Landscape architects create useful and attractive outdoor environments. They use natural elements such as land, trees, and shrubs, to create attractive settings for buildings, highways, and parks. Landscape architectural project types include residential communities, private gardens, urban designs, college campuses, park facilities, regional landscape planning, etc. Graduates from the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program are prepared for employment with private practice firms in landscape architecture, engineering, architecture, or planning; and with federal, state, or local government agencies. Upon graduation students are qualified to pursue licensure in the profession or post graduate education in landscape architecture or a related field.