Architecture Degrees Online

LA 1410 Grounding in Landscape Architecture
LA 1420 Grounding in Landscape Architecture
LA 2010 Medium of the Landscape
LA 2020 Medium of the Landscape
LA 2150 Writing Seminar: Engaging Places — Not Offered This Year
LA 2520 Daily Life and Cultural Landscapes (CA)
LA 2610 Fieldwork in Urban Archaeology (also CRP/ARKEO 2610) (CA) (LA)
LA 2620 Laboratory in Landscape Archaeology (also ARKEO 2620)
LA 2660 Jerusalem through the Ages (also NES/JWST/ARKEO/RELST 2660) (CA) (LA) — Not Offered This Year
LA 2820 Photography and the American Landscape (CA) (LA)
LA 3010 Integrating Theory and Practice I
LA 3020 Integrating Theory and Practice
LA 3160 Site Engineering II
LA 3180 Site Construction
LA 3600 Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns of North America (also ARKEO 3600, CRP 3600/6660, LA 6660) (CA) (LA)
LA 4010 Urban Design Studio
LA 4020 Integrating Theory and Practice II
LA 4030 Directed Study: The Concentration
LA 4100 Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture
LA 4120 Professional Practice
LA 4180/7900 Audio Documentary: Stories from the Land (CA) (LA)
LA 4830 Seminar in Landscape Studies (CA) (LA)
LA 4860/7910 Placemaking by Design
LA 4910 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (also HORT 4910)
LA 4920 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (also HORT 4920)
LA 4940 Special Topics in Landscape Architecture
LA 4950 Green Cities: The Future of Urban Ecology (also CRP 3840/5840)
LA 4970 Individual Study in Landscape Architecture
LA 4980 Undergraduate Teaching
LA 4990 Undergraduate Research
LA 5010 Composition and Theory
LA 5020 Composition and Theory
LA 5050 Landscape Representation I
LA 5060 Graphic Communication II
LA 5240 History of European Landscape Architecture*
LA 5250 History of American Landscape Architecture*
LA 5450 The Parks and Fora of Imperial Rome
LA 5820 Photography and the American Landscape
LA 5900 Theoretical Foundations
LA 5980 Graduate Teaching
LA 6010 Integrating Theory and Practice I
LA 6020 Integrating Theory and Practice II
LA 6030 Directed Study: The Concentration
LA 6160 Site Engineering II
LA 6180 Site Construction
LA 6660 Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns of North America (also CRP 6660)
LA 6900 Methods of Landscape Architectural Inquiry
LA 6940 Special Topics in Landscape Architecture
LA 7010 Urban Design and Planning
LA 7020 Advanced Design Studio
LA 7900 Audio Documentary: Stories from the Land
LA 7910 Placemaking by Design
LA 7920 Landscape Preservation: Theory and Practice
LA 8900 Master’s Thesis in Landscape Architecture

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in architecture, archaeology, history, history of art, or anthropology, or appropriate experience in the field. Applicants may apply for the master’s or doctoral programs in architectural history or urban development history. Applicants with previous graduate work can be considered for advanced standing. Master’s degree candidates in the history of architecture or urban development programs are required to have reading proficiency in at least one modern language other than English; Ph.D. degree candidates must have proficiency in two languages other than English before beginning the second year of study.
This area offers many opportunities for enrichment through other educational institutions and public or nonprofit agencies. Cornell cooperates with Harvard University in the archaeological exploration of Sardis in Turkey. Students and faculty members often work with summer programs in architectural design, history of architecture, and landscape architecture offered by departments and graduate fields.
The field also offers a joint program with the Field of City and Regional Planning leading to the M.Arch. and M.R.P. degrees.
Application:
All applicants must submit GRE general test scores. Applicants to the computer graphics program must also submit scores on the GRE subject test in computer science. Applicants to the architecture (M.Arch. professional) and design programs must also submit a portfolio of visual materials.
International students whose undergraduate training has been completed outside the United States are admitted as provisional candidates. They should plan to spend at least four terms in residence for the master’s degree. TOEFL minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) .

This one-and-a-half-year course of study is open to individuals holding a B.Arch or first-professional M.Arch degree, this three-semester advanced design research program offers a critical framework for investigating pertinent concerns, practices, and technologies in 21st-century architecture. A curriculum of core and elective studios and courses structures individual trajectories of inquiry within five territories of investigation: architecture and urbanism; architecture and ecology; architecture and technology; architecture and discourse; and architecture and media.

