Degree Information

The Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Science in River Coastal Science and Engineering creates a new pathway for students interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of landscape architecture and engineering, with a focus on ecological and community-based design approaches supported by technical expertise in nature-based engineering solutions. This interdisciplinary approach equips students with the design skills necessary to address pressing environmental and social issues and a firm grounding in ecological, scientific, and technical knowledge.

Applications for the inaugural Summer 2025 Cohort will open on September 1, 2024. For information on how to apply, check the Admissions page.

Two photo collage of students visiting an industrial area and a shoreline area.

Degree Overview

The Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Science in River Coastal Science and Engineering is a dual degree program that combines the design explorations of a landscape architectural education with the expertise of a dynamic, natural systems approach to engineering. This program prepares students to address complex environmental and social challenges, focusing on urban and coastal settings, using the Gulf Coast region as a global model for climate change investigations.

Students will engage in design studios, technical lecture-based courses, and hands-on fieldwork. The curriculum covers regenerative landscapes, sustainable urban water systems, river and coastal dynamics, and climate change adaptation. Students will learn to use advanced digital tools, GIS mapping, and visualization techniques to analyze and represent complex social and environmental systems.

Throughout the program, students will develop interdisciplinary skills in design, data analysis, and environmental modeling. The degree culminates in a thesis project addressing real-world challenges at the intersection of these disciplines. Graduates will be well-equipped for careers in landscape architecture, civil and ecological engineering, and urban and environmental planning roles in both the private and public sectors.

Architectural perspective drawing rendering of an elevated boardwalk along a wooded river area.
Mead Allison, center, professor of earth and environmental sciences, leads scientists on a New Orleans levee tour concentrated on the effects of subsidence, hurricanes and wetlands loss and ways to restore and protect the area. Photo was used with the Dec. 2, 2013, New Wave article, "Scientists pull together on global problem of coastal subsidence" and the March 2014, Tulane Magazine article, "Coastal flooding."
Plan drawing of a coastal community with details of infrastructure.

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Margarita Jover

Landscape + Engineering Program Co-Director, Professor of Architecture

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Ehab Meselhe

Landscape + Engineering Program Co-Director, Professor of Engineering