The information and program qualifications related to the Landscape Architecture Master of Science Program, under the Department of Landscape Architecture of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The Landscape Architecture Master Program has been active since 2002—2003 academic year in the Faculty of Architecture of ITU. Before 2002, it had been a landscape planning program under the Urban and Regional Planning Department.
This Master program deals with the following research areas through a multi-scale and multilayered approach.
Basic Research Areas of the Program:
Urban Landscape Planning and Design
Rural Landscape Planning and Design
History and Theory of Landscape Architecture
Planting Design and Materials
Landscape Construction, Engineering and Techniques
Landscape Reclamation and Restoration
Disaster Sensitive Landscape Architecture Studies
Landscape Management
Landscape and Urban Ecology
Cultural Landscapes
Informatics in Landscape Architecture
Landscape Archeology
Interdisciplinary Design Research, Strategies and Applications
Academic Board
Prof. Dr. Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay
Prof. Dr. Gülşen Aytaç
Prof. Dr. Meltem Erdem Kaya
Prof. Dr. Fatma Ayçim Türer Başkaya
Prof. Dr. Elif Lutfiye Kutay Karaçor
Prof. Dr. Aygül Ağır
Prof. Dr. Bülent Arıkan
Prof. Dr. Funda Yirmibeşoğlu
Prof. Dr. Hatice Ayataç
Prof. Dr. Hatice Sözer
Prof. Dr. Şevkiye Şence Türk
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Kısar Koramaz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Bozkurt
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Erbaş Gürler
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Akçay Kavakoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Dizdaroğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilay Özlü Karaca
Asst. Dr. Ikhwan Kim
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Program Profile
The Master's Program in Landscape Architecture aims to provide advanced competence in core research areas such as Urban Landscape Planning and Design, Rural Landscape Planning and Design, History and Theory of Landscape Architecture, and Planting Design and Materials. By developing theoretical knowledge and skills in design and planning, students are prepared for an ecologically focused education and research environment within the framework of an interdisciplinary spatial planning and design approach.
Registration Requirements
Application Term : 2025-2026 Spring Semester
Application Dates : 10.11.2025 09:00:00 - 16.01.2026 17:00:00 ( UTC/GMT+3 )
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 65 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 652, new system GRE minimum 152 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Graduation must be Industrial Product Design, Interior Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. 3 reference letters, Personal statement in English (min 250 words), Portfolio, publications ( if any)
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 13
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 65 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 652, new system GRE minimum 152 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 3.00/4 (76.66/100). Graduation must be Industrial Product Design, Interior Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. 3 reference letters, Personal statement in English (min 250 words), Portfolio, publications ( if any)
Quota (For International Students): 4
Click here for quotas and conditions for all semesters. Application Page Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
Program Learning Environments
The Master of Landscape Architecture Program offers a variety of physical and digital learning environments where theoretical knowledge is developed and expanded, design methods and tools are explored and utilized, and industry collaboration is encouraged. Within the program learning environments, a variety of subject-specific software is used as methodological tools alongside lectures.
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Program Educational Objectives
The ability to use expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area of landscape architecture
Being creative in the processes of landscape designing, planning and management and using varied presentation techniques effectively.
Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction and interpreting-forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the discipline of landscape architecture and knowledge from various other disciplines
Solving the problems faced in the area of landscape architecture by making use of various methods and techniques related to landscape reseach, design, planning and management
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation requirements are the same as those specified in the Regulation of Graduate Education and Training .
Graduate students who have not completed their undergraduate education on Landscape Architecture are obliged to complete undergraduate courses in the scientific preparatory program before starting their undergraduate studies.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Those who complete the graduate education in landscape architecture; they can find employment opportunities in the private and public sectors on the national and international scale.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics (Last Five Years)
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Developing and intensifying in the related program’s area, based upon the competency in the undergraduate level
P.O.2 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one’s area
P.O.3 The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area
P.O.4 Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and knowledge from various other disciplines
P.O.5 Solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods
P.O.6 The ability to carry out a specialistic study related to one’s area independently
P.O.7 Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of one’s area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility
P.O.8 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to the area
P.O.9 Assessing the specialistic knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process
P.O.10 Systematically transferring the current developments in the area and one’s own work to other groups in and out the area; in written, oral and visual forms
P.O.11 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary
P.O.12 Proficiency in a foreign language – at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level – and establishing written and oral communication with that language
P.O.13 Using the computer software together with the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the area
P.O.14 Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the area related data and the ability to teach these values to others
P.O.15 Developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to the area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes
P.O.16 Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application (which are processed within the area) in inter-disciplinary studies
P.O.17 In the programs with thesis, the ability to present one’ s own work within the international environments orally, visually and in written forms
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