**The first intake for this program is Semester 1 2018. **

Additionally, only Stream B will be available for commencement in 2018. Stream B is for applicants from a related discipline as defined in the entry requirements section 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.

The program provides students from diverse backgrounds with the advanced professional knowledge and technical skills of landscape architectural design. It prepares students to enter the profession of landscape architecture and to be conversant across related design and planning disciplines. Graduates will approach their professional pursuits equipped to design landscapes with intelligence and creativity. They will be capable of undertaking a wide range of tasks required of a qualified landscape architect and have the skills of critical thinking, communication and collaboration which provide the foundation for lifelong learning.

Entry Requirements

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.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

As a new program, the UNSW MLArch is seeking preliminary professional accreditation from the
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). Full accreditation will be sought in 2019,
corresponding with the graduation of the first cohort of students.
The AILA supports the advancement of landscape architecture through accreditation of university
programs. (More information on accreditation and education program in Australia is available at the
AILA website: www.aila.org.au) Accreditation ensures that graduates of the program enter the
profession of landscape architecture equipped to undertake complex design projects, and capable of integrating research and analysis into the design process, and engaging with a range of challenges in urban and regional landscapes. The interdisciplinary skills developed through the elective component of the degree enable graduates to move into diverse design, planning and policy roles in Australia and overseas.

Career pathways include: landscape architect; urban designer; strategic planner; project manager;
sustainability specialist in government agencies; artist; academic; technical and/or policy officer;
heritage consultant; public domain manager; environmental manager.