Landscape Architecture MLA
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB IB: 33; 32, with B in the extended essay
About this course
MLA in Landscape Architecture MLA, a landscape architecture degree centred on the planning, design and management of spaces for nature and people. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. This five-year integrated masters course includes a placement year spent working in a professional landscape practice. The first year covers foundational concepts through Space Making, Presentation, Communication and Research Skills, Histories of Landscape Architecture, The Changing Landscape, and The Dynamic Landscape. The second year introduces core study areas with modules such as Exploration of Contemporary Landscapes, Ecological Processes, Design & Management, Materials of Landscape - Planting Design, Materials of Landscape - Construction Design, and Landscape Design - Exploration and Intervention, alongside optional modules like Landscape Planning for a Changing World. The third year continues with Sustainable Communities, Site Planning For Sustainable Housing, Integrated Urban Design Project, and Materials of Landscape - Detailed Design, complemented by optional choices such as Landscape Planning Toolkits and Green Infrastructure and Ecological Masterplanning. The fourth year consists of an industry placement module. The final year concludes with advanced study including Landscape Research as Creative Practice, Professional Skills and Technologies, Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, and Biodiversity, Climate and Environment, alongside a substantial Final Landscape Project and optional modules like Advanced Landscape Design - Conceptual and Strategic.
Modules
- Reading the Contemporary Landscape
- Space Making
- Presentation, Communication and Research Skills
- Histories of Landscape Architecture
- The Changing Landscape
- The Dynamic Landscape
- Exploration of Contemporary Landscapes
- Ecological Processes, Design & Management
- Materials of Landscape - Planting Design
- Materials of Landscape - Construction Design
- Landscape Design - Exploration and Intervention
- Landscape Planning for a Changing World
- Landscape Ecology - Habitat Survey Techniques
- Sustainable Communities
- Site Planning For Sustainable Housing
- Integrated Urban Design Project
- Materials of Landscape - Detailed Design
- Landscape Planning Toolkits
- Landscape Planning - Urban Regeneration
- Green Infrastructure and Ecological Masterplanning
- Landscape Ecology - Habitat Creation and Restoration
- Landscape Architecture Integrated Masters Year in Practice
- Landscape Research as Creative Practice
- Professional Skills and Technologies
- Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture
- Final Landscape Project
- Biodiversity, Climate and Environment
- Advanced Landscape Design - Conceptual and Strategic
- Advanced Landscape Design - Materiality of Landscape
- Advanced Landscape Planning - Global Issues
- Advanced Landscape Planning - Local Engagement
- Advanced Landscape Management - Managing for Change
- Advanced Landscape Management - Stewardship