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Jun 07, 2026
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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.
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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
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Distribution Requirements - Credits: 19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information. - Humanities and Fine Arts:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirement
- Social Sciences: 9 credits
- One course each from three different fields
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 10 credits
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. Major Requirements - Bachelor in Landscape Architecture - Subtotal: 84 Credits
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