Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture
Integrate art, culture, ecology and horticulture to design and build outdoor spaces with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture in Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Graduates of this four-year, 124-credit, professionally accredited undergraduate program are prepared to pursue licensure as a landscape architect and enter the landscape architecture profession as skilled designers and responsible stewards of the environment working to create and enhance landscapes for human communities that support natural systems.
You’ll explore a broad range of current topics in sustainable land use planning and design and engage in timely, global topics such as land and biodiversity conservation, climate change, and social justice. Students are guided by a faculty of design practitioners and innovators committed to one-on-one mentorship and have access to top-notch resources at Temple, including hands-on learning and research at Temple’s suburban Ambler Campus, home to the 187-acre Ambler Arboretum, greenhouses, gardens, labs, design studios and technology centers.
The Landscape Architecture BS curriculum is structured around sustainable design studios and horticulture courses and is supplemented by coursework in site engineering, construction technology, landscape history and theory and professional practice. Students gain skills in research, writing, and visual representation, including drawing, drafting, model-making and digital processes. A major focus of the third year in the program is collaborative design-build experience. Some required courses are available only at Temple University Main campus while other major course requirements are only available at Temple University Ambler.
Graduate Pathways
Students in the Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture program may choose to continue into Tyler’s Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board-accredited Master of Landscape Architecture degree program—one of the few national programs to emphasize ecological landscape restoration.