LDEM houses the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program, which is fully registered at NYSED, and which will be the first program to be approved for accreditation by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) outside the USA. The program has several distinct features that differentiate it from programs in the MENA region as well as other academic landscape architecture programs. The BLA offers a US modelled program and culminates in a professional degree. The BLA covers teaching and research that highlight issues of sustainability and resilience across arid and semi-arid climates, further distinguishing the program on a regional scale.