Objective
   The mission of the Landscape Architecture Program is to educate for ultimate leadership in the landscape architecture profession. This mission requires the development and exercise of both intellect and sensibility.
   The Master's of Landscape Architecture Program has the dual objectives of providing students with a core of design and technical skills in combination with experiences in pure and applied research. This duality prepares students for problem solving in the profession through design and research, and it is a program focus. The Landscape Architecture Program also prepares students to enter practice in private, public, academic, and research organizations.
   Student preparation is enhanced by specialized course work taken inside and outside of landscape architecture and by the topic of one's thesis. Students are directed to select thesis committee members early-on and to select specialized courses which reinforce students' areas of primary interest in landscape architecture.
   The Landscape Architecture Program is fully accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Graduates from the program are qualified to sit for the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam which, when successfully passed, qualifies individuals to practice as landscape architects in the State of Texas.

Degree Requirements
   The applicant must meet the general requirements of the Graduate School. A personal interview is recommended and three letters of reference are required. All students in the Landscape Architecture Program are required to consult the Graduate Advisor to obtain course and schedule approval each semester prior to registration.
   Students are evaluated for admission to the graduate program using three criteria: a) grade point average from previous degree(s) and course work; b) Graduate Record Examination results; and c) a portfolio/interview, for students with design backgrounds. The minimum requirements are a GPA of 3.0 or better, a GRE score of 1000 or better on the first two components of the GRE, and a minimum portfolio/interview score of 1000 or better. The maximum score for each category of evaluation criteria is as follows: a) GPA = 4000 points maximum; b) GRE = 1600 points maximum; and c) portfolio/interview = 1600 points maximum. The maximum total admissions score is 7200.
   A student whose native language is not English must have a demonstrated speaking ability in English in addition to meeting the program's minimum score of 575 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

First Professional Degree Program
   For students holding a college degree in a field other than design, some prerequisite courses usually are required such as design, plant materials, technology, drawing, theory, and history. The extent and number of such courses depends upon the student's previous college experience and demonstrated skills.
   The core curriculum in the Landscape Architecture Program prepares students holding a college degree in a field other than landscape architecture or a related design discipline to complete the requirements for the first professional degree in landscape architecture.

Program in
Landscape Architecture
www.uta.edu/architecture

Area of Study and Degree
Landscape Architecture
M.L.A.

Master's Degree Plan
Thesis

Interim Dean, School of Architecture
C. Lee Wright
203ED Architecture, 817-272-2801

Director, Landscape Architecture
Pat D. Taylor
203B Architecture, 817-272-2801

Graduate Advisor
Pat D. Taylor
203B Architecture, 817-272-2801

Graduate Faculty
Professor
Baum

Associate Professors
Robinette, Taylor

Adjunct Assistant Professors
Bass, Hunt, Salam, Sloan

Appropriate members of the graduate faculty from Architecture