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The University of Western Australia (UWA)

  • 22% international / 78% domestic

Landscape Architecture

  • Non-Award

Landscape Architecture is a creative, design-based major primarily concerned with the quality of the environment. Landscape architecture is the planning, design and management of our natural and built landscapes for the benefit of communities and the future health of the planet....

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
3 - 4 years full-time
Course Code
MJD-LDARC
Study Mode
In person

About this course

In this major you will develop methods for understanding landscapes and communities, learn to design and plan for dynamic and resilient environments, and gain essential skills in critical thinking. You'll graduate with strong theoretical and practical knowledge that enable you to produce creative landscape design outcomes. Landscape architects respond to issues like climate change and biodiversity loss by applying systems thinking and practice to develop long-term, large-scale solutions. This major will prepare you for postgraduate studies in landscape architecture or related fields.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you're interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.

Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements

Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 75.5
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 254
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 324
Trinity College Foundation
  • 280
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 61
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 56
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 75
Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 75.5
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 254
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 324
Trinity College Foundation
  • 280
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 61
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 56
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 75
Landscape Architecture
Assured Pathways for high school leavers
Minimum ATAR
TISC Codes
  • US011 (via the Bachelor of Environmental Design)
  • US005 (via the Bachelor of Philosophy [Honours])
Qualifications
  • BEnvDes + MLArch
  • BPhil (Hons) + MLArch
Duration
Limited places
  • No
Selection criteria
  • ATAR only
Undergraduate major
Conditions for progress to Postgraduate Study

[1]
This pathway is also available through the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours). Students taking this pathway require an ATAR of 98.00.

[2]
Bachelor of Philosophy students will take an additional year to complete this pathway.
Landscape Architecture
Assured Pathways for high school leavers
Admission requirements
For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry requirements page or on the UWA Handbook for course specific requirements and prerequisites.
Admission requirements
Landscape Architecture
Pathways for mature-age students
If you will be aged 20 years or older on 1 March (for Semester 1 entry) or 1 August (for Semester 2 entry) you qualify for our mature-age-entry pathways.
Landscape Architecture
Pathways for mature-age students
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT English competency

Study locations

Perth

Career pathways

Careers and further study

This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career opportunities.

Career Pathways
A major in Landscape Architecture provides a wide range of employment options including working as a landscape architect, environmental consultant, urban designer, landscape architectural draftsperson, an environmental manager, a government policy adviser, a landscape architecture educator or academic. Work is available in landscape architectural or urban design practices, city and regional planning, land development companies, conservation agencies and higher education.

Career Pathways A major in Landscape Architecture provides a wide range of employment options including working as a landscape architect, environmental consultant, urban designer, landscape architectural draftsperson, an environmental manager, a government policy adviser, a landscape architecture educator or academic. Work is available in landscape architectural or urban design practices, city and regional planning, land development companies, conservation agencies and higher education.

Further Study
Students who complete a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can opt to complete the Master of Landscape Architecture. Completion of a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can also lead to further studies in a postgraduate Urban Design course (Master's, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate), Master of Architecture (requires additional conversion units), Building Information Modelling (M
aster's or Graduate Diploma
), or a Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation.
Further Study Students who complete a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can opt to complete the Master of Landscape Architecture. Completion of a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can also lead to further studies in a postgraduate Urban Design course (Master's, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate), Master of Architecture (requires additional conversion units), Building Information Modelling (M
aster's or Graduate Diploma
), or a Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation.
Postgraduate study at UWA
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture

Bridge the worlds of art and science with a career in landscape architecture.

Course structure

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