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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture)/Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)

  • Bachelor (Honours)

Combine landscape architecture with urban and regional planning to enhance established neighbourhoods, and shape new suburbs, cities and regions.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
5 years full-time, 10 years part-time
Course Code
419782, 096573B
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Learn about landscape systems and to understand the complexity of
    landscape
    in relation to the creation of outdoor spaces with positive cultural and environmental impact.
  • Learn to design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet human needs in a sustainable way.
  • Your urban development studies will prepare you to plan large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
  • Use your combined landscape architecture and urban development skills in careers with private developers, government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods, and shape new suburbs, cities and regions.
Highlights
  • Learn about landscape systems and to understand the complexity of
    landscape
    in relation to the creation of outdoor spaces with positive cultural and environmental impact.
  • Learn to design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet human needs in a sustainable way.
  • Your urban development studies will prepare you to plan large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
  • Use your combined landscape architecture and urban development skills in careers with private developers, government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods, and shape new suburbs, cities and regions.

Entry requirements

Prerequisites

Satisfactory completion of Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent.

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture)

In this course you will l

earn about landscape systems to understand the complexity of
landscape
in relation to the creation of outdoor spaces with positive cultural and environmental impact.

Our landscape architecture course is relevant and informed by the latest research. You'll work on real-world landscape design projects in practical studio settings and involving community participation.

We have a 50-year history as one of Australia's principal landscape educators and our graduates are leading practitioners employed around the world.

Our graduates find careers independently in small partnerships or as a member of large multidisciplinary teams with other professionals such as architects engineers urban designers and town planners. You may work in private practice or in government areas at local state and federal levels.

You will be engaged primarily in site planning site design planting design and landscape planning. Careers include pathways to being an accredited landscape architect landscape designer landscape technician and landscape construction technician. Many graduates enjoy work in overseas practices.

Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)

We are recognised for combining community involvement with design and implementation skills which are based on links with engineering property economics architecture and landscape architecture.

You will work on inclusive community planning integrated infrastructure provision creative design and practical problem-solving projects run in collaboration with partners in local and state government developers and local community groups.

Use your combined landscape architecture and urban development skills in careers with private developers government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods and shape new suburbs cities and regions.

Other career choices include urban design transport planning development assessment plan preparation for housing and industrial areas open space and recreational planning environmental protection and social and economic development.

This course has accreditation from the Planning Institute of Australia.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Use your combined skills of Landscape Architecture and Urban Development in careers with private developers government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods and shape new suburbs cities and regions.

Professional recognition

Graduates can join the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) as a graduate member and apply to become a Registered Landscape Architect (AILA) with at least eight years of additional practical experience.
Possible careers
  • Landscape architect
  • Urban and regional planner

Course structure

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning). You will study design and urban development units in your first your years and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

Design component

In order to complete the Landscape Architecture major you must complete a total of 192 credit points of core units comprising:

  • Landscape Architecture Impact Lab Design foundation units and Design specialisation units - 192 credit points
  • two units completed as part of the Urban and Regional Planning component - 24 credit points**
Urban development component

The Urban and Regional Planning major component requires completion of 288 credit points (24 units) consisting of:

  • 72 credit points of core Urban Development units including 12 cps professional practice unit and 12 cps research methods unit.
  • 192 credit points of Urban and Regional Planning discipline units
  • 24 credit points capstone project.

**Two units are completed as part of the Urban and Regional Planning component and will contribute to the completion requirements of both courses.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT 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 either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning). You will study design and urban development units in your first your years and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

Design component

In order to complete the Landscape Architecture major you must complete a total of 192 credit points of core units comprising:

  • Landscape Architecture Impact Lab Design foundation units and Design specialisation units - 192 credit points
  • two units completed as part of the Urban and Regional Planning component - 24 credit points**
Urban development component

The Urban and Regional Planning major component requires completion of 288 credit points (24 units) consisting of:

  • 72 credit points of core Urban Development units including 12 cps professional practice unit and 12 cps research methods unit.
  • 192 credit points of Urban and Regional Planning discipline units
  • 24 credit points capstone project.

**Two units are completed as part of the Urban and Regional Planning component and will contribute to the completion requirements of both courses.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT 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 either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.