University of Minnesota

MLA/MURP Program Plan

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Year One: 31.5 credits

FallSpring
LA5201Making Landscape Spaces & Types6 LA5203Ecological Dimensions of Space Making6
LA5202Landscape Analysis Workshop1 LA5204Landscape Ecology3
LA5301Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing3 LA5413Introduction to Landscape Architecture History3
LA5371Computer Methods I1 LA5372Computer Methods II1
LA5571Landform Systems and Spatial Performance3 PA5037Regional Demographic Analysis1.5
LA5574Identification of Minnesota Flora3

Year Two: 33 credits

FallSpring
LA8201Designing Landscapes for Dwelling and Settlement6 LA8205Urban Form Options [MURP elective]6
PA5004Introduction to Planning3 PA5036Regional Economic Analysis1.5
PA5031Empirical Anlysis4 PA5202American Cities: Land Use, Transportation and the Urban Economy4
FR5131GiS in Natural Resource Analysis4 PA5253Participatory Management and Public Involvement Strategies3
PAXXXXMURP Planning Elective1.5

Year Three: 24.5 credits

FallSpring
LA5572Plants in Design3 LA8302Professional Practice3
LA8554Project Programming1 LA8555Advanced Landscape Planning and Design6
LA8574Landscape Stormwater Management3 LA8575The Art and Ecology of Landscape Detail3
PA5013Law and Urban Land Use1.5
PA8201Environmental and Infrastructure Planning4

Year Four: 11 credits

FallSpring
PA8XXXPlanning Domain Course4
MURP Planning Elective3
MLA Elective4