Landscape Architecture, Master of (MLA) at Newcastle University

Programme overview

The Master of Landscape Architecture focuses on the theories, methods and practice of landscape architecture. It equips you for practice in a landscape-related discipline. Landscape Architecture is constantly evolving to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency, to acknowledge diverse approaches to the practice of landscape, and to make it inclusive to all.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: School of Architecture Planning and Landscape | Duration: Full time: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Develop your understanding of landscape architecture and its relationship to planning and architecture. Studio learning is central to the programme, framing landscape architecture as a tool for planetary health, wellbeing, and social and ecological justice. Compulsory modules include: Landscape Histories, Landscape Professional Practice, Planning and Law, Experimental Landscape Architecture II, Landscape Architecture Studio 1: Strategies, Forms and Narratives for Contemporary Landscapes., Landscape Architecture Studio 2: City as Landscape, Landscape Architecture Studio 3: Materiality of Landscape, Landscape Architecture Studio 4: Design with Plants and Ecological Greenspace Management., Experimental Landscape Architecture I, Climate Literacy: Tools for Action, Academic Portfolio: Design Narrative and Curation, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Planning & Nature Based Solutions, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Planning and Nature Based Solutions (Project).

Career pathways

Through our international research, practice collaborations and partnerships, you'll connect with professional landscape practitioners . They will support your transition into landscape architecture jobs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in any subject and a demonstratable aptitude for the profession of landscape architecture through submission of design portfolio. Newcastle University graduates If you hold an Architecture and Urban Planning BA Honours (K190) or an Architecture BA Honours (K100) degree at 2:2 or above from Newcastle University, you don't need to submit a portfolio. We will automatically offer you a place when you apply. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Full time: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4157f/#how-to-apply

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