Landscape Architecture, M.L.A.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
L A 5515	Landscape Architecture Introductory Graduate Studio I	5
L A 5525	Landscape Architecture Introductory Graduate Studio II	5
L A 5535	Landscape Architecture Intermediate Graduate Studio III	5
L A 5545	Landscape Architecture Intermediate Graduate Studio IV	5
L A 5243	Landscape Architecture Technology: Materials and Construction	3
L A 5343	Landscape Architecture Technology: Site Issues	3
L A 5513	Landscape Architecture Drawing and Graphics	3
L A 5613	Landscape Architecture Computer Applications	3
L A 5713	Plant Material and Technology	3
L A 5923	Planting Design	3
L A 5943	History and Theory of Landscape Architecture	3
L A 5950	Graduate Project Proposal	2
L A 6950	Applied Research in Landscape Architecture	2
L A 6595	Graduate Project	5
L A 6643	Urban Design Theory	3
L A 5402	Res Methods Landscape Arch	2
L A 5940	Field Work	2
Professional Practice Requirement
Choose 2 hours from approved list		2
Advanced Professional Electives
Choose a minimum of 3 hours 1		3
Total Credit Hours		62

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Any graduate level course at the 5000 or 6000 level, or ‘G’ designated undergraduate course at the 3000 or 4000 level may be taken that is appropriate to the student’s interests and area of specialization. Students are encouraged to work with an advisor, either the Division Director or the Graduate Liaison, to develop a package of appropriate electives. Allied departments at OU that may have useful offerings include Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Biology, Business Administration, Construction Science, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Communications, Geography, Geology, Health and Exercise Sciences, Human Relations, Political Science, Regional and City Planning, and Sociology. 

General Requirements for all Master's Degrees

The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.

All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.

Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.

Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.

Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.

To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).

Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.