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Overview

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.

Learning Outcomes

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Synthesize and communicate complex landscape architectural information, concepts and propositions clearly, concisely and effectively.
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Identify and assess ethical, environmental, cultural and/or sustainability considerations in their design practice.
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Collaborate responsibly, to reflect on their own contributions to teamwork, and on the team's processes and ability to achieve outcomes.
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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.
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Identify, analyse and research complex issues in landscape architecture design projects, and to generate appropriate, innovative and soundly justified design propositions.
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Demonstrate personal accountability, cultural awareness, a respect for diversity, and environmental and social responsibility in their design practice.
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Prepare and present written documents and design proposals effectively and in keeping with the professional standards of the discipline.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 144 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

Specialisation Requirements

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

For more information about admission requirements for various UNSW programs, visit the following website(s):
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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Progression rules are in accordance with university policy.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects

Professional Recognition

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (2017)

Career Opportunities

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.

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
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Additional Expenses and Resources

Students will need to have their own computers. The faculty will provide software. Costs for materials for model making will be incurred: Approx: AUD$ 300.00/ year Costs for excursions: Approx AUD$ 300.00/ year

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