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5. Landscape architecture
5.1. Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
5.1.1. Career opportunities
5.1.2. Course objectives
5.1.3. Course structure - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
5.1.4. BLArch electives
5.2. Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
5.2.1. Course structure - for BLArch students after Year 3
5.3. Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design)
5.3.1. Course structure
5.4. Postgraduate programs in landscape architecture
5.4.1. Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture
5.4.2. Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture
5.4.3. Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture)
5.4.4. Master of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design major)
Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture
Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (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 practised, a commitment to the continuing health and well-being of the environment and of human life.
| First year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-101 Architectural Design 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-120 Design Communications 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-102 City in History | 12.5 | |
| 121-171 Environmental Change | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-174 Designing the Local Urban Landscape | 12.5 | |
| 705-171 Landscape Graphics | 12.5 | |
| 705-195 Landscape Materials | 12.5 | |
| 121-172 Global Ecology and Biogeography | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| First year mid-year entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester options | Points | |
| 702-104 Architectural Design 1C | 12.5 | |
| 702-123 Design Communications 1C | 12.5 | |
| Second year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Development and Urban Environments | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Second year mid-year entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester option | Points | |
| 702-102 City in History | 12.5 | |
| Third year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 121-435 Environmental Management Systems | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-436 Landscape Assessment and Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-484 Landscape Heritage | 12.5 | |
| 121-030 Applied Ecology, or | 25 | |
| 121-017 Society and Environments | 12.5 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 705-481 Designing the Artful Landscape | 12.5 | |
| 705-415 Contemp'ry Theory & Australian Landscape | 12.5 | |
| Electives | 25.0 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-429 Landscape Practice | 12.5 | |
| 705-420 Designing the Sustainable Landscape | 25 | |
| 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: 705-412 GIS for Planning and Management B. Property: 702-115 Property 1.
The Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is open to graduates of the BPD (Architecture) and students who have completed year 3 of the BLArch. Having the two professional degrees allows graduates to combine the architecture course's strengths in the design and procurement of buildings with the landscape architecture course's strengths in designing, planning and managing environments ranging in scale from small urban spaces to entire geographical spaces.
Applicants would have to meet the following requirements:
An average of H3 (65 per cent) or above in the third year of their BPD (Architecture) or BLA course;
The completion of nominated pre-requisite subjects. For BPD (Arch) Students 705-216 History of Landscape Architecture (12.5pts) (as history elective BPD 2, Semester 2 or as elective BPD 3, Semester 2). For BLA Students 702-204 Architectural Design and Practice 2A (12.5pts) (in lieu of 705-435 Advanced Planning and Design BLA 3, Semester 1);
The achievement of 26 weeks of approved practical experience with either an architecture emphasis, a landscape architecture emphasis or a combination of both, after their third year of study.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-303 Architectural Design & Practice 3 | 12.5 | |
| 702-237 Construction Technology 2A | 12.5 | |
| 702-237 Construction Technology 2A | 12.5 | |
| 702-305 Theories of Architecture | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-340 Design 3 | 12.5 | |
| 702-338 Construction Technology 3B | 12.5 | |
| 702-348 Architectural Practice A | 12.5 | |
| 702-231 Modern Architecture A: 19th Century | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-403 Architectural Design & Practice 4 | 25 | |
| 702-343 Environmental Design | 12.5 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-420 Designing the Sustainable Landscape | 25 | |
| 702-412 Advanced Services | 12.5 | |
| 702-416 Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Year 3: Option 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-503 Architectural Design & Practice 5 | 25 | |
| 702-574 Design Investigation | 12.5 | |
| 705-484 Landscape Heritage | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-540 Design 5 | 25 | |
| 702-505 Architectural Practice B | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Year 3: Option 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-503 Architectural Design & Practice 5 | 25 | |
| 705-484 Landscape Heritage | 12.5 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-435 Advanced Urban Planning and Design | 12.5 | |
| 702-505 Architectural Practice B | 12.5 | |
| Elective | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
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 Postgraduate 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 program is designed to prepare students for entry into the graduate diploma.
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 Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture) is available for students who have completed the planning and design double major in urban planning and geography and environmental studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. These students can graduate with a professional qualification after completing the Postgraduate Diploma followed by the Master of Landscape Architecture.
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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