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Bachelor of Built Environment (Landscape Architecture) - Queensland University of Technology |
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TEL: 0207 193 7932
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| QTAC code: | | 412342; Dfee: 412346 |
| | Domestic entry: | | February |
| | Past rank cut-off: | | 80. Admission to this course is based on prior study entry requirements in addition to a rank. Please refer to Additional Admission Information. Dfee places were not offered last year. |
| | OP Guarantee: | | Yes |
| | CRICOS code: | | 003507D |
| | International fees: | | 2009: $10,750 per semester
(per semester, subject to annual review) |
| | International entry: | | February |
| | Course duration (full-time): | | 3 years |
| | Total credit points: | | 288 |
| | Standard credit points/full-time semester: | | 48 |
| | Campus: | | Gardens Point |
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Why choose this course?
QUT is one of the leading educators of Landscape Architectures in Australia giving you the professional skills and ethics to practice in and advance the profession of Landscape Architecture.
Career outcomes
QUT graduates are given the opportunities for creative design and organisational work. They are highly regarded both in Australia and overseas.
Practical teaching
As a student in this course you will be involved in real-world activities such as working with the community within the design resolutions. Your practical work will be publicly displayed at regular student and staff exhibitions.
Industry links
You will be exposed to ideas and the experience of guest lecturers and industry professionals.
Course structure
This course provides a broad-based education for those seeking a career in Landscape Architecture.
Facilities / technology
You will have first-hand experience of the latest technologies used in the industry by evaluating your projects and building prototypes in QUT's state-of-the-art 3-D Visualisation Laboratory.
Convenience
You will study at QUT's Gardens Point campus in the centre of Brisbane, within easy walking distance to public transport, including buses, trains and ferries.
Other Majors
See also entries for the following majors in this course: Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Urban and Regional Planning.
Career Outcomes
Landscape architecture is predominantly a young profession with an increasing number of female practitioners. Sixty per cent of the profession is employed in private consultancies of landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers and engineers. They are engaged primarily in site planning, site design, planting design and, to a lesser degree, landscape planning. Other opportunities for employment occur in the design sectors of government agencies. Some graduates work freelance on a contractual basis.
Overview
This course provides a broad based education for those seeking a career in landscape architecture. Landscape design forms the core of the course, and theory and problem-solving techniques enhance the development of students¿ capabilities.
Professional Recognition
Successful performance in the Bachelor of Built Environment (Landscape Architecture) enables students to gain entry to the Graduate Diploma/Master courses. The Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture is the only course of its kind in Queensland, and is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). Graduates from the Graduate Diploma or Master of Landscape Architecture are recognised in New Zealand and Hong Kong and overseas generally through their AILA membership.
Minors
Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may be able to choose a minor area of study. A minor is a collection of four units from the one study area, that totals 48 credit points. This will not affect the total number of credit points required for course completion. Students may choose from the list of minors, available from the office of the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering.
Potential careers
Landscape Architect
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