Landscape Architecture
The 5-year Professional Landscape Architecture degree program now leads to a Master’s Degree
Landscape Architecture Courses: 
Landscape Architecture Curriculum
The term landscape architecture first came into common use in the mid-1800s when Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York’s Central Park. Today, the profession of Landscape Architecture centers on the design, planning, and management of the exterior environment. The practice of landscape architecture, with its applications to urban, suburban, and rural environments, is very broad. This profession encompasses the analysis of sites to determine their most appropriate future uses and management practices such as development, preservation, and restoration; the arrangement of built components such as buildings, transportation systems, and pedestrian systems; and the usage of site features such as plazas, gardens, and parks. The average landscape architect impacts over 1.6 million acres and nearly 2 million people per year. A landscape architecture firm can expect to oversee up to $12 million in design and construction expenditures annually. Landscape architects practice in many types of privately owned firms and in a variety of governmental agencies.
The Master of Landscape Architecture program at Kansas State University is committed to providing students with exposure to a broad range of activities designed to develop mastery of the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in landscape architecture. Woven into the fabric of the course of study are ecology, construction, computer applications, parks and recreation planning and design, community site planning, and regional resource analysis and planning.
During the second semester of the fourth year of study, students have the opportunity to participate in a 30-week internship experience. This internship, under the supervision of a landscape architect, acquaints students with some of the expectations and working environments of the profession and provides them the occasion to test their early notions about career choices in a variety of settings. Another option available to fourth-year students is the opportunity to participate for a semester long study abroad program in Castiglion Fiorentino or Orvieto, Italy.
Graduates of the Master of Landscape Architecture program are prepared to lead and creatively engage in the development and completion of projects that focus on a variety of issues ranging from the management of the natural habitat to the design of places for human use and enjoyment. Graduates are also prepared to use their knowledge, insight, skill, and technological expertise to apply a design process that enables them to move from the analytical phases of a project through design to the implementation and construction of landscapes. Alumni are employed across the United States and abroad, in private firms, both large and small, as well as in public agencies such as the National Park Service, Forest Service, and state and municipal offices.
Accreditation
The Master of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Visit the Landscape Architecture Website: http://www.capd.ksu.edu/larcp/