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www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/architecture
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREMA /2018/19 ENTRY
Landscape Architecture MA /
This creative and reflective Master's degreeconsiders interventions in the landscape throughimaginative design, strategic thinking and technicalknowledge. Landscape architects shape the futureof cities and rural environments alike.
Degree summary
You will gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the disciplineof landscape architecture and the related profession, informed bycurrent practice, scholarship and research. With design-led teachingand learning, you will learn how to design, using a range of techniquesand research methods, equipping you to progress towards a career as alandscape architect.
// Develop your design skills within The Bartlett School of Architecture'sunique design studio culture. In the design studio, you will developindividual projects, documented in design portfolios, to increasinglevels of complexity and ambition as the programme progresses,supported by tutorials, seminars, crits and interim reviews.
// You will work with a team of landscape architects, researchers andbuilt environment professionals to inform your creative designpractices. The Bartlett School of Architecture is renowned forpreparing students for successful careers and has been ranked asthe top architecture school by the Architects' Journal AJ100 forfourteen consecutive years and as the top place to studyarchitecture in Europe by the QS World University Rankings bySubject, 2017.
// This programme empowers students with the contextual knowledgeof the history and theory of landscape architecture, alongside theability to apply research to design and professional scenarios, bethey speculative, theoretical or practical.
All assessed works are forms of coursework. These include designportfolios, essays, illustrated reports and diaries. You will receiveformative feedback on their work in progress via tutorials and seminars,as well as written reports.
There is one field trip (optional) annually as part of the programme.
Maximum cost to the student is £500
Accreditation
The programme has secured Landscape Institute (LI) CandidateAccreditation status and is progressing to apply for full LI Accreditationstatus upon graduation of the first cohort
Degree structure
Mode: Full-time: 1 year
Location: London, Bloomsbury
This is a one year, 180-credit Master's degree. This programme has fivemodules, all of which are mandatory.
A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) is also offered.
A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) is also offered.
MANDATORY MODULES
// The programme has a strong design research focus, with a major design studio projectand research project complementing each other and giving students the platform todevelop impressive portfolios upon graduation.
// Landscape Architecture Practice and Theory
// Landscape, Ecology and Urban Environments
// Landscape Thesis
// Advanced Landscape Design 1
// Advanced Landscape Design 2
OPTIONAL MODULES
// There are no optional modules for this programme.
Your career
The Bartlett School of Architecture is recognised as one of the world'sleading schools of architecture and graduates from our Master'sprogrammes are highly sought after.
Employability
You will gain a highly specialist skill set with this programme. As well asthe ability to design using a range of techniques and research methods,and an in-depth knowledge of the discipline of landscape architecture,you will develop skills in creative problem solving, making decisions andpropositions in complex, challenging, ambiguous and open-endedsituations.
You will also develop skills in communicating, presenting, advocating,interrelating and responding to people from a wide variety ofbackgrounds within a professional context.
Entry requirements
You will need a strong design portfolio and either a first or second-classLandscape Institute accredited UK Bachelor's degree in landscapearchitecture or similar, or an overseas qualification of an equivalentstandard. Candidates who hold another qualification obtained byexamination and approved by UCL together with at least three years ofappropriate professional experience may also be considered.
English language proficiency level
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, youwill be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level ofEnglish proficiency.
The level of English language proficiency for this programme is:Standard.
Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications andtest providers is provided at:www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements
Your application
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competitionfor places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseasapplicants) should take note of application deadlines.
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
// why you want to study Landscape Architecture at graduate level
// why you want to study Landscape Architecture at UCL
// what particularly attracts you to this programme
// how your personal, academic and professional background meetsthe demands of a challenging academic environment
// where you would like to go professionally with your degree
Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statementis your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to thisprogramme match what the programme will deliver.
More information about design portfolio preparation can be found on thedepartment's website - www.ucl.ac.uk/architecture
Application fee: There is an application processing fee for thisprogramme of £75 for online applications and £100 for paperapplications. More details about the application fee can be found atwww.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught/application.
FEES AND FUNDING 2018/19 ENTRY
// UK: £11,310 (FT)
// EU: £11,310 (FT)
// Overseas: £25,350 (FT)
The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees forsubsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Furtherinformation on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can beviewed on the UCL Current Students website.
Full details of funding opportunities can be found on the UCLScholarships website: www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applicants: 27 July 2018
Details on how to apply are available on the website at:www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/apply
CONTACT
Mrs Thea Heintz, Teaching and Learning Officer
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 9638
EU referendum
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This information is for guidance only. It should not be construed as advice nor relied upon and does not form part of any contract.For more information on UCL's degree programmes please see the UCL Graduate Prospectus at www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate
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