Course: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (391AA)
Award: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Design
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:
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UC Bruce Campus
- Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Dianne Firth (Ph: +61 2 6201 2562)
- Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Dianne Firth (Ph: +61 2 6201 2562)
Introduction
The aim of the Landscape Architecture course is to produce graduates who will enter the profession of landscape architecture and who will continue to make a contribution to it during their professional life. The course will lead to a professionally recognised award in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects as set down in their approved Course Accreditation Procedures.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applies to this course.
Course Requirements
96 credit points comprising -
(a) Required (84 credit points)
(b) Open electives (12 credit points)
as set out below.
(a) Required (84 credit points):
Major in Landscape Architecture (Restricted): 18 credit points
Major in Landscape Technology (Restricted): 18 credit points
Major in Interdisciplinary Design (Restricted): 18 credit points
Minor in Ecology: 12 credit points
Required units 18 credit points as follows:
6990 Landscape Design 4.1
6991 Landscape Design 4.2
6983 Landscape History
6942 Exhibition Design
(b) Open electives (12 credit points):
Students will take electives from an area of their choice as either a minor or individual units. These units must be taken so that there are no more than 30 credit points at first year level in the degree. Students invited to study Design Honours will undertake Design Research Methods (3 credit points) and Design Honours (3 credit points) plus a total of 6 credit points of Open Electives.
Requirements for degree with Honours:
Students whose performance over the first three years of the course is of sufficient merit may be invited to enrol in an honours program in the fourth year. The degree with honours provides an opportunity for students to develop academic skills, knowledge and practices to qualify them to proceed with postgraduate research study should they wish to do so.
Typical Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| 5679 Landscape Design 1.1 | 5678 Landscape Design 1.2 |
| 5643 Design Technology 1.1 | 5642 Design Technology 1.2 |
| 5626 Design Communication Studies | 5625 Design Thinking |
| Ecology 1 minor | Ecology 2 minor |
| YEAR 2 | |
| 6982 Landscape Design 2.1 | 6984 Landscape Design 2.2 |
| 6985 Landscape Technology 2 | 6983 Landscape History |
| 7201 Design History | 6940 Design Environment |
| Ecology 3 minor | Ecology 4 minor |
| YEAR 3 | |
| 6988 Landscape Design 3 | 6986 Landscape Planning |
| 6987 Landscape Technology 3 | 6989 Urban Design |
| 6944 Contemporary Issues in Design | 6943 Practice Management |
| Open elective | 6933 Design Research Methods or Open elective |
| YEAR 4 | |
| 6990 Landscape Design 4.1 | 6991 Landscape Design 4.2 |
| 6992 Landscape Technology 4 | 6932 Special Study in Design & Architecture 2 or Open elective |
| 6941 Design Honours or Open elective or 6931 Special Study in Design & Architecture 1 | 6942 Exhibition Design |
Course Duration
8 semesters full-time or equivalent part-time; maximum 20 semesters.Assumed Knowledge
