IX. Graduate Programs

Landscape Architecture

MLA Program

The MLA program is designed for students with a previous degree in a field unrelated to landscape architecture; for students who hold other professional degrees in architecture, planning and engineering; and for students who have received a BLA degree and are interested in advanced education in a particular area of landscape architecture. The MLA program emphasizes research, analysis, planning, design and management of landscapes ranging in scale from individual sites to entire communities and regions. The MLA program is accredited by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. This accreditation is also recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the MLA program is not restricted to holders of the BLA degree. Strongly motivated graduates of honours programs in a variety of disciplines may be admissible under the normal Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements. Well prepared applicants will have studied as broadly as possible in their undergraduate programs.

Application deadline and additional information on the MLA program at the University of Guelph can be obtained from our internet address at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/LA/

Degree Requirements

Students are encouraged to relate their major emphasis in the MLA to their undergraduate discipline through course work and thesis.

Required Core

For the holder of a BLA with several subsequent years of significant professional experience:
LARC*6380 [0.25] Research Seminar
LARC*6600 [0.50] Critical Inquiry & Research Analysis
LARC*6610 [0.50] Research Methods
LARC*6710 [0.50] Special Study
1 Elective
Thesis
For the holder of a BLA without such professional experience
LARC*6380 [0.25] Research Seminar
LARC*6430 [0.50] Landscape Resource Analysis
LARC*6470 [0.50] Integrative Environmental Planning
LARC*6600 [0.50] Critical Inquiry & Research Analysis
LARC*6610 [0.50] Research Methods
LARC*6710 [0.50] Special Study
1 Elective
Thesis
For holders of degrees other than the BLA:
LARC*3260 Plants in the Landscape (audit)
LARC*6010 [0.50] Landscape Architecture Studio I
LARC*6020 [0.50] Landscape Architecture Studio II
LARC*6030 [0.50] Landscape Architecture Studio III
LARC*6040 [0.50] Landscape Architecture Studio IV
LARC*6120 [0.50] Community Design
LARC*6340 [0.25] Landscape History Seminar
LARC*6360 [0.25] Professional Practice Seminar
LARC*6380 [0.25] Research Seminar
LARC*6430 [0.50] Landscape Resource Analysis
LARC*6470 [0.50] Integrative Environmental Planning
LARC*6440 [0.50] Environmental Design
LARC*6600 [0.50] Critical Inquiry & Research Analysis
LARC*6610 [0.50] Research Methods
LARC*6710 [0.50] Special Study
Thesis
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