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Why study Landscape Architecture at Leeds Beckett University?

Professional recognition – our course is accredited by Landscape Institute
Access to specialist facilities including architecture design studios, 3D workshops and the Landscape Resource Centre
Be part of a profession that can deliver creative solutions to our environmental challenges
Gain from the course team's extensive industry knowledge and professional networks with close links to landscape architecture practices in the Yorkshire region, throughout the UK, and beyond
Study within Leeds School of Arts - one of the largest university arts communities in the north

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.

All applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of creative work related to the course for consideration as part of the application process. Applicants who have completed the BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture degree at Leeds Beckett in the last five years will not be required to submit a portfolio.

Applicants who have completed our Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture will be considered for advanced entry and will only need to complete a further 60 level 7 credit points.

All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; you can download our reference template for completion.

All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.

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MA

Landscape Architecture

Entry requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.

All applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of creative work related to the course for consideration as part of the application process. Applicants who have completed the BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture degree at Leeds Beckett in the last five years will not be required to submit a portfolio.

Applicants who have completed our Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture will be considered for advanced entry and will only need to complete a further 60 level 7 credit points.

All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; you can download our reference template for completion.

All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.

IELTS

All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.

Selection Criteria

We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.

English Requirements

PTEMin 54
IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 89

Career

Career prospects

There’s a lot to consider when choosing a course. Take a look at the team you’ll be working with, employability statistics and career prospects to help make up your mind.

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My time studying Landscape Architecture at Leeds Beckett pushed me to think differently and explore opportunities that question the status quo. Each studio project enabled me to explore, grow, and develop critical themes that are still a part of my practice today. I came away grounded in the knowledge that I had the design skills and creativity to forge my own path and a portfolio of work that would enable me to undertake the breadth of projects that I have been fortunate to work on throughout my career.”

Philip Dugdale Associate Principal, Sasaki

Career Prospects

This course will shape you to become a perceptive, creative, confident and effective landscape architect. You’ll display initiative, enterprise and independence of mind. Studying this course will equip you with a system of values that recognises human needs and cultural diversity alongside environmental awareness.

Our long-standing links with industry keep us up to date with the latest job vacancies. Our graduates have forged careers in private design consultancies, local government agencies and environmental organisations in the UK and overseas. Job roles you could go into include:

Landscape architect
Landscape planner
Urban designer

I’ve learnt so much and I really feel that I have developed myself within the field of landscape architecture and as a person. I’m so happy with choosing Leeds Beckett as the university for my exchange and couldn’t be more satisfied with my experience. Thank you for making me feel seen, accepted, and at home, it has truly been a friendly and welcoming teaching environment.

Emma Tibbling Lingwall Erasmus Student from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), studying MA Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture is a career which is ideally placed to provide both practical and creative responses to biodiversity loss and climate change. You’ll be designing places that re-imagine and retrofit our open spaces with people, place and nature in mind. As well as practical solutions, we can also bring joy and beauty to where we live. I strongly believe there has never been a more urgent and exciting time to be a landscape architect.”

John MacCleary Course Director

architecture research group

Our research themes include building performance and energy, civil engineering water research, spatial and neighbourhood planning and architectural history and theory. All our research is linked closely to industry through partnerships and professionally supported activities.

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Alumni stories | Simon set up his own landscape design practice, PWP Design, after working in private practice in Chicago.

Simon Hall BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture & Design

Beckett Careers Team

Our careers service is not just there for undergraduates, we support our postgraduate taught and research students too.

Your postgraduate degree will boost your CV and help you stand out from the crowd. Whether you're just starting out on your chosen career path, changing careers or moving to the next level, we can provide you with expert advice and resources to help you take the next steps to achieving your goals.

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

24,503 / year

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