Accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the curriculum is designed to educate undergraduates for professional careers in the public and private sectors of landscape architecture that involve the design, planning, preservation, and restoration of the landscape, using the application of both art and science to achieve the best use of our land resources.

Landscape architects engage in the design and planning of parks and recreation areas, new communities and residential developments, urban spaces, waterfronts and pedestrian environments, commercial centers and resorts, corporate and institutional campuses and transportation facilities.

Their professional skills may also be used to prepare natural, historic, and coastal landscape preservation projects.

REQUIREMENTS
All students are reviewed twice during the course of their studies at URI, first for admission into the lower division design sequence and again for acceptance into the upper-division Landscape Architecture major.

A cumulative quality point average requirement is determined each year for both of these reviews.

The program requires:
The requirements of the 130-credit curriculum include preparation in the basic arts and the basic sciences.

The 94-credit professional core includes:

57 credits of professional courses
22-24 credits of supporting requirements
14-16 credits of supporting electives

Review of a student design portfolio, academic records and a personal essay is conducted in the lower division.

A maximum of 20 students will be admitted into the upper division courses.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates in landscape architecture are employed in the public or private sectors of the profession and work in design firms or government offices.

Some enter the design/build sector and are employed in garden centers, nurseries, and landscape contracting companies.

FURTHER STUDIES
Landscape Architecture students interested in an accelerated program to achieve the Master of Community Planning degree may follow a special sequence of graduate-level course work during their junior and senior years.

The classes include: CPL 410, 511, 525, 530, 538, and 545.

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