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Universities United Kingdom Manchester School of Architecture Courses MLA Master of Landscape Architecture

MLA Master of Landscape Architecture
at Manchester School of Architecture

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 3,500
Country Rank-
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

At MSA we believe that landscape architects can contribute to combatting the climate and ecological emergency, promote social equity, provide common resources in the form of public space, and make a difference to people’s lives.

The Master of Landscape Architecture offers space to experiment through research, live projects, and our studio atelier system which celebrates diversity. The MLA promotes multiple critical approaches to practice and a wide range of creative and analytical approaches.

Alongside our specialist landscape staff team, our students benefit from interdisciplinary working and access to a large pool of staff and guests. Our graduates gain collaborative experience, networks from across the Manchester School of Architecture and landscape practices. They create a portfolio of work supporting them to find employment locally or globally.

FEATURES

The MSA is consistently ranked as one of the best schools of Architecture in the world.
The MLA is professionally accredited by the UK Landscape Institute and worldwide by the International Federation of Landscape Architects.
There are two routes through the MLA programme. Part-time options are available for both routes.
A 2-year full-time conversion route to the Master of Landscape Architecture is available if you hold a related degree. Part 1 runs from September to June and is 120 credits. Part 2 runs from September to September and is 180 credits.
A 1-year full-time Master of Landscape Architecture route is available if you hold a 2:2 or above undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture (or accredited equivalent). It runs from September to September and is 180 credits.
Teaching is delivered by an experienced group of core landscape staff, complemented by a wide range of practitioners and academics from within and beyond the MSA.
As a Master of Landscape Architecture student at the Manchester School of Architecture, you will study a degree that is delivered jointly by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. Upon graduation, you will receive one degree certificate. The joint award certificate includes each institution’s crest and awarding body title.
Make use of extensive libraries and specialist workshops at both MMU and UoM.
Access a dedicated MSA Advanced Digital Design team who provide workshops and tutorials covering all the essential software plus a range of more specialist programmes.
Take part in MSA Live, the MSA’s annual programme of student-led live projects in MLA Part 1.
In MLA Part 2, become a member of one of our research-led ateliers alongside architecture students from the MArch and BA Architecture.
Exhibit your work in our annual degree show celebrating the achievements of students from across the MSA and School of Art.
Meet and get to know landscape practitioners during your course as tutors, at reviews, and during our range of MSA Employability events.

Course Content
The MLA places emphasis on an understanding of landscape as a dynamic and adaptive phenomenon. Projects promote a focus on the interfaces between the landscape as a human, cultural construct and as a reflection of underlying natural and environmental process. Design ateliers explore themes of global relevance through the study of a specific landscape from a regional scale, progressively down to the detailed scale of material and technological resolution. There is a focus throughout on applying contemporary theoretical ideas and technologies to address the challenges of the landscapes explored.

The course has very strong links to practice. Students are exposed to a range of practitioners and their work throughout the course and gain individual experience through a combination of a direct professional engagement and a theoretical series of lectures and seminars.
Entry Requirement
Students eligible for the MLA will normally have a minimum of a second class degree in a closely related subject area. The following disciplines are typical although this is not an exhaustive list and the suitability of all applicants will be assessed via a combination of portfolio and interview:
- Design for the built environment including: Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, Interior Design, Garden Design
- Other design or arts related disciplines may also be considered, including: fashion, film, graphics, product design, etc
- Land or plant-based sciences including: Geography, Horticulture, Forestry or agriculture, Ecology, Environmental science and management
- Engineering, including especially: Civil, hydrological and structural engineering
Fees & Scholarships
Full-time fee: £3500 per 30 credits per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).

Part-time fee: £3500 per 30 credits studied per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
Career Prospect
The vast majority of our graduates go on to find employment in the profession, either in the UK or abroad, many due to connections established during the course. Outside London, the North West of England is the base for more landscape practices than anywhere else in the country. Opportunities exist in a wide range of organisations, from small private practices to international, multi-disciplinary firms. Alternatively, landscape architects are also employed in the public sector or non-profit making organisations. Many alumni have gone on to positions of responsibility in major international firms and have been involved in the delivery of landmark projects around the world.

Cost Of Studying At Manchester School of Architecture

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MLA Master of Landscape Architecture at Manchester School of Architecture