Course summary
The two-year MLA course comprises a conversion year followed by a masters year. The one-year PgDip course is suitable if you are already a trained landscape architect. Design is at the heart of both these courses. Workshops include: model making, mapping, drawing, digital media, materials and construction. Studio work will include theoretical and professional studies, 3D workshops, and hand-drawing techniques that complement digital media presentation. The courses include study visits and opportunities to collaborate on live projects with client and community engagement. All projects will form part of your personal portfolio, which can showcase your work to potential employers. These projects reflect the opportunities of landscape practice. They include themes such as water; places and people; sustainability and regeneration; time, transformation and experience; urbanism; and professional practice. Live design projects will be reviewed by clients and may be the subject of community consultation. These courses offer additional work experience and a critical case study where you will work with practitioners in relation to on-site projects. – These courses are accredited by the Landscape Institute (LI) and can form the route to the professional Pathway to Chartership, an online tool that records your knowledge and development against the LI Chartership syllabus. The final stage, once you’ve demonstrated sufficient knowledge, is the oral examination. – Kingston’s London location gives you opportunities for contemporary design projects, and the University has established local, European and international networks. – You will work closely with architecture students in an art school environment. There are purpose-designed top floor architecture studios, designed by Stirling Prize winning architects, Haworth Tompkins. Our graduates have progressed to roles such as: senior landscape architect, ARUP Environmental; landscape architect, Churchman Landscape Architects London; landscape architect, Gustafson Porter London and Seattle; landscape architect, Grant Associates Bath; landscape architect, HTA Design London; and director, Spacehub London.
Modules
Core modules: Landscape architecture design portfolio; professional practice process and making; landscape and urbanism theory; research techniques.
Assessment method
Design projects and portfolio, professional practice project management report and practice review, seminar presentations, literature review, and landscape and urbanism manifesto.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Landscape Institute
Entry requirements
A 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in any discipline. Candidates with nonstandard qualifications but with relevant experience are welcome to apply. Selection includes an interview.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £4480 | Year 1 |
England | £4480 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £4480 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £4480 | Year 1 |
Wales | £4480 | Year 1 |
International | £15700 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Kingston University
River House
53-57 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