This program is perfect for...
- Starting on the path to becoming a licensed landscape architect
- Individuals who are passionate about designing for the natural environment
- Those who dream of creating parks, trails, theme parks, and urban landscapes
- Individuals looking for a career working communities through engagement and facilitation
What you can learn.
- Master the fundamentals and principles of design through modeling and drawing
- Design processes and drawing techniques to create landscapes
- How to artfully combine science and natural processes into your landscape designs
- How to analyze problems in terms of design and physical form
- Various dimensions of professional practice, including management and professional ethics
- The history and practice of garden and landscape design
Over 40 years of excellence.
Established in 1977, UCLA Extension’s Landscape Architecture Certificate program is designed for working professionals who already have at least a bachelor’s degree. It is a rigorous, 3-year program that prepares students to enter the field of landscape architecture upon completion of the curriculum.
The Landscape Architecture Certificate program is designed to give students a strong foundation in the design, technical, and theoretical aspects of the discipline. The curriculum is structured as a sequence of design, technical, and breadth courses. The goal of the program is to integrate these three areas into a single body of knowledge so that each segment is understood in the context of its relevance to the others.
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This program teaches students how to move through the entire design process from concept to construction documents. The emphasis on practical applications, over the theoretical, prepares students to immediately and confidently enter the profession of landscape architecture.
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Landscape Architecture Certificate Graduate
Annual Student Show
The show features projects from first, second and third year students as well as Capstone projects from the Summer graduating class. All projects are reviewed by a group of distinguished jurors including local landscape architects, designers and regional planners.
If you are interested in becoming a landscape architect or landscape designer, the student show can provide you with visual examples of the work product produced throughout the Landscape Architecture program.
To view the full online digital shows, select a link below.
43rd Annual Student Show - 2021 Digital Exhibition
42nd Annual Student Show - 2020 Digital Exhibition
What our certificates have done for our students.
85%
feel a certificate helped them enhance their careers
1 in 4
received a salary increase after starting a certificate program
50%
switched careers after completing a certificate program
85%
recommend a certificate program to others
Source: UCLA Extension Certificate Graduates Survey
Courses
Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.
Required Courses
Electives
Students must complete 6 units of elective coursework.
New students will begin this program in either Summer or Fall quarter. A Bachelor's Degree is required for application.
COVID-19 Update: All in-person classroom and hybrid courses are currently being offered via remote instruction, until further notice. Remote instruction courses occur in real-time during a live, pre-scheduled Zoom session where instructors and students interact. Learn more about all instruction methods.
Estimated Cost Breakdown
All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.
**Federal Financial Aid Gainful Employment Disclosures
The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges and universities to disclose certain information for any financial aid eligible program that, “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation”. This information includes program costs; occupations that the program prepares students to enter; occupational profiles; on time completion rate; and for the most recent award year: the number of students who have completed the program, the number of students who complete the program within the estimated duration, the job placement rate, and the median Title IV and private loan debt incurred by those who complete the program. For gainful employment information for this program, visit our Financial Aid page.
The Certificate in Landscape Architecture is approved for international students (F-1 student visa).
International applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency by submitting test scores from either TOEFL, IELTS or iTEP. Some applicants may be exempt from this requirement if certain criteria are met.
English language proficiency (minimum*):
- TOEFL iBT: 100
- IELTS Academic: 7.0 overall
- iTEP Academic-Plus: 5.1
*Admitted international students whose test scores are below 100 on TOEFL iBT, 7.0 on the IELTS Academic, or 5.1 on the iTEP Academic-Plus will be required to take 1-2 supplemental English as a Second Language courses.
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University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture
- This program is designed to be completed in three years.
- This program will cost $32,100.00 if completed within normal time. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed.
- Of the students who completed this program within normal time, the typical graduate leaves with N/A* of debt.
- Program meets licensure requirements in the following States: California
For more information about graduation rates, loan repayment rates, and post-enrollment earnings about this institution and other postsecondary institutions please click here: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/.
*Fewer than 10 students completed this program within normal time. This number has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.
Updated: June 28, 2019
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