DPLA's Spring 2023 courses are now available!

PLA is home to undergraduate and graduate academic programs as well as research labs and community partnerships.
Introducing students to the field of landscape studies and provides specialties in restoration ecology, environmental planning, or cultural and historic landscapes.
Training students to become licensed landscape architects. This is a professional degree program accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
This Master of Science degree emphasizes conducting original research in the form of a thesis or creating evidence-based design solutions to complex landscape problems.
This Master of Science degree prepares students for professional positions in government, non-profit and community organizations, and the private sector, to be leaders in shaping communities.
This Doctor of Philosophy degree is a research degree and is intended to appeal to individuals from diverse planning backgrounds.

The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is committed to establishing and maintaining a supportive climate of inclusion, diversity, and collegiality among our interactions and through our actions and policies. We envision a department in which all individuals are engaged in a vibrant learning community, where ideas, experiences, and perspectives are supported, nurtured, and developed to their highest levels.

News

  • New Permanent Teaching Faculty

    DPLA welcomes Dr. Ed Boswell as a permanent full team Teaching Faculty I. Ed was born in Oxford, England and moved to the Philadelphia suburbs at age 11. He attended Penn State University and earned …

  • Double-Degree Opportunities

    Students in the MS URPL program can earn another graduate degree through the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. La Follette offers domestic and international degrees in public management and policy analysis. Students …

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New Job Postings

  • Principal Planner – Olmsted County, MN

    Under the general direction of the Executive Director of the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG), who also serves as the Planning Director for the Olmsted County Planning Department, a person in this position will participate …

  • Urban Planner- The Corradino Group – Miami, FL

      The Corradino Group, a national civil engineering, planning, architectural, environmental and construction management firm, is recruiting an experienced a self-motivated Urban Planner to join our team in Miami. Essential Job Functions: Preform municipal development …

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