Overview

The study of Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin Madison investigates how designers, planners, and restoration and preservation specialists create, conserve, and manage built and natural spaces and outdoor-indoor relationships to support thriving human cultures and communities, and ensure the survival of Earth’s complex natural systems. We engage the sciences, arts, and humanities to respond to current issues in cultural, environmental, and natural systems stewardship and management; human health and well-being; and community development.

Students then use this information to engage in interdisciplinary scholarships in urban, rural, or natural settings, by writing a thesis that contributes to the scholarly foundation of the field of landscape architecture and/or provides information to practitioners engaged in landscape decision-making and stewardship.

We currently specialize in two areas: 1) Restoration Ecology and Ecological Design, and 2) Community-Focused Design. We welcome applicants with or without previous training in landscape architecture or related design fields. Graduates move into positions in public agencies and private firms specializing in biological/cultural/historical landscape conservation, ecological restoration, and/or community design and planning. Many also enter Ph.D. programs in related fields to continue working in research and education, or in planning, policy, and environmental law.

Learning Outcomes

Engage critically with the scholarship and theory of landscape architecture.
Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and the ability to explore ideas in depth and synthesize information with a high degree of competence.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of landscape spaces, functions, and dynamics, as well as interactions between people and the built and natural environment.
Demonstrate a deep understanding of and the ability to critically evaluate the principles, theories, technical skills and recent research findings specific to at least one of the program's focus areas: Restoration Ecology and Ecological Design; and Community-Focused Design.
Design and conduct original research, and communicate the results to scholars as well as to practitioners engaged in landscape decision-making and stewardship.
Describe and apply principles of ethical and professional conduct.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories of Landscape Change

Critical Inquiry into Landscape Design Expression

Research in Landscape Architecture

Plant Community Restoration and Management Workshop

Restoration Ecology

Seminar in Natural Plant Community Restoration and Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Madison, United States

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General requirements

A bachelor's degree is required of all prospective candidates

The department’s Graduate Program Committee screens applicants on the basis of university transcripts for all previous work, three letters of recommendation, samples of creative work or writing, and a letter of intent describing how the student's graduate educational needs can be fulfilled by this program

Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Scores are also acceptable from the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Tuition Fees

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25732 USD / year

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25732 USD / year

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12404 USD / year

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Minnesota Resident: $20,714

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1015 - 1752 USD / month

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