Programme summary

Career opportunities

Courses & timetables

Admission requirements

[DipLDesign]

5, 240 2.0
Full-time for two years or part-time options available
Starts February or July
80 places
CA2368
Mt Albert campus

NZ$ 4887

International fees

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Programme summary

Are you looking for a creative career in landscape garden design? Develop a solid grounding in plant selection, garden design, site assessment and construction. Tailor your study and focus on any aspect of garden-making, including design, construction or management.

Have you always dreamt of a creative career in garden design? The Diploma in Landscape Design is New Zealand’s premier garden design programme and gives you a solid grounding in site investigation, plant selection and garden design – essential skills for your career in landscape design.

Highlights

• Recognised for accredited membership of the Garden Design Society of New Zealand.
• Exhibit your work: thanks to industry sponsorships, landscape design students exhibit their work at the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
• A focus on design and drawing skills, which sets this diploma apart from other landscape design qualifications.
• Lecturers who are landscape design experts. Many of them hold executive positions in key industry organisations.
• Unitec's Mt Albert campus – a great environment for plant identification exercises and studying a range of landscape conditions.
• Fully equipped drawing studios and computer labs where you can improve your technical and creative drawing skills, as well as your understanding of CAD and Photoshop.
  
• Opportunity for overseas travel for field study, for example to Japan.

 

Portfolio requirements 

If you do not meet the general admission requirement for the programme, you may be asked to attend an interview.

Relevant work experience and a portfolio demonstrating visual, spatial and graphic ability may provide evidence of your suitability for the programme.

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