Academics

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.)

URI’s Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) degree is a four-year, 120-credit program, fully accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects. The program is designed to prepare you for professional careers in public and private practice.

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Minors

Community Planning

Open to all majors, the Community Planning minor offers insight into the principles and processes of community development and urban planning.

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Landscape Architecture

The Landscape Architecture minor explores how human activity influences the built and natural environment. Open to students in any major.

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Graduate Programs

4+1: BLA to Master’s Degree

This program, focusing on Environmental Planning and Design, offers qualified students the opportunity to complete both the Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture, and the Masters degree in Environmental Science and Management (MESM), a non-thesis professional degree, in five years.

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Graduate Certificate in Community Planning

This 5-course program focuses on the knowledge of the principles and practices of community planning and development, specifically in areas of land use and environmental planning as well as urban design.

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Accelerated Online Graduate Certificate in Community Development and Planning Certificate

This fully online certificate focuses on the social, legal, analytical, and community
development dimensions of planning practice. Through coursework in planning theory, research methods, community revitalization, and planning law, students gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to analyze community needs, evaluate planning and policy solutions, navigate legal frameworks, and support positive communitychange.

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Accelerated On-line Graduate Certificate in Community Planning

The Community Planning Graduate Certificate is a fully-online program designed to equip you with core competencies in sustainable community
planning. This certificate can be stacked with another in order to earn the Master of Public Administration, Master of Environmental Management, and additional URI Online programs.

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