MSc Advanced Landscape Planning and Management at Newcastle University

Programme overview

Our Master’s will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills you need to work in organisations and authorities responsible for planning and managing landscapes. The Advanced Landscape Planning and Management MSc is an innovative one-year postgraduate programme. This course will provide you with the intellectual and practical skills required for effective landscape planning and management.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: School of Architecture Planning and Landscape | Duration: Full time: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Advanced Landscape Planning and Management Master’s involves classroom-led and fieldwork-led learning. Newcastle University's Centre for Research Excellence in Landscape creates a matchless environment for interdisciplinary research-informed teaching in landscape. Compulsory modules include: Conceptualising Landscape: Project, Design with Plants and Ecological Greenspace Management, Landscape Planning and Management Dissertation, Landscape Histories- Project, Engagement with environment, landscape and planning, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Planning & Nature Based Solutions, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Planning and Nature Based Solutions (Project), Research Design, Environmental Assessment.

Career pathways

You will also be well placed to continue your studies at PhD level. Graduate roles and employers include: national parks; coastlines; heritage sites; nature reserves; environmental or forestry agencies; wilding projects; seascapes/water management; local governments; National Parks (especially in the North East); Northumberland Wildlife Trust.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a landscape discipline or related field. Landscape disciplines could include: • landscape planning • landscape management • landscape architecture, landscape studies • landscape ecology • landscape sciences Related fields include, but are not limited to: • geography • planning • urban design • botany ecology • forestry • farming • rural studies • zoology • environmental sciences • geohumanities • anthropology • heritage studies • tourism studies We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with non-standard qualifications, and those with at least five years relevant work experience. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,700 a year (2027/28). Full time tuition fee per year Source

International applicants: GBP 27,450 a year (2027/28). Full time tuition fee per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Full time: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4151f/#how-to-apply

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