Academic Programs
PLA is home to undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
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.
Get to Know PLA
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kristín Thorleifsdóttir joined the University of Wisconsin in Fall 2014. She holds a joint position with the…
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Sitting behind the office door, labeled 15A in Ag Hall, is PLA's newest department addition - Whelan Callahan. The current undergraduate studying computer science, shares a little about his interests, both academically and personally in the Q + A below!
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What is PARK(ing) Day? Here's a hint: It’s different than parking… and way more fun.
On September 21st, landscape architects throughout the world made parks out of parking spaces. Usually landscape architects design spaces like…
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The PLA Department has grown by two! Get to know the new student staffers, through a quick Q + A. Read below to find out the two Wisconsinites academic and personal interests, as well as their role within the Department.
ZACH MEYER
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This year, the URPL program is announcing a new tradition called "Where's the Trophy." The student-started idea features a graduate student within the URPL program. The weekly winner will get to proudly possess the golden trophy for a week, before bestowing it upon…
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Wondering who those three new faces are at Agriculture Hall? We had the pleasure of asking the new additions to the PLA Department a few questions. Ranging from their role in the Department to academics to personal interests, new staffers - Andrew Busker, Daniel Besinaiz…
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