Landscape Architecture - MA

4.5
1 review
  • It was so enjoyable. The facilities are modern and so nice. I live at home so I don't want to come in for a few hours for societies and the clubs.
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Master

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

The course is structured so that two studios run in parallel. The first studio design series is explored as a process led narrative that develops theory and builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in your degree. The format of studio learning is continued with an increased emphasis on research and design experimentation. These include research-led design projects relating to public health and well-being, habitat creation and biodiversity, and climate change resilience, settlement design, food security and large infrastructure schemes like High Speed 2 (HS2) and systems scale interventions. The ethos of the course is that landscape is a sequence of interrelated designed environments that provides the scope for a design laboratory connected by land, ecology, water, climate and infrastructure, linked to a cultural context that extends from parish to global political and economic systems.

You will build on your existing skills and develop creative, artistic, technical and intellectual abilities through a range of design projects that explore contemporary issues and problems. The learning experience reflects the diversity of projects which grow in scale and complexity whilst gaining an understanding of the design process and attainment of professional level communication skills.

Our links to practices and our Co.Lab partners offer an opportunity for being involved in the complex nature and the challenges of being a landscape architect in the real world, to collaborate with local stakeholders and institutions and work alongside colleagues across the university and involves projects that facilitate Landscape Institute policy.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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15 Bartholomew Row, B5 5JU

Start date

On request

About this course

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.

Landscape Institute accredited Conversion Course, or BA Hons / BSc degree in Landscape Architecture or Garden Design, minimum Lower Second-Class (2:2).

This MA Landscape Architecture enables applicants who have an accredited degree in Landscape Architecture, or completed a MA LA conversion year an opportunity to progress their studies and take the next step towards being a Chartered Landscape Architect.

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Reviews

4.5
  • It was so enjoyable. The facilities are modern and so nice. I live at home so I don't want to come in for a few hours for societies and the clubs.
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4.6
excellent

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Student Reviewer

4.5
25/05/2019
About the course: It was so enjoyable. The facilities are modern and so nice. I live at home so I don't want to come in for a few hours for societies and the clubs.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2020

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Ecology
  • Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Climate
  • Architecture Design
  • Landscape Design
  • Quality Standards
  • Landscape
  • Architectural Development
  • Landscape Institute
  • Renowned landscape
  • Architecture practices

Course programme

MA
  • Design Theory and Practice
  • Personal Research
  • Co.LAB
  • Synthesis to Detail
  • Thesis Design Module
  • Praxis
The majority of your studies will be assessed by coursework. We feel this best mirrors the way you'd work in the real world and so better prepares you for a career in landscape design and architecture.

The teaching approach places an emphasis on the studio format, supported by a series of lectures and workshops delivered by renowned landscape practitioners and educators from the UK and overseas. We will continue to develop our Expert Lecture series and as a guide to the quality and range of speakers, with last year’s series welcoming Claude Cormier (Canada), Andrew Charleson (New Zealand), Kim Wilkie (UK) and Noel Farrer PLI (UK).

Additional information

Study mode: Full Time, Part Time (note: conversion year is one day per week)

UK students 
Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Part Time
Duration - 2 years
Fees - £3,300 per year

International students
Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 1 year
Fees - £14,500 per year

Landscape Architecture - MA

Price on request