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Diploma in Landscape Architecture at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

Landscape Architecture aims to equip practice-orientated professionals with the required knowledge of design principles and procedures, the utilisation of ornamental plants and the proficiency to implement and manage landscape projects and installations. The course develops practice-orientated professionals who have knowledge of design and plants, combined with the necessary technical ability to implement and management landscape projects. This qualification is accredited by SACLAP. Offering type listed: FULL-TIME: BELLVILLE CAMPUS.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences  |  Department: Horticultural Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed on the programme page include Botany; Computer Skills; Construction Drawing 1A; Design Drawing; Integrated Design Studio 1A; Landscape Mathematics & Structures.

Career pathways

The increasing demand for environmental quality has led to the rapid expansion of landscape planning as a career, concentrating on the development of aesthetically pleasing, functional and ecologically stable landscape spaces for the community. Graduates will work in drafting in the offices of landscape architects, or on contract sites implementing landscape construction plans, either in private practice, municipal or parastatal entities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum admission requirements National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with: Mainstream: • English (4) • Mathematics (3) or Technical Mathematics (4) or Maths Literacy (5) • Life Sciences (4) • APS: 30 with Mathematics, 31 with Technical Mathematics, 32 with Mathematical Literacy

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Diploma applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Somatology; 31 August 2026 for Grade R and Early Childhood Care and Education).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

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