect. The advanced MLA I degree program at UC will further the intellectual discourse with research, creative work, cooperative education, and service to support and challenge the public, private, and academic practice of the profession. As a first professional degree program, the MLA I provide the body of knowledge common to the profession and promote acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to enter the professional practice of landscape architecture. Professional studies at the master’s level also provide instruction in and application of research and scholarly methods.

The MLA IIA and MLA IIB are programs for those with a background in landscape architecture, planning, or design fields. This option offers an opportunity to contribute to an integrated, interdisciplinary research and design program that can be linked to DAAP’s established programs in art, design, architecture, and planning. Such a group of multi-disciplinary designers will be able to uniquely contextualize complex problems that are defined by large-scale systems of landscape ecologies, urban forces, and social conditions.