Coverdell Fellowship Graduate programs
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Turn your Peace Corps experience into a sustainable career with a graduate degree from the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) at the University of Arizona.
As a returned Peace Corps volunteer, you'll find a large and welcoming community, competitive financial support, extensive engagement, rewarding internships, rich networking opportunities and outstanding academic programs.
Coverdell Fellowship
If you are (or will be) a returned Peace Corps volunteer exploring graduate degrees at the University of Arizona, we encourage you to apply to the University of Arizona Coverdell Fellowship Program.
CAPLA Graduate Programs Affiliated With Coverdell Fellowship
The LAAB-accredited, STEM-designated MLA is a three-year program that prepares students for the practice of landscape architecture and engages them in applied scholarship with an emphasis on sustainable strategies.
The two-year, PAB-accredited MSUP prepares students to address the challenges that face society and the environment through sustainable urban and regional planning.
Coverdell Fellow Profile: Alizabeth Potucek '22 MLA
Alizabeth Potuceck served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program.
"Community driven planning is a concept I first practiced in the Peace Corps, and would like to continue in my work as a landscape architect," she says. "I hope to work with underserved populations that are traditionally left out of planning and design."
Other CAPLA Graduate Programs
The NAAB-accredited, STEM-designated M.Arch, available in two- or three-year tracks, places an emphasis on critical practice and sustainable design honed by the poetics of place.
Devoted to applied research on the built environment, the 18-month, STEM-designated MS.Arch allows students to move across and between concentration areas or form their own specialization in architectural research and practice.
The MRED, offered in person (18 months) or online (as little as 12 months), is designed for professionals who seek to become industry leaders with a focus on sustainable real estate development analysis, finance and practice.