Master of Landscape Architecture (coursework or coursework and dissertation) (25550)
The University of Western Australia
About
UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.
In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.
Contact Future Students for more information.Landscape Architecture is primarily a design discipline concerned with the quality of the environment.
Through design practice and research, the Master of Landscape Architecture educates students in many aspects of the profession.
It strives to create critical thinkers with rigorous skills in the execution of landscape architectural work across a variety of types and scales.
Structure
| KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2020 |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.
Students who have not completed a bachelor's degree with a major in Landscape Architecture, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty, must complete conversion units to the value of up to 48 points.
Take all units (60 points):
| AVAILABILITY | UNITCODE | UNITNAME | UNIT REQUIREMENTS | CONTACT HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ARLA4506 | Research Strategies in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Architecture | Incompatibility: ARCT4470 Architectural Research Seminar; LACH4506 Research Methodologies: New Directions in Landscape Architecture; URBD5820 Urban Design Research Methods | seminars: 3–4 hours per week |
| S2 | LACH4421 | Australian Landscapes | seminars: 3–4 hours per week | |
| S1 | LACH4422 | Design Studio—Making (12 points) | up to 9 hours per week | |
| S1 | LACH4423 | Landscape and Urban Ecology | lectures: 1 hour per week; seminars: 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | LACH4424 | Design Studio—Complexity (12 points) | studio: up to 9 hours per week | |
| S1 | LACH4505 | Critical Theory: 'isms and 'ologies in Landscape Architecture | seminars: 3–4 hours per week | |
| S2 | LACH5414 | Landscape Professional Documents | lectures: 2 hours per week; workshop/seminars: 2 hours per week | |
| S1 | LACH5460 | Landscape Professional Practice | lectures/seminars and tutorials/workshops: 48 hours in total |
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points from this group (Options are intended to enhance preparation for the independent thesis. As such, units not on this list may be permitted if deemed appropriate and approved by the Faculty on a case by case basis):
| AVAILABILITY | UNITCODE | UNITNAME | UNIT REQUIREMENTS | CONTACT HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ARCT5505 | Conservation in Cultural Landscapes, Historic Towns and Urban Precincts | Incompatibility: ARCT5582 Conservation in Cultural Landscapes, Historic Towns and Urban Precincts (GC) | 35 (introductory lecture: 1 x 2 hours; lectures/field work exercises/seminars: 3 hours per week) |
| S1 | ARCT5508 | Practical Building Conservation | Incompatibility: ARCT5587 Practical Building Conservation (GC) | 35 (introductory lecture: 1 x 2 hours; lectures/field work exercises/tutorials: 3 hours per week) |
| N/A | ARCT5511 | Utopia/Disaster and Imagining the City | lectures and seminars: 3 hours per week for up to 11 weeks | |
| S2 | ARCT5513 | Near Future Scenarios for a New Architectural Era | 3 hour seminar each week | |
| N/A | ARCT5517 | Architecture and the Posthumanist Subject | seminars: 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | ARCT5518 | BIM Workflows | Prerequisites: BLDG5000 BIM Authors or BLDG5001 BIM Authors Online | workshops: 2 hours |
| S1 | ARCT5520 | Drawing Resilience | Lectures and tutorials 36 hours: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks from week 1 | |
| N/A | ARCT5528 | Delivering Good Design | up to 3 hours per week for up to 12 weeks | |
| S2 | ARCT5529 | Forensic Architecture | seminars: 3 hours per week for up to 12 weeks | |
| N/A | ARCT5530 | The Single Family House as a Bourgeois Manifesto | seminars: 3 hours per week for up to 12 weeks | |
| N/A | ARCT5531 | Suburban Cultures | seminars: 3 hours per week for up to 12 weeks | |
| S2 | ARCT5536 | Photo Real Rendering | workshops: 3 hours per week | |
| N/A | ARCT5578 | Building Pictures | seminars: up to 3 hours a week for 12 weeks | |
| S1 | ARCT5580 | Advanced Architectural Animation | 36 (workshops: 12 x 3 hours per week) | |
| N/A | ARCT5581 | Key Texts | 36 (lectures/seminars: 12 x 3 hours per week) | |
