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Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Landscape Architecture (BLA)


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The profession of landscape architecture embodies both the art and science of design, planning, and management of the land and the natural and man-made elements upon it. The program embraces creative, cultural, philosophical, and scientific knowledge bases as part of the educational requirements for a Bachelor of Landscape (BLA) in Architecture professional degree. The professional curriculum prepares students for areas of practice in landscape architecture and planning including site design, urban design, master planning, community planning, regional planning, and natural resource conservation.

Please see the UNLV College of Fine Arts - Department of Landscape Architecture web page at www.unlv.edu/architecture/landscape-arch for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/blarch.

Advising


Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Student Advising Center.

Accreditation


For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements


Please see Graduation Policies  for complete information.

Landscape Architecture (BLA) Degree Requirements - Total: 123 Credits


General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 37-40 Credits


 

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3


 

English Composition - Credits: 6


 

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3


 

Mathematics - Credits: 3


 

Distribution Requirements - Credits: 19


 Please see Distribution Requirements  for more information.

Multicultural and International


Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements.  A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.

Total Credits: 122


Notes


  1. LAND 386  or AAE 282  and Portfolio review are Milestone Experience courses for Landscape Architecture BLA.
  2. LAND 486  is a Culminating Experience course for Landscape Architecture BLA.

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