MA Professional Landscape Architecture

Program Overview

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Professional Landscape Architecture MA

Overview

The MA in Professional Landscape Architecture is a programme for those who hold either a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or a Landscape Institute accredited 'conversion' qualification and a degree in another discipline.

At UEL, through design studio, live projects, and investigation of theory, we explore key issues in contemporary life - migration, inequality, climate emergency, urban growth, and food security. We investigate our understandings of these ideas with passion and commitment; exploring how landscape, nature and place are socially, as well as physically, 'constructed'. We seek to develop critical awareness and personal understanding of the landscape, and from this, to cultivate an individual, considered approach. Our teaching supports the acquisition of the skills and knowledge that we know are relevant to professional practice now, while developing personal trajectories for the future, within this broad professional field.

Completion of the MA in Professional Landscape Architecture allows registration on the Landscape Institute's Pathway to Chartership.

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in Landscape Architecture, or PG Dip (Conversion) in Landscape Architecture.
• We would normally expect your Degree or PG Dip (Conversion) to have been earned at an institution accredited by the appropriate professional body in your country.
• If your Degree or PG Dip (Conversion) is not accredited, we will need to assess if it is of an equivalent standard.
• We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.

International Qualifications

• We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
• Please visit our International page for full details.

English Language Requirements

• Overall IELTS 6.0 with minimum 6.0 in writing and speaking, and 5.5 in listening and reading (or recognised equivalent)
• If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English course.

Mature Applicants and Those Without Formal Qualifications

• As an inclusive university, we recognise those who have been out of education for some time may not have the formal qualifications usually required.
• We welcome applications from those who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and commitment to study and have the relevant life/work experience that equips them to succeed on the course.
• We will assess this from the information provided in your application or may request additional information such as a CV or attendance at an interview.

Fees

• EU, EEA and Swiss Nationals starting a course from September 2021, will no longer be eligible for Home fees.
• However, such nationals benefitting from Settled Status or Citizens' Rights may become eligible for Home fees as and when the UK Government confirms any new fee regulations.
• Tuition fees are subject to annual change.
• Fees for future years will be published in due course.

Funding

Home Students

• Postgraduate Loans Scheme: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme
• Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees!
• Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver (exclusions apply)
• Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
• Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
• Civic Engagement: £1,000
• Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
• Sport Scholarships: Up to £6,000

International Students

• Living costs for international students: £1,265* per month to cover living costs
• Tuition fees: £16,260 per year
• How to pay your fees: Deposits and paying by instalments

Course Modules

• Landscape Architecture: Professional Life & Practice (Mental Wealth) Core Module
• Landscape Architecture: Theory & Contexts Core Module
• Landscape Architecture: Advanced Tools & Complexity in Design 1 Core Module
• Landscape Architecture: Advanced Tools & Complexity in Design 2 Core Module
• Thesis Core Module

What We're Researching

• We collaborate with other departments within UEL on a range of research projects.
• We work closely with UEL’s Sustainability Research Institute on projects relating to Landscape Architecture, biodiversity and nature-based solutions.
• One of our current research projects is investigating the suitability of a by-product of Tate and Lyle’s refining process as a suitable substrate for seeding meadows and green roofs.

Your Future Career

• With increased focus on environmental issues, and building healthy communities, landscape architects are in demand professionally, nationally and internationally.
• There is a high industry employment rate.
• Our Masters in Professional Landscape Architecture will give you the space to think about your landscape values and interests and support you in directing your career in landscape architecture.
• All of our postgraduate landscape courses have full accreditation from the Landscape Institute and provide the necessary qualifications to allow registration on the Landscape Institute's Pathway to Chartership.

How We Support Your Career Ambitions

• We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking.
• Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.
• You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting-edge technologies and facilities.

How You'll Learn

• At UEL your interests and passions count.
• We provide an inspiring, creative setting where you can extend your knowledge, skills and understanding, and inform your future direction in the profession.
• The MA in Professional Landscape Architecture runs alongside other landscape and built environment programmes, and offers flexibility, opportunities for collaborative project work, an active faculty and a diverse student body.
• We engage with live sites and clients and foster connections with visiting professionals.
• All staff continue in professional practice and bring relevant industry knowledge as well as extensive academic teaching experience to design studio seminars, tutorials, field visits and lectures.

How You'll Be Assessed

• Your understanding of each module is assessed through a variety of written/illustrated reports and design drawing portfolios, submitted at the end of each module.
• There are no exams.
• Your submitted coursework is completed against detailed project briefs, with submissions comprising project work developed in a variety of media, drawn conceptual, practical and 3D work, essays, site research studies, illustrated reports, seminar papers and presentations.
• Teaching supports the development of materials for submission through seminars individual and group tutorials, field visits and lectures.
• All coursework is double-marked and reviewed by an external examination board.

Campus and Facilities

• Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment.
• Join us and you'll be able to make the most of our facilities including contemporary lecture theatres and seminar rooms, art studios and exhibition spaces, audio and visual labs and a multimedia production centre.
• Features include our 24/7 Docklands library, our £21m SportsDock centre, a campus shop and bookstore, the Children's Garden Nursery, cafés, eateries, a late bar, plus Student Union facilities, including a student lounge.
• The University of East London is one of the few London universities to provide on-campus accommodation.
• Our Docklands Campus Student Village houses close to 1,200 students from around the world.
• We are well connected to central London and Canary Wharf, with London City Airport just across the water.
• We also run a free bus service that connects Docklands with Stratford campuses.

Who Teaches This Course

• This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering.
• The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.
• Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

Related Courses

• MA Professional Landscape Architecture with Conversion
• PGDip Landscape Architecture
• MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA PART 2)