Course variations

Course summary

The first professional degree curriculum includes technical as well as theoretical courses and design studios that utilize urban and rural settings in the state and region as learning laboratories. The students will be prepared to design and manage landscapes that are environmentally sound and socially responsible. Design projects are a balance of real and theoretical programs ranging from small to large scale.

Program modules

tudio Sequence: LA 5515, LA 5525, LA 5535, LA 5545, RCPL 5525. Technical Sequence: LA 5243, LA 5343. Graphics and Communication Sequence: LA 5513, LA 5613. Planting Design and Technology Sequence: LA 5713, LA 5924. History: LA 5943. Environmental Requirement: 1 course selected from approved list. Professional Practice Requirement: 1 course selected from approved list. Research Methods Requirement: LA 5403, Professional Electives: Minimum of 3 courses, minimum 9 credit hours. Graduate Project Sequence: LA 5950, 6950, 6596.

Entry requirement for international students

Consideration for graduate-level study requires the completion of a degree comparable to a United States bachelor's degree with superior grades from an accredited institution of higher education. This typically means the completion of a degree of at least four years duration beyond the 12th year of school. Graduates of junior college programs from Taiwan are not eligible for graduate programs. No transfer credit is awarded for work taken before the completion of grade 12. Applicants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh must have completed at least an M.S., M.A., M.Com., B.Engr., or other degree of at least four years duration beyond grade 12 to be considered for graduate study. For students from Europe and the former Soviet Union, the university considers the first degree of three to four years duration under the new Bologna degree scheme to be comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree. Most graduate programs require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). These tests are conducted at centers throughout the world by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, NJ. Applicants for whom English is a second language must present evidence of proficiency in the English language in one of the following ways: An official TOEFL score of 550 on the paper-based test (213 on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test) or higher sent directly from the Educational Testing Service. Scores over two years old by the beginning of the term students wish to enter are not acceptable unless they have been attending school in the United States since the test date. Some graduate programs require a score higher than 550. Check with the individual department for more specific information. Students may obtain information about the test by writing to TOEFL, Box 899, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A, or by accessing the TOEFL website. An official IELTS score of 6.5 is required.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Department name

College of Architecture, Division of Landscape Architecture