Landscape architecture - MLA - Course

University of Calgary

Canada, Calgary

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University of Calgary

Canada , Calgary

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesMarch-2026

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 5,046 / terms

Apply Date 15-Jan-2023

Next Intake March-2026

Landscape architecture - MLA - Course

About

Come and be part of Canada’s newest school of landscape architecture. Launched in 2015, SAPL offers Alberta’s only professionally accredited Landscape Architecture degree and the program is creating leaders in sustainability and design. Landscape architects provide innovative solutions to environmental and urban challenges. The profession is growing to include a wide range of areas at different scales from residential to regional. This includes urban design, public spaces, parks and recreation, climate change adaptation, water resources management, transportation, and habitat restoration. Our full-time faculty includes professional landscape architects, planners, architects and landscape ecologists, whose overlapping expertise contributes to a strong curriculum that combines a solid foundation in the field with 21st-century design challenges.

You will hone most of your skills in our unique interdisciplinary design studios, tackling real-world projects to develop integrated design solutions. In one of your senior semesters, you could also learn in an international context.

Completing this program

Foundation Year: Required for applicants without a landscape architecture undergraduate degree.
Core Courses: Studio courses in each term ; other topics include site technology, history and theory, winter city design and more.
Additional Courses: Four elective courses.

Disciplines

School of Architecture

Planning and Landscape

Requirements

Entry Requirements

GPA

A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point scale, over the last two years of study (a minimum of 20 courses or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.

Minimum education

A four-year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.

Documents

Applicants are required to submit a digital application package consisting of 1) a digital portfolio, 2) a resume/CV, and 3) a statement of interest. These documents should be submitted as a single .PDF document with a cover letter (include your full name) and a table of contents for clarity. The package should be uploaded to the Student Centre following submission of an online application. Additional descriptions, specifications, and details about the digital portfolio, resume, and statement of interest can be found on the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape website at: https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/future-students/admissions/mla.

Read portfolio requirements

Reference letters

Three (of which at least two must be academic)

Test scores

None

Foundation year

Applicants with previous related design degrees (e.g. a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture) may have some or all of the foundation year courses waived. Applications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, this review will require supporting documentation such as course outlines. An assessment of these prerequisite requirements will be made by an admissions committee and applicants will be informed in offers of admission which, if any, courses at the Foundation level will be required.

Career

Landscape architectural engineering, architectural and planning firms; private corporations with planning or design departments; federal, provincial, regional, and municipal agencies; development companies; historic preservation authorities; faculties and departments of landscape architecture, architecture, art, and planning.

The course-based Master of Landscape Architecture degree is accredited by Landscape Architectural Accreditation Council (LAAC) of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). Students can also continue their academic studies by pursuing the Master of Environmental Design (MEDes) degree.