Master of Landscape Architecture
Experiment beyond boundaries
Landscape architecture is about working with open spaces and built environments engaging with natural systems and human cultures. As a creative and contemporary practice, it is always growing and evolving.
Our Master of Landscape Architecture teaches you to use design to expand possibilities, not memorise fixed definitions.
The course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
What will you do?
- Explore and extend your capacity for creativity.
- Share design studios with students across the School of Architecture and Built Environment.
- Learn to work with advanced ecological, construction and landscape technologies.
- Develop your own position on current disciplinary, social and political issues.
- Undertake individual design projects.
- Apply and advance your learning through internship electives.
- Undertake immersive overseas studios.
- Engage with the many industry professionals who teach and tutor in classes as well as extra-curricular activities.
Where could it take you?
- You might work in government or private practice finding solutions to pressing societal challenges.
- This degree qualifies you to begin the journey to registration as an RLA (Registered Landscape Architect).
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, policymakers, artists and others in the design professions.
- Design exterior spaces at a variety of scales and for various clients and users, both public and private, from innovative playgrounds, dynamic waterfronts, thoughtful memorials and special-use gardens to local, regional and national parks and critical infrastructure projects.
This program is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
Note: This program is offered in semester mode with intakes in February and July.
Entry Requirements
Please note: For programs including placements and/or study-related activities in settings where COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory, it is an inherent requirement that all students be fully vaccinated prior to undertaking the placement and/or study-related activity.
For our students who are studying offshore in 2022, the University will continue to offer high-quality access to the learning resources remotely for most programs. This includes all lectures, tutorials and other support material. Students will be advised in advance if there are course components that cannot be provided in remote mode and, wherever possible, offered alternative courses.
Please refer to the COVID-19 FAQ page for further information and a list of programs where in-person attendance is required.
Choose your applicant type to view the relevant admissions
information for this program.
I am a:
Domestic applicants
| SATAC Code | 3CM016 |
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| Deferment | Yes - 2 year |
| Intake | February and July |
| Additional Entry Requirements | Applicants without a GPA of 4.2 or better or with a degree from another institution MUST submit a portfolio of their work to the School of Architecture and Built Environment.
For mid-year entry students, you may not be able to have the choice of all your electives and will be allocated to the remaining electives. |
Selection Criteria
| Higher Education Study | A completed Bachelor of Architectural Design from the University of Adelaide (or equivalent) with a GPA of at least 4.2 (out of 7.0). |
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How to Apply
Fees and Scholarships
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I am a:
Domestic applicants
| Indicative annual tuition fees |
Commonwealth-supported place: $8,106
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Where the standard duration of the program is less than one year the full cost of the program is displayed.
Scholarships
These scholarships, as well as many others funded by industry and non-profit organisations, are available to potential and currently enrolled students.
Careers
Career Readiness
- landscape architect
- project administrator
- project manager.
The University of Adelaide Careers Service prepares, inspires and empowers students to achieve successful career transitions and connect with industry.
Graduate Attributes
The objective of this program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in University of Adelaide Graduate Attributes.- Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
- Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Professionalism and leadership readiness
- Intercultural and ethical competency
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
- Digital capabilities
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Professional Accreditation
The Master of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
Potential careers
Landscape Architect
Degree Structure
A new internship elective has been introduced for students to experience a working environment in a landscape architecture firm in which to observe and apply their knowledge and skills for the degree. Elective options also include the offshore studio and other courses that have a community or professional experiential learning or engagement aspect.
Academic Program Rules
The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.
Example Study Plan
| Core Courses Students must complete all of the following: |
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| Research Dissertation/Final Research Project Students must choose one of the following: |
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| Electives, choice of Students must complete one of the following: |
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Study plans are available on the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences website.
Assessment
Assessment takes a number of forms including written reports and essays, short in class exercises, oral presentations. Formal examinations are not used for student assessment. A capstone architecture design project allows students to demonstrate their mastery of architecture through a significant supervised study.
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Last updated: Monday, 19 Jul 2021