| S1 | ARCT5583 | Introduction to Architectural Conservation | Incompatibility: ARCT5591 Introduction to Architectural Conservation (GC) | 35 (lectures: 24 hours; tutorials/site visits: 11 hours) |
| N/A | ARCT5586 | Australian Architecture in a Global Setting | seminars: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | ARCT5589 | Furniture Design | lectures: 12 hours; seminars/workshops: 24 hours | |
| S1 | ARCT5593 | Furniture: from prototype to production | lectures: 12 hours; seminars/workshops: 24 hours | |
| S1 | ARCT5595 | Digital Design Journal | 1 hour per week and 1 hour online per week | |
| S1, S2 | ENVT4411 | Geographic Information Systems Applications | The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. This includes podcasts for viewing and reading to be undertaken prior to attending a compulsory 1-hour seminar per week where students will be contributing to interactive discussions. Additionally there is a compulsory 2-hour computer practical lab per week for which students will undertake applied use of GIS. Completion of these labs is necessary to enable skills for completing written unit assessment. Independent learning is required throughout the unit. | |
| S2 | PLNG4401 | Planning Theory and Practice | Prerequisites: enrollment in Master of Urban and Regional Planning (72560) and (PLNG4402 Planning Law and PLNG4404 Statutory Planning) or equivalent, . Incompatibility: EART4411 Planning Theory and Practice | 7 hours per week—unit taught all day and comprises a mix of lectures, tutorials, workshops and/or field trips. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. |
| S1 | PLNG4402 | Planning Law | Prerequisites: enrolment in Urban and Regional Planning Honours (HON-URPLN) or Master of Urban and Regional Planning (72560) Incompatibility: EART4413 Principles of Land Development and Control | 4 hours per week. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. |
| S1 | PLNG4404 | Statutory Planning | Prerequisites: enrolment in Urban and Regional Planning Honours (HON-URPLN) or Master of Urban and Regional Planning (72560) or Master of Landscape Architecture (25550) or honours in the Faculty of Science | 4 hours per week. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. |
| S2 | PLNG5403 | Planning and Governance | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (72560) enrolment in the Master of Landscape Architecture (25550) Incompatibility: EART4412 Planning and Governance | Workshops: 4 hours per week including independent industry learning engagement related to planning and governance. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. |
| S1, S2 | SCIE4403 | The Conduct, Ethics and Communication of Science | Prerequisites: enrolment in postgraduate course or honours | 7 workshops running once a fortnight. This unit runs in both Semester 1 and Semester 2 and taken in either semester. |
| S1 | URBD5803 | Sustainability and Cities | 36 hours | |
| S2 | URBD5805 | Contemporary Urbanism | 36 (lectures/seminars: 12 x 3 hours per week) | |
| S1 | URBD5807 | The Forces that Shape Cities | Incompatibility: URBD8807 Evolution of the City | 36 (seminars: 12 x 3 hours per week) |
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
Note: Students must choose to complete their independent design research by either dissertation or design.
| AVAILABILITY | UNITCODE | UNITNAME | UNIT REQUIREMENTS | CONTACT HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | LACH5503 | Independent Dissertation Part 1 (12 points) | Prerequisites: LACH4505 Critical Theory: 'isms and 'ologies in Landscape Architecture and LACH4506 Research Methodologies: New Directions in Landscape Architecture | up to 1 hour per week (on average) |
| S1, S2 | LACH5504 | Independent Dissertation Part 2 (12 points) | Prerequisites: LACH5503 Independent Dissertation Part 1 | up to 1 hour per week (on average) |
| S1, S2 | LACH5510 | Independent Dissertation by Design Part 1 (12 points) | Prerequisites: LACH4422 Design Studio—Making (formerly LACH4422 Design Studio/Technology: Methods and Materials), LACH4424 Design Studio—Complexity (formerly LACH4424 Professional Design Studio) and ARLA4506 Research Strategies in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Architecture | up to 1 hour per week (on average) |
| S1, S2 | LACH5511 | Independent Dissertation by Design Part 2 (12 points) | Prerequisites: LACH5510 Independent Dissertation by Design Part 1 | up to 1 hour per week (on average) |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Entry requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent.
Institution
