Master of Landscape Architecture

Course summary for current students

Contacts

Division of Student Administration (DSA)
Student Information Centre
Tel 1300 334 733
enquire@deakin.edu.au

Further information

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
School of Architecture and Built Environment
Tel 03 5227 8301
Email: sebe@deakin.edu.au

www.deakin.edu.au/sebe/ab

Key to campuses

B = Melbourne Burwood Campus
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus

Award granted	Master of Landscape Architecture
Campus	Offered at Geelong Waterfront Campus
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	075364G
Deakin course code	S703

Course overview

Deakin University’s Master of Landscape Architecture has been developed for people who want to practise as a landscape architect and who have a passion to improve the quality and development of our towns, cityscapes and regional landscapes.

Focused upon sustainability and its economic, social and environmental underpinnings, the course addresses the creation of quality places in response to current and future environmental and lifestyle challenges, and enables opportunities for you to specialise in project management, public art curatorship and management, cultural heritage, urban design, and change management planning.

Distinguishing characteristics of this course include its engagement with ecology, spirit of place, people, Indigenous thought and urban design to inform and craft places of renewal, stimulation, healing and respect.

This course meets the challenges of an ever-changing urban, regional and rural environment. As a graduate, you will be a practice-rich professional equipped with the skills to successfully deliver and lead in the creation and restoration of landscapes and provide leadership by challenging conventional thinking within complex environments.

The Master of Landscape Architecture has been designed in direct consultation with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, potential employers, industry, government and professional representatives to ensure it meets the needs of prospective employers.

Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.

Professional recognition

The Master of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA, www.aila.org.au). Graduates satisfy the educational requirements for AILA graduate membership as the first step towards applying for professional recognition as an AILA Registered Landscape Architect.

Career opportunities

As a graduate of Deakin’s Master of Landscape Architecture, you may find employment in all fields of landscape architecture and landscape planning in both private practice and government entities.

The Master of Landscape Architecture has been designed in direct consultation with AILA, potential employers, industry, government and professional representatives. As a graduate of the course, you will have a developed understanding across a range of disciplines and will be equipped to collaborate on projects in delivering integrated solutions. Career opportunities for graduates may be found in all fields of landscape architecture and landscape planning, in both the public and private sectors.

Fees and charges

Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.

Please be aware:

Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services

Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Landscape Architecture, students must successfully complete 16 credit points of study, including:

11 core units (13 credit points); and
3 credit points of electives

Specialisations

Specialisations are available in the following areas:

Course structure

Students are required to complete 13 credit points of core units from the list below followed by 3 credit points of elective units.

Core Units

SRA760

Urban Ecologies (S, X)

SRD761

Designing Urban Environments (X)

SRL731

Landscape Narrating and Meaning (S)

SRL733

Indigenous Narratives and Processes (S)

SRD764

Urban Design Studio (S)

SRL732

Plants, Design and Ecologies (S)

SRD762

Interdisciplinary Planning and Design (S, X)

SRM750

Built Environment Professional Practice (S, X)

SRR782

Research Methodology (S, X)

SRD768

Landscape Design Masterclass (S) (2cp)

SRR716

Thesis (Landscape Architecture) (S, X) (2cp)

Elective Units

Students may choose to:

customise their own suite of electives by individually selecting all of their elective options from the following list of units on offer, or
streamline their course by focusing on one of the six specialisms below, each comprising four prescribed electives, and selecting the remaining electives from the other units on offer.