Landscape Architecture is a creative, design-based major primarily concerned with the quality of the environment. Landscape architecture is the planning, design and management of our natural and built landscapes for the benefit of communities and the future health of the planet....
Entry Requirements
Admission requirements
The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you're interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.
Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements
Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
Completion of a UWA bachelor's degree with a major in Landscape Architecture or equivalent.
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This pathway is also available through the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours). Students taking this pathway require an ATAR of 98.00.
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Bachelor of Philosophy students will take an additional year to complete this pathway.
Landscape Architecture
Assured Pathways for high school leavers
Admission requirements
For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry requirements page or on the UWA Handbook for course specific requirements and prerequisites.
Admission requirements
Landscape Architecture
Pathways for mature-age students
If you will be aged 20 years or older on 1 March (for Semester 1 entry) or 1 August (for Semester 2 entry) you qualify for our mature-age-entry pathways.
Landscape Architecture
Pathways for mature-age students
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.
Bridge the worlds of art and science with a career in landscape architecture. Study at the only university in the state with an accredited Landscape Architecture program. Become a critical thinker with rigorous skills in the pragmatic and theoretical art of landscape design and manipulation. ...
Entry Requirements
Admission requirements
If you're interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate course, find out the admission details below
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have- (a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent.
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have- (a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent.
Ranking and Selection Process
Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.
This qualification provides a vocational outcome in parks and gardens. The parks and gardens industry expects this qualification to be achieved to meet job outcomes at this level. Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors..
Entry Requirements
School Leaver
Non-School Leaver
AQF
OLNA or NAPLAN 9 Band 8
C Grades in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent
Certificate I or Certificate II
This course is available as an apprenticeship.
Entrance requirements for apprenticeships
You must be employed in a training contract by an appropriate organisation to study an apprenticeship or traineeship.
An apprenticeship involves full time work with an employer who provides an opportunity to learn all aspects of a trade. This is a structured program for a fixed period of time and while you learn on the job, you also attend off the job training at SM TAFE.
Some of the benefits of an Apprenticeship are that you can:
earn a wage while you train
learn on the job skills combined with off the job training
receive a nationally recognised qualification on successful completion
start a valuable step towards a rewarding career path
This course gives you the skills and knowledge you need to work as a landscape designer, topics include assessing sites and preparing a landscape design, site surveys and designing for construction of landscape features, providing specialist advices to clients, preparing estimates quote and tender.
This qualification provides the practical skills and knowledge to construct, renovate and maintain garden landscapes..
Entry Requirements
School Leaver
Non-School Leaver
AQF
OLNA or NAPLAN 9 Band 8
C Grades in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent
Certificate I or Certificate II
This course is also available as an apprenticeship.
Course specific entry requirement
Applicants are required to provide evidence that they meet one or more of the following criteria:
Completed a certificate II In Horticulture or Landscaping OR
Minimum 12 months experience in the Horticulture or Landscaping industry with participation in planting programs, basic plant identification skills, basic landscape construction skills including irrigation, paving & low retaining walls.
Entrance requirements for apprenticeships
You must be employed in a training contract by an appropriate organisation to study an apprenticeship or traineeship.
An apprenticeship involves full time work with an employer who provides an opportunity to learn all aspects of a trade. This is a structured program for a fixed period of time and while you learn on the job, you also attend off the job training at SM TAFE.
Some of the benefits of an Apprenticeship are that you can:
earn a wage while you train
learn on the job skills combined with off the job training
receive a nationally recognised qualification on successful completion
start a valuable step towards a rewarding career path
Do you want to become a professional designer of dream garden areas and watch your work bring life to outdoor spaces? Pursue a career in the horticulture and gardening industries and become a qualified Landscape Designer. .
Entry Requirements
School Leaver
Non-School Leaver
AQF
C Grades in Year 11 WACE General English, and OLNA; or NAPLAN 9 Band 8
C Grades in Year 11 English and Maths or equivalent
Certificate II or Certificate III
The Certificate IV in Landscape Design suitable for applicants who already have knowledge, experience and/or qualifications in some (or all) of the following areas:
horticulture
gardening
landscape maintenance
landscape construction
To ensure that students are placed in the appropriate course, we ask that applicants for the Certificate IV of Landscape Design provide evidence that they meet one or more of the following criteria:
completed a certificate III In Horticulture or Landscaping
and/or
a minimum 12 months in Horticulture or Landscaping industry with participation planting programs, plant identification skills, and/ or landscape construction
It is also essential that students are proficient with computer use including; the use of Microsoft Word, email, file management and website-browsing.