Build Sustainable Communities
Ready to build a brighter future for people and the planet? At UMass Amherst, you can receive a professionally accredited degree in landscape architecture or regional planning. We also offer a highly flexible Bachelor of Science Sustainable Community Development and a skills-based Associate of Science in Landscape Contracting.
Giving You the Tools to Make a Difference
Discover how our programs will help you use your creativity, love for the outdoors, or passion for helping communities to make a positive impact in the world.
Take a Virtual Tour
Tour the department's sustainable home at the John W. Olver Design Building, one of the most advanced mass timber buildings in the United States.
Summer Enrollment is Open!
Enrollment is open for summer online classes offered through the Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning at UMass Amherst. Classes will run as six-week sessions. Session 1 (CS1): May 19–July 1. Session 2 (CS2): July 7–August 15
Hear from Our 2025 Graduates
"It's up to us to develop communities and create a sustainable world for future generations. And there's no better time for us to do so than now."
Gertie Ingalls, Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Community Development
"Studying landscape architecture has given me and my peers the tools that we need to have a tangible and positive impact on the world around us."
Fiona Ingersoll, Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture