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The Master of Landscape Architecture program at UNSW is a graduate-level qualification designed to build upon your existing knowledge and skills, preparing you for a rewarding career in creating sustainable outdoor environments. As an accredited Landscape Architect, you'll merge artistic vision with scientific understanding to develop, plan, and oversee landscapes that honor both ecological systems and cultural heritage. This program prepares you to collaborate with urban areas and populations globally, crafting public spaces that address contemporary challenges like rapid urbanization, population shifts, environmental sustainability, and global warming. UNSW boasts Australia's oldest accredited Landscape Architecture curriculum. This hands-on, studio-focused program immerses students in design theory, visual communication methods, ecosystem dynamics, and humanity's environmental impact.
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.
Applicants from unrelated degree backgrounds are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree.
Applicants for the degree with qualifications in a related discipline** are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree.
Applicants with a 4 year accredited Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree are required to have achieved a credit average in their bachelor degree.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 94 overall (min. 25 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 65 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.