Master of Landscape Architecture

Program Overview

The Master of Landscape Architecture at UNSW equips students with the skills to design, plan, and manage landscapes that benefit communities and the environment. Through a combination of theory and practice, students explore design principles, ecological processes, and human modifications of the environment. Graduates pursue diverse careers as registered landscape architects, urban designers, and sustainability specialists, among others.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview: The Master of Landscape Architecture at UNSW is a postgraduate degree that provides a foundation for shaping open spaces that benefit people and the planet.
It combines theory and practice, integrating art and science to plan, design, and manage landscapes that underpin vibrant communities.
• Objectives: To equip students:
• With a professional practice that combines art and science to design, plan, and manage landscapes.
• To work with cities and communities around the world, designing spaces in response to urbanization, migration, sustainability, and climate change.

Outline:

• Content and Structure: Studio-based degree exploring design principles, graphics, ecological processes, and human modifications of the environment through core and elective courses.
• Course Schedule: Students undertake a series of core, elective, and studio courses, the latter culminating in an independent research-based design project (capstone project).

Core Courses:

• Landscape technology
• Landscape systems & performance
• Advanced landscape theory & research
• People, place and design
• Urban ecology and landscape design
• GIS and Urban Informatics
• Urban landscape and heritage
• Planting design at the landscape scale

Elective Courses (areas of focus):

• Urban History and Theory
• Urban Design and Planning
• Communications and Visualization
• Social Agency and Equity
• Performance: Environmental and Social

Assessments:

Assessment methods may vary depending on the course but generally include a combination of examinations, essays, presentations, design projects, and the capstone project.

Teaching:

The program is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, studio-based learning, field trips, and guest lectures. The faculty includes experienced landscape architects, architects, and urban planners.

Careers:

Upon completion of the program, graduates may pursue diverse careers as:

• Registered Landscape Architects
• Urban Landscape Designers
• Landscape Project Officers and/or Managers
• Recreation Managers
• Urban Designers
• Strategic Planners
• Project Managers
• Sustainability Specialists
• Academics
• Heritage Consultants
• Public Domain Managers
• Environmental Managers