Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture)

In this course you'll combine your knowledge of landscape systems and design to create positive social cultural and environmental impacts in our cities regions and outdoor spaces. Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where working with students from other disciplines you'll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community.

Your introductory studies will focus on foundational landscape design knowledge skills and applications covering a range of design principles theories and processes that you will apply to real or simulated design scenarios. Building on these foundations you'll then explore core units covering design history and theory building materials flora ecology landform and tectonics.

Later in your degree you'll transfer your skills and knowledge to a diverse workplace or professional context and gain practical work experience through our work integrated learning program.

• Business to develop skills that can lead to diverse careers intersecting design with marketing public relations advertising international business economics management and human resource management.
• Engineering to work in private practice or in government at all levels in roles such as structural engineer geotechnical engineer landscape architect and environmental engineer.
• Science to develop your understanding of environmental impacts of mining tourism and urban development and be equipped to rehabilitate and reforest degraded sites or design outdoor spaces that enhance the environment.
• Urban and regional planning to use your combined skills in careers with private developers government bodies and communities to
  enhance established neighbourhoods and shape new suburbs cities and regions.

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With a landscape architecture degree you may choose to work independently; in small partnerships; or as a member of large multidisciplinary teams with other professionals such as architects horticulturalists engineers urban designers and town planners in either private practice or in government.

You may work on projects involving private or public spaces such as multi-residential developments public parks playgrounds university and government campuses shopping centres golf courses waterways public gardens and industrial parks.

Careers include landscape designer landscape technician landscape construction technician or becoming an accredited landscape architect. With international design experience many graduates enjoy working in overseas practices to create a healthier and more resilient future.

Graduates qualify for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) the professional body for Australian designers.

• Landscape architect
• Landscape designer
• Landscape planner
• Landscape technician
• Urban designer

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) you must complete a total of 288 credit points made up of:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the landscape architecture discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) you must complete a total of 288 credit points made up of:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the landscape architecture discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course.