Landscape Architecture & Horticulture

For more than 40 years, our students have helped beautify Southern California.

Design your career at one of the country's most respected programs.

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Whether you're looking to create a career in landscape architecture and design, or a career in horticulture, we offer a robust series of course offerings.

Get skills for professional success with two certificates: the Landscape Architecture Certificate and the Horticulture Certificate. And if you're looking for a quicker, more focused study, take a look at our three specializations: Arboriculture, Gardening, and Plants for the Landscape.

All courses are designed to accommodate the schedules of busy working professionals, with classes offered conveniently in the evenings and on weekends.

You'll learn from academics and professionals currently working in the field, in a setting that allows you to build networks with colleagues and professionals.

And best of all, your UCLA experience will pave the way for a career in the horticulture and landscape architecture industry.

Find a path that works for you.

Expect more from your education.

Learn from Industry Leaders

Halleck is a Certified Professional Horticulturist and book author. More importantly, she's a plant nerd and lifelong gardener who loves to inspire her student's intellectual curiosity about plant life and cultivation. 

Leslie Halleck

Since 1983, the Landscape Architecture program at UCLA Extension has been committed to helping candidates become licensed landscape architects. 

Every instructor I've had became a piece of who I am as a designer.

Zara Gomez
Landscape Architecture Certificate Graduate
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