Dear Prospective
Student:
Thank you very much for your inquiry about graduate education in Landscape
Architecture at the University of Oregon. We are pleased to provide
you this information and encourage you to inquire further after you
have looked over this material. We welcome applications from people
with a variety of backgrounds and interests in the field.
The Department of Landscape Architecture is over fifty years old and
is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. At
the present time, there are approximately 140 students in the department;
more than half of these are graduate students. There are nine full-time
and one half-time faculty.
The graduate program at the University of Oregon is primarily intended
for mature and independent students who are strongly self-motivated
and prepared to do original work in the field. Study at the Master's
level may be in a number of sub-areas of the field, including advanced
design, landscape history, landscape planning, landscape ecology or
preparation for teaching. We encourage a diversity of thinking among
both faculty and students, and select our graduate students with this
in mind.
Students may enter the Master's programs with a background in either
Landscape Architecture or another field. If you enter with an accredited
Bachelor's of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), the Post Professional
Master's program takes approximately two years. (Please refer to the
Post Professional Master's Degree section.) If you enter from another
discipline and without a B.L.A., completion of the First Professional
Master's degree takes three years plus one term. (Please see the First
Professional Master's degree section.)
The core of the curriculum for both of the Master's degree programs
is the Planning and Design Program, which consists of a series of
studio courses focusing on the development of responses and solutions
to landscape problems and opportunities. At the First Professional
Master's level, emphasis is placed on first learning the basic theory
and skills of landscape architectural design, with the final year
emphasizing an independent advanced inquiry into some aspect of landscape
architecture. At the Post Professional Master's level, emphasis is
placed on pursuing advanced design and research. A Master's Project
or Thesis is required to complete both Master's degree programs.
How To Apply:
Please refer to our graduate admissions procedure web page for application instructions.
Thank you again for your interest in the University of Oregon. We
encourage you to visit the Department or contact us if you have any
further questions. For more information, please click below.
