The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program stresses the development of a student's intellectual capacity through the medium of a comprehensive design education. The program offers an integrated, broad based education in the discipline of Landscape Architecture. It emphasizes interdisciplinary design work, national and international experience, and ecologically sound community based design and planning. Students develop the ability to think, visualize, analyze, and synthesize ideas using information and skills from diverse fields of study.

This professional program serves individuals who are interested in affecting the environment directly through the profession of landscape architecture or going on to receive a graduate degree in landscape architecture or related design disciplines. In addition, the department is concerned with fostering an individual's sense of responsibility to society as a steward of the cultural and natural environment. Graduates of the BLA program have an understanding of; the profession of landscape architecture, its role in society, and their potential role in the profession. Graduates offer employers and clients strong intellectual problem solving abilities and basic professional skills to evaluate, develop, and communicate potential solutions to design and planning problems.