Energetic. Creative. Passionate. Professional. You can make a difference.
Landscape architecture is a wide-reaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) profession with unique skill sets. Landscape architects excel in addressing social and environmental issues with creative and achievable solutions. Classes in this program include art, design, horticulture, biological sciences, site planning and engineering. Students with a passion for creativity and the outdoors become the architects of the parks, campuses, downtowns, streets, trails, plazas, homes and many other essential places in our communities.
Is Landscape Architecture for you?
Our four-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree is nationally accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation board.
Recent Employers
- Confluence Landscape Architecture
- Beck Engineering
- Bluestone Landscape Company
- National Park Service
- State of South Dakota Conservation Forestry
- United States Forestry Service
- Lanoha Nurseries
- DGR Engineering
- Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
Internship Opportunities
- TerraSite Design. Rapid City
- Confluence. Sioux Falls
- Studio Outside. Dallas, Texas
- Bret-Mar Landscape, Homer Glen, Illinois
- Vireo. Omaha, Nebraska
- Ayers Saint Gross, Baltimore, Maryland
- Waldrop Engineering, Fort Myers, Florida
- Stantic. Minneapolis, Minnesota
At SDSU landscape architecture, we use creativity and problem-solving skills to become better stewards of the natural and built environments. We enjoy creative problem solving while working both indoors and outdoors. We are looking for students with a passion for creativity and the outdoors to join us and learn how to plan and design the parks, campuses, downtowns, streets, trails, plazas, homes and other places our communities are made of.
Our Mission
The Landscape Architecture Program at South Dakota State University transforms students and communities through creative and applied problem solving. We learn by doing.
