Programme summary

Career opportunities

Courses & timetables

Admission requirements

[BLA]

7, 480 4.0
Full-time for four years or part-time options available
Starts February (July intake subject to interest)
40 places
CA2190
Mt Albert campus
NZ$ 5608

International fees

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Programme summary

Want a career in landscape architecture? Create designs for a variety of exciting landscape projects, and further your understanding of CAD modelling, environmental planning and contemporary urbanism.

Have you always wanted to play a part in the city of the future? Landscape architects have the vision and skills to transform the spaces that shape our world. This rapidly growing profession brings together art and science, history and modern technology and can be applied to a range of projects, from courtyard gardens to luxury resorts and city spaces. The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is a professionally accredited programme that equips you with the skills for a career in this exciting industry.

Highlights

• Accredited by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA).
• Industry contacts: work on studio projects with professional landscape architects, and enjoy regular contact with architects, interior designers, planners and engineers, providing you with valuable industry contacts for your future career.
• Study with practising and award-winning landscape architects.
• Study tours to the Pacific or Europe and work experience as key parts of the programme.
• Emphasis on the design studio. You also take part in lecture-based classes covering landscape and environmental design, the history and theory of landscape architecture, contemporary urbanism, and environmental planning, assessment and management.
• Internships available to students.
• A chance to improve your knowledge of three-dimensional CAD modelling and contemporary design methodology. 

 

Portfolio requirements 

If you are invited for an interview, you should bring a CV and portfolio of work with you.

Your portfolio should demonstrate an ability to explore, develop and communicate artistic and design ideas.

You should include a range of design and graphic work that illustrates consideration of space, material, form and texture.

You may include examples of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, life drawing, collage, computer-generated images, and built or constructed work.

You should present at least 10 sheets of work in an A3 or A2 folder.

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