Master of Landscape Architecture
RMIT University
Program Overview
The Master of Landscape Architecture is about envisioning, investigating, and proposing better ways of living in a complex and changing world.
The Master of Landscape Architecture course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. The course is recognised as a world-class facility in fostering design knowledge, critical thinking, and design advocacy through innovative teaching and research.
RMIT’s Master of Landscape Architecture will equip you to become a leader and innovator in landscape architectural practice.
Design Research is at its core
Design research projects undertaken within this course sit at a contemporary and international level. Design research enables you to engage profoundly with the discipline. You will investigate issues and topics that are relevant to contemporary issues in urban and natural contexts increasingly affected by climate change, natural disasters and misappropriation of land.
Melbourne, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 44,160
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Year One of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Courses:
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Studio 7
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Seminar 1
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Seminar 2
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Studio 8
- Landscape Architecture Professional Practice
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
- Landscape Architecture Masters Design Research Project A
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Seminar 3
- Landscape Architecture Masters Design Research Project B
- Landscape Architecture Design Research Seminar 4
Academic requirements
You must have successfully completed:
- the Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design from RMIT University with a grade point average of 2.5 (out of 4.0) or above.
OR - an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in architecture or landscape architecture or a related design field. You will be selected competitively based on your grades and folio.
Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
Selection tasks
- If you have successfully completed the Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design from RMIT University with a GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 or above, you are guaranteed entry into Master of Landscape Architecture. You do not need to submit a selection task.
- If you have completed the Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design from RMIT University with a GPA less than 2.5 out of 4.0 or another architecture/landscape architecture specific Bachelor degree from a different institution, you will be required to complete and submit a pre-selection kit (PDF 114kb) with your application. Short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview.
The annual tuition fee is AU$44,160.
This course will prepare you for the professional practice of landscape architecture, working independently or as part of a large team. From urban design projects to working with large open spaces, the parameters of projects are broad.
As a landscape architect, you will find career opportunities in the design offices of landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers and engineers throughout Australia, and government organisations at federal, state and municipal levels.
Graduates may also become involved in smaller projects such as private gardens, historic estates and productive landscapes.