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Landscape architecture & urban planning enhances and protects the natural and built environments. Our students plan and design places for the health, safety, and welfare of citizens through systematic decision-making that integrates science, art and technology.

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The Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning (LAUP) at Texas A&M is the only department of its kind in the nation. We offer an unmatched set of degree programs in three distinct but related disciplines that plan, design and develop places, through a unique, evidence-based approach. The Mission of LAUP is to create and disseminate knowledge and skills to enhance functional, healthy, sustainable, and resilient built and natural virtual environments through instruction, research, professional practice, and service in landscape architecture, urban planning, land development, and allied disciplines.

Degrees & Programs

Master's Degree
Degree Name Master of Urban Planning
Degree accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board: Yes
Minimum GPA 3.0
Minimum GRE N/A
Minimum TOEFL 80
Minimum IELTS 60
In-state tuition per year $11,579.36.
Out-of-state tuition per year $24,575.60
Application deadline January 15
Financial aid and scholarship deadline January 15
Students in program 47
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio 1:2.61
Bachelor's Degree
Degree Name Bachelor of Science in Urban and RegionalPlanning
Degree accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board: No
Minimum GPA 2.5
Minimum ACT 25
Minimum SAT 1140
In-state tuition per year Approximately $13,000 - $15,000
Out-of-state tuition per year Approximately $40,000
Application deadline Typically December 1 for Fall admission
Financial aid and scholarship deadline Typically December 15 for incoming freshmen
Students in program Exact enrollment varies year to year
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio 18:1
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Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

School of Architecture
College Station Texas

Address

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Department Email

tmorris@arch.tamu.edu

Department Phone

979.458.4306
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Last Updated: October 9, 2025

Faculty Members

Deidra Davis

Instructional Assistant Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity
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Ivis Garcia

Associate Profesor
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Cecilia Giusti

Associate Professor
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Tara Goddard

Assistant Professor
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Justin Golbabai

Instructional Professor & BSURPN Coordinator
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Chanam Lee

Professor and Executive Associate Dean
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Wei Li

Associate Professor
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June Martin

Senior Lecturer and BSURPN Coordinator
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Michelle Meyer

Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator
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Galen Newman

Professor
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Youngre Noh

Assistant Professor
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Walter Peacock

Professor
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George Rogers

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Tom Sanchez

Professor
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Shannon Zandt

Professor & Executive Associate Dean
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Doug Wunneburger

Instructional Professor
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Xinyue Ye

Professor
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Siyu Yu

Assistant Professor
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Lingqian Hu

Dean, College of Architecture
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Matthew Malecha

Instructional Assistant Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity
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Nathanel Rosenheim

Research Associate Professor
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Sinan Zhong

Assistant Professor
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