Landscape architecture
Collaborative Learning for Impactful Design
In Landscape Architecture, we offer a dynamic, hands‑on design education for students eager to make a difference in the world around them. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, real‑world projects, and the University of Oregon’s strong liberal arts foundation, students develop the visual, spatial, and critical thinking skills needed to create resilient, inclusive, and meaningful environments that connect people, culture, and ecology.
Study Landscape Architecture
Undergraduate Programs
Engaging landscapes, environments, and design thinking
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) offers an immersive, accredited undergraduate experience rooted in design inquiry, collaboration, and real‑world engagement with ecological and cultural landscapes.
- Environmental Design (BA/BS) provides a multidisciplinary foundation in visual and spatial design, preparing students to apply creative thinking to the built and natural environment.
- Minor in Landscape Architecture invites students across the university to explore the histories, theories, and processes shaping landscapes through a flexible set of design‑focused courses.
Courses for Nonmajors
Explore College of Design courses
- College of Design courses for nonmajors introduce design thinking and the built environment. These courses offer an accessible way to explore architecture, design culture, and related ideas, including:
- LA 260 Understanding Landscapes [4 Credits] Learn how to perceive, describe, and explain landscapes as environmental sets, biophysical processes, and cultural values.
Accreditation
Our Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).