Landscape Architecture, BA Hons
KEY FACTS
UCAS code
K310 A BA/Larch
School
Location
Hadlow College (years 1 and 2) / Avery Hill Campus (years 1,2 and 3)
Attendance
3 years full-time
4 years part-time
Entry requirements
Typically, 240 UCAS points
FROM two or more subjects at A-level or equivalent qualifications.
• A portfolio may be required if the applicant does not have an art or design qualification at GCSE/A-level or equivalent
Assessment
Coursework and a portfolio of design project work
Professional recognition
This programme is accredited by the Landscape Institute and leads to the Diploma of Landscape Architecture
Career options
Opportunities are available in landscape and environmental management and contracting in town planning and urban design
We offer one of the leading landscape architecture programmes in Europe. The first year is a basic design foundation, with visual studies and landscape design teaching and horticulture, technical drawing and construction. During the following years, students undertake increasingly specialised and ambitious landscape design projects in both urban and rural areas. In the second year, full-time students can study landscape management and ecological studies.
All students are taught computer-aided design (CAD) using AutoCAD and Key Terra Firma software. Study in the first and second years is partly at Hadlow College. The final year is run jointly with the BA Hons Garden Design degree programme. There are good opportunities for overseas exchanges.
Content
Year 1
- Landscape Basic Design
- Design and Communication
- Hard and Soft Landscaping Materials
- Cultural Context
- Landscape and Garden Design: History and Theory
- Site Design
Year 2
- Landscape of Ideas
- Planting Design
- Theory of Site and City
- Digital Landscapes
- Design with Nature
- Landscape Science and Techniques
- Ecology and Conservation
Year 3
- Dissertation
- Place and Culture
- Master Planning
- Green Engineering
- Advanced Representation
- Design Development
- Technical Landscapes
- History and Philosophy of Garden Design
- Optional Landscape Study Abroad