Chatham University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.L.A.- Landscape Architecture

Program Description:

A Profession In Demand
Excerpted from the American Society of Landscape Architects Site

From city councilrooms to corporate boardrooms, there is increasing demand today for the professional services of landscape architects.

This trend reflects the public's desire for better housing, recreational and commercial facilities, and its expanded concern for environmental protection. Residential and commercial real estate developers, federal and state agencies, city planning commissions, and individual property owners are all among the thousands of people and organizations in America and Canada that will retain the services of a landscape architect this year.

More than any of the other major environmental design professions, landscape architecture is a profession on the move. It is comprehensive by definition-no less than the art and science of analysis, planning design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land.

In providing well-managed design and development plans, landscape architects offer an essential array of services and expertise that reduces costs and adds long-term value to a project.

Clear differences do exists between landscape architecture and the other design professions. Architects primarily design buildings and structures with specific uses, such as homes, offices, schools and factories. Civil engineers apply scientific principles to the design of city infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and public utilities. Urban planners develop a broad overview of development for entire cities and regions.

Landscape architects touch on all the above mentioned design professions, integrating elements from each of them. While having a working knowledge of architecture, civil engineering and urban planning, landscape architects take elements from each of these fields to design aesthetic and practical relationships with the land.

Accreditation:

The M.L.A. program has received initial accreditation from the Landscape Architectural Accreditation

International Student Requirements:

Please visit our website for International Graduate Student Admissions Requirements.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

53508 

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999