PGDip Landscape Architecture

Program Overview

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Landscape Architecture PGDip

Overview

This is a design-based career conversion/ development course, for anyone with a passion for landscape architecture, but a first degree in any other subject. It is fully accredited by the Landscape Institute.

Our 'conversion' postgraduate diploma does lead to employment in landscape offices, but you will need to return to study and take a Masters in Professional Landscape Architecture to gain full UK Licentiate status, giving entry to the Landscape Institute Pathway to Chartership. You might also consider applying for the Masters in Professional Landscape Architecture (with Conversion) - our 'straight through' to Licentiate status programme.

We will seek to enhance your existing skills and knowledge, including developing:

• your drawing, modelling, and software skills;
• your understanding of design, including planting design; and
• knowledge across the wide scope of landscape concerns and practice.

We will give you the skills to explore your interests and find your direction within landscape architecture.

Course Options

• Postgraduate Diploma
  • Start date: September 2025
  • Duration: 1 year (full-time), 2 years (part-time)

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in any subject.
• 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.

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)

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.

Fees, Funding, and Additional Costs

Fees

• Home Applicant (Full-time): £6,000 per year
• Home Applicant (Part-time): £1,500 per 30 credit module
• International Applicant (Full-time): £10,840 per year

Funding

• 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

Additional Costs

• Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Landscape Architecture: Foundations of Theory & Contexts (Core Module)
• Landscape Architecture: Foundations of Theory Practice & Professional Life (Mental Wealth) (Core Module)
• Landscape Architecture: Basic Tools & Principles of Design (Core Module)
• Landscape Architecture: Essential Tools & Principles of Design (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.

Your Future Career

• With increased focus on environmental issues, and on building healthy communities, landscape architects are more in demand professionally, nationally and internationally.
• There is a high industry employment rate.

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.

How You'll Learn

• At UEL you will be working in an inspiring, creative setting where your interests and passions count.
• Our students are from a range of backgrounds, not just art and design, which gives you access to diverse knowledge, different modes of thinking, and a wide student skillset.

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 the module.

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.

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.