Only students who have satisfactorily completed an accredited undergraduate professional program for the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) or the professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degrees, or their foreign equivalents, may be admitted as candidates for the post-professional degree of Master of Architecture. Those who have yet to receive a qualifying professional degree, should apply as transfer students to the undergraduate program. After fulfilling the requirements for the B.Arch. degree, they can apply to the graduate program in design. Applicants who already have a nonprofessional four-year undergraduate degree should apply to the professional Architecture (M.Arch. professional) program.

The professional Master of Architecture program seeks individuals interested in practicing architecture, teaching architecture, and otherwise contributing to the culture of architecture as a social and spatial reality. This new degree program, designed for applicants who possess a four-year undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in any area, joins Cornell’s renowned B.Arch. degree program and provides an additional option for professional education in architecture.

The intensive 3-1/2 year course of study consists of six semesters of design studios followed by a one-semester design thesis, together with supporting courses in visual studies, history and theory of architecture, technology, professional practice, and elective courses. The design studio is the core of the curriculum: its symbiotic relationship to all other disciplines allows the architectural project to be experienced as a negotiating platform.

A candidate for the degree must complete a minimum of 115 credit units. For individuals with advanced standing, degree requirements are determined prior to admission. The M.Arch. program is in the process of obtaining candidacy status from the National Architectural Accrediting Board, a necessary first step in the process leading to full accreditation.

Note on Professional Accreditation: In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance with established educational standards.

Master’s degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise as accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

The NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation.Candidacy status indicates that a program should be accredited within six years of achieving candidacy, if the plan is properly implemented.

Students with an undergraduate degree in architecture, architectural engineering, engineering, or computer science are likely candidates for the graduate program in architectural science. Program objectives are (1) to afford an opportunity for students of architecture to expand their creative design potential by increasing their knowledge and understanding of environmental science and building technologies and (2) to provide a framework within which students who have graduated from other technical disciplines may explore computer science, computer graphics, and computer-aided design methods. Students enrolling for studies in computer graphics use the facilities of the interdisciplinary Program of Computer Graphics.

The Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) in Landscape Architecture was
created for individuals with an interest in advancing their career options by pursuing timely and innovative issues related to planning, designing, and/or managing natural and built environments. The program investigates areas of Landscape Architecture through a year-long program of coursework, involvement in department faculty/project based problem solving and independent studies.
The program requires 30 hours of course work. This must include 20 hours within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including 6 credits of project-based work. Interested prospective students should submit applications based on their area of interest and compatibility with Cornell’s resources and the expertise of current faculty members in the Department of Landscape Architecture. Once accepted, students will plan an appropriate curriculum in consultation with a designated faculty mentor. The MPS in Landscape Architecture is a non-license qualifying degree.

The MLA–AD curriculum consists of design studios, the augmenting of a previous education with courses unique to Cornell, the development of a concentration, and independent research and a thesis.

The course of study is 60 credits over a two-year period, and the accumulation of four residency units. Design studios and other course work are taken at an advanced level.

Students holding a four-year (BS, BSLA) or five-year (BLA) professional degree in Landscape Architecture may apply for the Master of Landscape Architecture–Advanced Degree. Each student’s undergraduate academic record and professional practice experience will be reviewed to look for opportunities to enhance their education and work experiences through the course work and research opportunities at Cornell.

The interaction between cultural and environmental systems in the landscape is the focus of the academic program and the context for design and planning issues internationally.

Central to the graduate curriculum is the design studio which focuses on conceptual and applied design. The studio format entails lecture, demonstration, one-on-one instruction and group discourse. Rather than espousing a single design philosophy, the department presents numerous perspectives on design, imparted through the studio course sequence. Small class sizes allow for discussion among faculty and students. The graduate curriculum culminates with a thesis or capstone studio. Thesis students, with the guidance of the Thesis Committee, may choose from a variety of options for their research, including a special project, design or an aspect of theory applied to a project. The capstone studio option features a comprehensive design project. A studio book, submitted to the department, is required for this option.

Transcripts from all educational institutions and two (2) letters of recommendation are required for graduate students. Admission is made in the Fall semester only. GRE scores are recommended, and required for fellowship applicants. Submission of a portfolio demonstrating creative ability is required. Portfolios may include, drawings, photography, creative writing or designs. Foreign students without an undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution or an undergraduate degree conducted in English are required to pass the Test for English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) with a reading (20), writing (20), listening (15), and speaking (22).