| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Landscape Architecture MA
Course Overview
The Landscape Architecture MA course is designed to develop and refine vital skills and experience, establishing a long-term career in an exciting profession. The world of landscape architecture encompasses many skills and environments. On this course, you'll benefit from professional links to industry, an emphasis on sustainability, a wide range of client projects, and proactive teaching staff with extensive professional practice experience.
Study Style
Your learning will take place in a studio-based environment, through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and student-led research. Teaching techniques combine the practice and philosophy of landscape architecture with a focus on innovation, creativity, personal development, expression, professionalism, and sustainability.
Modules
- Landscape Professional Practice (AD7601)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 36
- Independent Learning Hours: 114
- Assessment: 100% Assignment: Individual: 3500 word equivalent
- Landscape Design Studio (AD7602)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 60
- Independent Learning Hours: 240
- Assessment: 50% Portfolio: Individual: 3500 word equivalent, 50% Portfolio: Individual: 3500 word equivalent
- Landscape Planning Studio (AD7604)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 60
- Independent Learning Hours: 240
- Assessment: 50% Portfolio: Individual: 3500 word equivalent, 50% Portfolio: Individual: 3500 word equivalent
- Ecological Landscape Design (AD7610)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 30
- Independent Learning Hours: 120
- Assessment: 100% Portfolio: Individual: 3500 words
- Research Methods for Built Environment (AD7670)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 24
- Independent Learning Hours: 126
- Assessment: 100% Assignment: Individual: 3500 words equivalent
- Our Urban Futures (AD7677)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 36
- Independent Learning Hours: 114
- Assessment: 100% Assignment: Individual: 3500 words or equivalent
Optional Modules
- Masters Dissertation or Major Project (AD7600)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 10
- Independent Learning Hours: 590
- Assessment: 80% Dissertation / Major Project: 15000 words, 20% Presentation: Individual: 3000 words or 30 minutes equivalent
- Investigative Design Dissertation (AD7631)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 5
- Independent Learning Hours: 295
- Assessment: 100% Dissertation / Major Project: Maximum 9000 words
- Applied Conservation (NS7914)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 24
- Independent Learning Hours: 126
- Assessment: 100% Assignment: Individual: 4000 words or equivalent
- Environmental Governance and Decision Making (NS7916)
- Scheduled Contact Hours: 36
- Independent Learning Hours: 114
- Assessment: 35% Assignment: Individual: 1500 words, 65% Assignment: Individual: 2500 words
- Fundamentals of Conservation GIS (NS7930)
- Assessment: 100% Portfolio: Individual: 4000 Words
Entry Requirements
- Typical Offers: At least a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in landscape architecture or landscape design (for direct entry onto the MA, or an undergraduate degree in any field of 2:2 or above for the conversion MA)
- Interview (required): Applicants for this course will be invited to attend an interview.
- Essential portfolio: A portfolio of work is essential
- IELTS 6.0: EU and international students need IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in writing and in any other band) or equivalent.
Fees and Costs
- Start date | Location | Course code | Fee (UK) | Total fee | Fee (international) | Total fee
- Sep 2025 | Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham | — | £8,475 | £17,950
- Sep 2026 | Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham | — | TBC | TBC
Careers
Graduate ready to launch into a range of exciting careers in landscape architecture. Discover a range of opportunities to work in national parks, city layouts, world heritage sites, school playground design, and other design roles across the private, public, and charity sector.
Teaching Staff
- Bill Burford: Academic Course Leader for Landscape Architecture
Industry Connections
Benefit from our well-established industry connections that will put you on a pathway for a rewarding career, whether in the public or private sectors, or running your own business. You will work on live briefs for real clients, putting your skills into practice from day one.
Accreditation
Learn on the UK’s longest running landscape architecture course. This Master’s Degree is fully accredited by the Royal Charted Landscape Institute (LI) and also has International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) recognition.
Program Outline
Landscape Architecture MA - University of Gloucestershire
Degree Overview:
This program aims to develop students' skills and experience to prepare them for a successful career in landscape architecture. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including professional practice, landscape planning and design, sustainability, and ecological conservation. Students benefit from professional links to the industry, a strong emphasis on sustainability, and access to real-world client projects. This combination of academic and practical learning equips graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle contemporary challenges and forge rewarding careers.
Outline:
The program consists of a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and student-led research, fostering a studio-based learning environment. Students explore various topics including:
- Professional Practice: Contract law, professional procedures, ethics, and employment issues.
- Landscape Planning: Legislative framework, housing demand, alternative settlement typologies.
- Landscape Design: Masterplanning and detailed design, hard and soft landscaping, communication skills.
- Urban Futures: Theoretical texts, creative proposals, future visions for city landscapes.
Assessment:
All work is assessed through coursework, including written and illustrated reports. The assessment methods and criteria vary depending on the specific module.
Teaching:
The program is delivered by a team of experienced faculty with extensive professional practice experience. Teaching techniques combine practical and theoretical aspects of landscape architecture, emphasizing innovation, creativity, personal development, professionalism, and sustainability.
Careers:
Graduates of this program are well-prepared for a range of careers in landscape architecture, including:
- Landscape Architect
- Urban Designer
- Environmental Planner
- Landscape Consultant
- Project Manager
Other:
- The program is accredited by the Landscape Institute (LI) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).
- The University of Gloucestershire offers postgraduate scholarships and bursaries.
- Graduates of the program are eligible for the UoG Career Promise initiative, which guarantees six months of support and a paid internship to kickstart their careers.
Additional Information:
- The program is offered as both a full-time (1 year) and part-time (2 years) option.
- Students have the opportunity to undertake a dissertation or major project as part of their studies.
- The program benefits from close proximity to urban centers, rich English landscapes, and renowned gardens.
Tuition Fees and Payment Information:
UK Fees:
£8,075
International Fees:
£17,100
Payment:
Students usually support themselves through a postgraduate loan, private savings, family support or sponsorship from an employer. For advice and guidance on your funding options, contact the Money Advice team at moneyadvice@glos.ac.uk or call 01242 714535. UoG graduates receive 15% off postgraduate tuition fees. Terms apply.
