Landscape Architecture Schools: What a Degree can do for You

By: C. Bailey-Lloyd
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:26:42
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One of the most creative career paths one can take is becoming a professional landscape architect. To do so, one must first enroll in a landscape architecture school where he can obtain the necessary education and training to acquire professional status.

Prospective students of a landscape architecture school should know that prior to enrollment in a graduate program; they will need a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from an accredited college or trade school. In addition to field-specific landscape architecture training, common coursework includes but is not limited to a standard education in biology; environmental science; English; geography; geology; and other associated natural and social sciences.

Students who participate in a landscape architecture school undergraduate program will gain a comprehensive curriculum and hands-on training in of course, landscape architecture; historical aspects of the field; design fundamentals; site design and implementation; ecology and regional design; urban design; professional development; cultural and environmental studies; CAD (Computer Aided Design); community design and other relevant topics.

A graduate program provided by a landscape architecture school will often include all of the above course matter, in addition to advanced graduate seminars; Colloquium; Interdisciplinary Design; and Thesis - to name a few of its diverse studies. Students who successfully complete a landscape architecture school program may earn their Masters of Landscape Architecture (M.LA) in about three years.

Graduates who have acquired adequate education and training in the field, and who have completed all required courses at a landscape architecture school may go onto plan, design and even shape the physical environments in which we live. As an art, landscape architecture is a field in which professionals create and develop a variety of landscaping projects including parks; campuses; golf courses; resorts; wetlands and many other urban and community developments.

Per the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, landscape architect jobs are expected to increase over the coming decade. Thus, students who have attained their Masters in landscape architecture from a landscape architecture school will have promising employment opportunities now, and in the near future. Potential income exists anywhere from $32,000 per year up to $90,000+ (on top end).

If you are thinking about enrolling in a Landscape Architecture School to attain your education in landscape architecture, feel free to visit the Traditional Schools Directory at SchoolsGalore.com for more information.

©08/28/2006 - Landscape Architecture Schools: What a Degree can do for You

By C. Bailey-Lloyd in association with Media Positive Communications, Inc., Managing Organization for SchoolsGalore.com

C. Bailey-Lloyd is the Public Relations' Director & Writer for SchoolsGalore.com -- Your source of information for Landscape Architecture Education; Architecture Schools; and other Environmental Engineering Schools.

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