Landscape Architecture

The UNSW Master of Landscape Architecture program aims to produce scholarly, creative designers who value well-designed landscapes as central to vibrant, healthy and equitable urban and regional environments.

At UNSW, we engage with the campus, the surrounding city and the Sydney region as our landscape laboratory, and encourage our students … For more content click the Read More button below.The UNSW Master of Landscape Architecture program aims to produce scholarly, creative designers who value well-designed landscapes as central to vibrant, healthy and equitable urban and regional environments.

At UNSW, we engage with the campus, the surrounding city and the Sydney region as our landscape laboratory, and encourage our students to engage with international issues and experiences.

The core of the program is the design studio sequence, with each studio supported by a skill and/or knowledge-based course.

The design process is informed by research and critical analysis of landscape sites and systems, and design outcomes are shaped by modelling, testing and dialogue.

Prescribed electives provide opportunities for students to pursue interdisciplinary, specialised interests across the faculty, particularly in the areas of urban design and planning;

urban renewal and regeneration;

spatial analysis;

communications and visualisation, architecture, and sustainable design and development.

The final studio is a capstone experience which provides students with the opportunity to undertake an independent research based design project.Read More

Specialisation Requirements

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.keyboard_arrow_down

• Specialisation
• LANDDS144 UOCLandscape Architecture Stream A
• LANDES96 UOCLandscape Architecture Stream B
• LANDFS48 UOCLandscape Architecture Stream C

The UNSW Master of Landscape Architecture welcomes students from design and non-design backgrounds. There are three different entry pathways to the program: one for students with a non-design background, a second one for students from a closely related discipline; and a third for students who have completed a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from an accredited program. Students in the UNSW MLArch are required to complete 144 units of credit in total. Depending on their educational qualifications, students will be granted up to 96 units of credit for recognition of prior learning (RPL).

Applicants from unrelated degree backgrounds are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree, submit a portfolio*, provide a personal statement and participate in an interview. Twelve months of work experience in a closely related office is highly desirable. Typically, students in this stream will complete the entire, three year 144 unit of credit program of study. This is known as Stream A.

Applicants for the degree with qualifications in a related discipline** are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree, submit a portfolio*, provide a personal statement and participate in an interview. Typically, students in this stream will be granted 48 units of credit for RPL and complete a two year, 96 unit of credit program of study. This is known as Stream B.

Applicants with a 4 year accredited Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree, submit a portfolio*, provide a personal statement and participate in an interview. Typically, students in this stream will be granted 96 units of credit for RPL, and complete a one year, 48 unit of credit program of study. This is known as Stream C.

*The portfolio must be in clear digital format. The portfolio should include sample works from various stages of the applicant’s first degree and text should accompany all drawings/images to explain the projects. Other creative work can also be included. Professional work may form part of the portfolio, but the applicant’s contribution and responsibility for the work must be clearly stated.

**Related disciplines: Landscape architecture, architecture, urban design and urban planning, environmental design, interior architecture/design, landscape design.

1.Synthesize and communicate complex landscape architectural information, concepts and propositions clearly, concisely and effectively.Global CitizensProfessionalsLeaders

2.Identify and assess ethical, environmental, cultural and/or sustainability considerations in their design practice.ProfessionalsGlobal Citizens

3.Collaborate responsibly, to reflect on their own contributions to teamwork, and on the team's processes and ability to achieve outcomes.Global CitizensLeaders

4.Locate, select, and apply knowledge of current disciplinary theory and professional practice to complex landscape architectural design and research challenges in local, regional and global contexts.Global CitizensScholars

5.Identify, analyse and research complex issues in landscape architecture design projects, and to generate appropriate, innovative and soundly justified design propositions.LeadersGlobal CitizensProfessionals

6.Demonstrate personal accountability, cultural awareness, a respect for diversity, and environmental and social responsibility in their design practice.Global Citizens

7.Prepare and present written documents and design proposals effectively and in keeping with the professional standards of the discipline.ProfessionalsGlobal Citizens