Lincoln,
New Zealand
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Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master of Landscape Architecture (Taught) in Lincoln New Zealand | Lincoln University
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Lincoln New Zealand
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
34,500
(c. USD20,214.27)
Attendance
Full-time
The Master of Landscape Architecture represents the global benchmark in landscape architecture education, creating pathways to career advancement and entrepreneurial ventures both in New Zealand and internationally.
Lincoln University provides two structured master's programs tailored to your academic background, each designed to propel your professional growth in this dynamic field.
Our comprehensive 240-credit (two-year) Master of Landscape Architecture enables students holding any undergraduate degree (without an accredited BLA) to obtain NZILA-recognized qualifications in landscape architecture.
For graduates with an accredited Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA), our intensive 120-credit (one-year) program facilitates advanced specialization, including research-driven design approaches.
This qualification leads to professional registration and makes graduates highly desirable to employers across public and private sectors throughout New Zealand, Australia, and beyond.
Career pathways
This degree equips you for professional practice as a landscape architect, whether establishing your own firm, joining an existing practice, or contributing to government initiatives. You'll gain skills to work alongside environmental scientists, building designers, urban planners, and engineering professionals on diverse projects.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
240-credit MLA programme
- You will need to have achieved a minimum of 2nd class division 1 honours, or average of 70% in your 300 level or higher courses and in your final year overall
- You will need to submit a portfolio demonstrating design-related skills and creativity. It can contain landscape architecture drawings, representational drawings, paintings, photography or technical drawings. It can also include drawings that demonstrate computer graphic skills
- You will need to show basic computer graphic skills in Vectorworks or AutoCAD. This can be either via your portfolio or with a certificate of completion of an online course
120-credit MLA programme
- BLA graduates with first class or second-class division one Honours are eligible for direct entry to the MLA
English Language Requirements
- IELTS academic score of 6.5 overall, with no individual component less than 6.0
- TOEFL (iBT) overall score of 80 (with at least 21 in writing and 18 in Speaking)
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and First (FCE) overall score of 176, with no individual component less than 169
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 58 with no communicative score of less than 50
- Lincoln University English Language GCAE or LU EL 70%.
- NZ Certificates in English Language (NZCEL) - Level 5 (Academic or Professional Endorsement)
Tuition
NZD
34,500