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Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning : Guide to courses
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design major)
Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture
Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is a four-year degree designed to provide a professional education of high standing with a strong focus on the needs of the Australian and Asian professional landscape architectural markets. Each year of study is designed to link the development of skills and knowledge across various topic areas with the gradual expansion of design capabilities and scope, in scale and complexity. The early years of the program develop core knowledge and skills to enable students to make the most of the broader opportunities offered in later years. Computer technologies such as computer-aided design, geographic information systems and other applications are introduced progressively.
The degree is offered by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning where specialist subjects in landscape architecture such as design, communication, construction and history are supplemented by those in the Faculty of Arts where environmental and cultural studies are based. The successful completion of the course ensures graduate membership of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and is accredited as the education component for professional registration.
Graduate landscape architects are in demand in government departments and agencies and in the private sector. Landscape architects are employed at all levels of government from federal, through to state and local, in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Graduates are also employed in consultancy firms that specialise in landscape architecture and planning, and in multidisciplinary firms that provide services in urban design and planning, architecture and engineering. They also work in diverse groups such as conservation agencies and development companies. Many firms consult locally, interstate and in the Asian region and some are linked with international companies.
The course aims to:
offer professional studies in landscape architecture leading to accreditation with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and thereby with professional accrediting bodies internationally;
provide students with an understanding of the systems operating both in natural environments and in those environments that, as landscapes, manifest human intervention and culture;
equip graduates with basic skills which will be necessary to enable them, as practising professionals, to intervene positively in the process of change to those landscapes through planning, design and management;
teach landscape architecture as an intellectual and professional endeavour, which embodies, wherever it is practiced, a commitment to the continuing health and well-being of the environment and of human life.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-101 Architectural Design 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-120 Communications 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-102 City in History | 12.5 | |
| 121-012 Environmental Change | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-174 Designing the Local Urban Landscape | 12.5 | |
| 705-195 Landscape Materials | 12.5 | |
| 702-121 Communications 1B | 12.5 | |
| 121-013 Global Ecology and Biogeography | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| First year mid-year entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester options | Points | |
| 702-104 Architectural Design 1C | 12.5 | |
| 702-123 Communications 1C | 12.5 | |
| Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 705-235 Designing the Middle Landscape | 12.5 | |
| 705-273 CAD in Landscape Architecture | 12.5 | |
| 705-294 Plants & Planting Design | 12.5 | |
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-236 Designing Conserved Natural Landscapes | 12.5 | |
| 705-216 History of Landscape Architecture | 12.5 | |
| 705-296 Site Engineering | 12.5 | |
| 121-022 Urban Environments | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Second year mid-year entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester option | Points | |
| 702-102 City in History | 12.5 | |
| Year 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 705-435 Advanced Urban Planning and Design | 12.5 | |
| 705-411 GIS for Planning and Management A | 12.5 | |
| 702-421 Urban Design Theory | 12.5 | |
| 121-039 Environmental Management Systems | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-436 Landscape Assessment and Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-415 Perceptions of the Australian Landscape | 12.5 | |
| 121-030 Ecological Biogeography, or | ||
| 121-017 Society and Environments | 12.5 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Year 4 (from 2002) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 705-481 Advanced Landscape Design | 12.5 | |
| 705-484 Landscape Heritage | 12.5 | |
| Electives | 25.0 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-429 Landscape Practice | 12.5 | |
| 705-420 Sustainable Environments Studio | 25.0 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
Students will be expected to agree their elective program as a coordinated suite of subjects around a selected specialisation with the course coordinator in advance. Typical streams would include:
Environment: 121-028 Sustainable Development, 121-033 Environmental Hydrology A. Cultural studies: 121-016 Landscapes of Power. Technology: 451-334 Environmental Visualisation & Mapping, 705-412 GIS for Planning and Management B. Horticulture and Landscape Management: 206-305 Revegetation and Landscape Restoration, 206-311 Ecological Management. Property: 702-115 Property 1.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) can provide a pre-professional course which enables students to pursue studies which lead to postgraduate Landscape Architecture programs in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Students who wish to proceed to professional studies in Landscape Architecture should enrol in the BA and take a major in Planning and Design, and a major in Geography with an emphasis on physical geography. At the conclusion of the BA degree course, graduates are qualified to work in areas of landscape and environmental planning, design and management, either in private practice or in local or state government instrumentalities. To become a professionally qualified landscape architect you need to undertake further study in the Graduate Diploma and Master of Landscape Architecture program in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. The Master of Landscape Architecture degree is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, which enables graduates to practise as professional landscape architects.
Refer to Planning and design in the Faculty of Arts section of the Handbook.
The postgraduate programs in landscape Architecture provide opportunities for graduates to develop specialist skills and expertise to complement their first professionional qualifcations. Three study options are available so that individual study programs can be developed around individual needs.
The Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture is a 50-point program designed for those who wish to pursue a specialisation in landscape architecture but do not seek professional registration in the first instance.
The Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture is a 100-point program designed to prepare students for entry into the Master of Landscape Architecture and for those who wish to pursue studies in landscape architecture for their own interest.
The Master of Landscape Architecture is a 100-point program which satisfies the educational requirements of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
For detailed information about these courses, refer to the Faculty's Postgraduate Handbook.
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