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- The only landscape architecture degree in Queensland.
- 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 about, and develop, design skills to engage with small scale landscape design projects.
- Work on real-world landscape design projects in practical studio settings and involving community participation.
- Take advantage of our 50-year history as one of Australia's principal landscape educators.
Highlights
- The only landscape architecture degree in Queensland.
- 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 about, and develop, design skills to engage with small scale landscape design projects.
- Work on real-world landscape design projects in practical studio settings and involving community participation.
- Take advantage of our 50-year history as one of Australia's principal landscape educators.
Why choose this course?
The green and open spaces in our modern world are treasured. Not just for their aesthetic, but for the balance they bring. They create natural habitats. They shade hot city streets and create
pleasant micro climates. They connect us with the natural environment. This is why landscape architecture is such an important part of planning and designing for a resilient and healthy future.
Real-world learning
You’ll work on real-world landscape design projects in practical studio settings such as recent projects involving the Brisbane Powerhouse and King Street redevelopments. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to explore the world and gain international design experience through study tours, or be involved with the community through projects or hands-on design studios.
We have a 50-year history as one of Australia’s principal landscape educators and our graduates are leading practitioners employed around the world. Teaching staff are linked to professional practice to ensure you gain knowledge of emerging trends within industry.
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What to expect
In this course you will learn to combine landscape systems with urban design and environmental science to create outdoor spaces with positive cultural and environmental impact. 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 which you will apply to real or simulated design scenarios. Building on these foundations you’ll then explore core units covering building materials, flora, ecology, landform and tectonics as well as the legislative environment governing landscape construction.
Later in your degree you will be able to transfer skills and knowledge to a workplace or professional context and gain practical work experience with work integrated learning.
Double degrees
Combine your degree with a second degree to gain a broader range of skills and knowledge, a competitive advantage and enhanced career flexibility. Choose a double degree with:
- 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.
Careers and outcomes
Careers and outcomes
You will benefit from a 50-year history as one of Australia’s principal landscape educators with graduates who 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 in private practice
or local, state and federal government.
Careers include pathways to being an accredited landscape architect, landscape designer, landscape technician or landscape construction technician. With international design experience many graduates enjoy work in overseas practices working to create a healthier and more resilient future.
Possible careers
- Landscape Architect
- Landscape Construction Technician
- Landscape Designer
- Landscape Technician
Details and units
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
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
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.
Requirements
- OP
- 14
- Selection
rank - 70
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2020.
Don't have an OP or selection rank?
Starting uni in 2021?
There are some changes to subjects and the qualifications we’ll consider for entry to QUT from 2021 and beyond. Make sure you’re prepared to apply.
The selection rank is a good indication of the equivalent ATAR.
- Course code
- DE43
- QTAC code
- 412342
- CRICOS code
- 096565B
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 3 years full-time
- 6 years part-time
- 3 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
- Offer Guarantee
- Yes
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- English
We assume that you have knowledge equivalent to four semesters at high school level (Years 11 and 12) with sound achievement (4, SA).
If you are currently in Year 12 or below, check the subjects for 2021 entry on the assumed knowledge page.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 87.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019
The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP | Selection rank | OP | Selection rank | |
| Highest OP/selection rank to receive an offer |
OP
2
|
Selection rank
97
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OP
2
|
Selection rank
97
|
| Median OP/selection rank to receive an offer |
OP
12
|
Selection rank
75
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OP
11
|
Selection rank
77
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| Lowest OP/selection rank to receive an offer |
OP
14
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Selection rank
70
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OP
13
|
Selection rank
72
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Guide to entry thresholds
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2020.
- OP
- 14
- Rank
- 70
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 87.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cambridge English Score
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. You must provide your Candidate ID and Candidate Secret Number, these are printed on your Cambridge English Confirmation of Entry. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
|
IELTS Academic
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. |
6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
|
Pearson PTE (Academic)
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. |
58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
|
TOEFL iBT
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. |
79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Haven't completed an English language test? We can help!
If you have not completed an English language test, you can sit the IELTS test at our IELTS test centre
Fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2021 fees
2021: CSP $8,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2021 fees
2021: $33,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2020 fees
2020 CSP $9,500 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2020 fees
2020: $36,100 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
Find out more about undergraduate course fees
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
Scholarships
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Owen Cafe
'My tutors at QUT have inspired me to no end, opening doors for me to achieve my goals and passions. Since graduating, I have worked on some major projects including the West Village Commons from start to finish. As a landscape architect, my work sits at the precipice of collaboration between the sciences and planning – the perfect realm to create positive change.'
Owen Cafe
'My tutors at QUT have inspired me to no end, opening doors for me to achieve my goals and passions. Since graduating, I have worked on some major projects including the West Village Commons from start to finish. As a landscape architect, my work sits at the precipice of collaboration between the sciences and planning – the perfect realm to create positive change.'
