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Landscape Architecture (Honours) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

Landscape Architecture is the art and science of designing and conserving land and water for human use and enjoyment. As a profession, Landscape Architecture is concerned with two scales of planning and design. The first scale is with the development of specific sites for residential, recreational, institutional, commercial and industrial projects. The second scale pertains to the regional landscape where the issues include management plans for forest, park and recreation areas, agricultural lands protection, gravel pit mining and restoration, hazard land studies, and visual resource analysis.

Faculty: Ontario Agricultural College  |  Duration: 8 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students complete 20.00 credits of professional core knowledge in landscape analysis, design, implementation, communication, history and professional practice, plus arts and sciences courses. The program is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Council (LAAC) of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

Career pathways

Graduates have careers in the public and private sector as landscape architects designing sites and planning regional landscapes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma with ENG4U; five additional 4U or 4M courses. Applicants educated outside Ontario or Canada are assessed against equivalent subject requirements. Applicants complete a Background Information Form (BIF); design, arts, technical drawing and science courses are strongly recommended.

Domestic applicants: CAD 9,428 a year (2026-27). Domestic Ontario student: tuition only, $4,714.40 per semester for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 (two semesters; full-time, 2.00+ credits). Compulsory fees and co-op fees are not included. Source

International applicants: CAD 54,403 a year (2026-27). International student, 2026 cohort: tuition only, $27,201.70 per semester for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 (two semesters). Compulsory fees and UHIP health insurance are not included. Source

Fall entry (September) for Canadian high school, international and transfer applicants; winter 2027 entry is also available to international and transfer applicants (application deadline November 1).

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Canadian high school applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadline for students currently enrolled in high school is January 15 (later applications continue to be considered); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Canadian applicants) deadline is December 1; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management Background Information Forms are due February 1; deadline to accept an offer of admission through OUAC is June 1.

International applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; high school students studying outside Canada apply for fall 2027 entry by May 15; the international tuition deposit is $2,000; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture applications close February 1.

Transfer applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; for fall 2027 entry the deadline is April 1.

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