Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

at Unitec Institute Of Technology

Courses
 

Compulsory courses
 

Level 5
 

• Studio 1 (LAND5021)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To introduce students to the principles of landscape architecture through investigation by design.
• Plants and Ecology (LAND5050)15.0 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  Introduce plant systems for landscape design within the context of ecological networks
• Landscape History (LAND5111)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To explore the development of landscape architectural expression through history and across cultures from earliest recorded settlement to the present day.
• Representation (LAND5113)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To introduce graphic media/techniques and develop the fundamental skills necessary for effective visual communication.
• CAD Documentation (LAND5215)15.0 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  This course focusses on preparing students to produce a landscape design package for council approval using CAD software.
• Studio 2 (LAND5222)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To introduce, explore and develop vocabularies of landscape architecture through investigation by design.

Level 6
 

• Landscape of Aotearoa (LAND6012)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To explore the evolution of Tangata and Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand, in terms of Te Ao Māori (the Māori world view) and Western worlds.
• Contemporary Landscapes (LAND6115)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To cultivate an appreciation of contemporary landscape practice and theory in Europe, America and Australasia.
• Studio 3 (LAND6224)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To configure a way in which aspects of cultural production can be used as a strategy to resolve both technical and conceptual aspects of design work.
• Studio 5 (LAND6225)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To reinforce and build on the range of conventions of landscape architectural production introduced in previous studios, through the generation of design strategies which address the complexity of context, site and programme. This year encourages an increasingly aware and critical application of these strategies and procedures, testing different combinations of strategies, on increasingly complex sites, operating at many levels, and a variety of scales. Design projects explore the way in which ideas about landscape, techniques and methods for dealing with landscapes and ways of communicating about design are all related to each other, and can influence the process of design.
• CAD Studio (LAND6230)15.0 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To provide a fast paced intermediate introduction to the application of computers in landscape architectural design.
• Studio 4 (LAND6234)30.0 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To develop and refine a range of strategies for landscape architectural design, with particular reference to the principles and techniques of site engineering and planting design
• Landscape Planning Assessment and Management (LAND6338)
  15 credits (0.125 EFTS)To introduce and explore the theoretical and legislative basis of landscape planning and its application in practice.

Level 7
 

• Landscape Theory (LAND7115)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To understand landscape theory in the 20th and 21st century with particular reference to urban thinking.
• Studio 6 (LAND7226)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To introduce students to different approaches to landscape architectural design by exposing them to the work and design strategies of important accomplished contemporary practitioners with divergent points of view, interest and backgrounds. To enable students to investigate landscape issues by means of design.
• Studio 7 (LAND7227)30 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To demonstrate the development of personal design philosophy and strategies through advanced landscape architectural design.
• Professional Practice (LAND7334)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To introduce students to professional relationships and responsibilities and make them aware of contractual, ethical, professional and inter-professional roles.
• Urban Ecology (LAND7401)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To develop an understanding of the interrelationships between people, the built environment, the natural environment, and the role of landscape architecture.

Level 8
 

• Negotiated Study (Sem A) (LAND8000-SA)30.0 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To demonstrate the development of personal philosophy and landscape architectural strategies through the completion of a self-directed, advanced landscape architectural research project.
• Negotiated Study (Sem B) (LAND8000-SB)30.0 credits (0.25 EFTS)
  To demonstrate the development of personal philosophy and landscape architectural strategies through the completion of a self-directed, advanced landscape architectural research project.

Admission requirements

For this programme, you will need the following:

42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:
 

• 14 credits in two different approved subjects; and

• 14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved)

• 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
• 14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau

If English is not your first language, you'll need one or more of the following:
 

• Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University entrance

• Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency

• Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

Don't have NCEA? We also accept:
 

• A relevant qualification at Level 3 on the NZQF or above or an equivalent qualification; or

• Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission.

ANNUAL TUITION FEES

Domestic/NZ students

$7,400 (NZD)

(Approximate fees only - includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee (CSSF) levy. Your final study costs depends on a number of factors including the courses you select to study)

International students

$23,810 (NZD)

Save $5,000 (NZD) on your first year with the International Student Study Grant.

CAREER OPTIONS
 

• Landscape architect
• Environmental design consultant
• Urban designer
• Heritage landscape consultant
• Regional planner
• Environment commissioner