MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design
Course overview
The MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design at the University of Portsmouth is the ideal step to furthering your postgraduate study and understanding how landscape and urbanism relate to architecture, nature, and the scientific and human dimensions of our built and unbuilt environments. Besides examining the theoretical and practical frameworks for engaging with landscapes at the territorial, urban, and architectural scales, you will also be able to take part in current debates involving landscape, architecture, urban design, climate change, and sustainability.
Students learn how to preserve and/or transform landscapes based on their geographical, geological, and morphological components, and how to design proposals that interact with both natural and artificial environments to create ecosystems.
With this MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design in the University of Portsmouth programme, you will gain a deep understanding of the tangible and intangible values of landscape, including its natural, historical, cultural, and social dimensions and graduate with valuable insight into, and experience of, sustainable landscape architecture and urban design, enabling you to reshape societies for the better in your future career.
Entry requirements
To do this degree, applicants need to apply for the MA Architecture course. This is because it is a ‘pathway’ degree. Students will study Architecture in depth and choose modules required for the course, and graduate with an MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design degree when they finish the course.
Equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered, such as previous study, employment, voluntary work, and training courses, including courses and qualifications applicants didn't complete.
Grade Requirements:
- Students should possess a minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject such as: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Civil Engineering, Building, Surveying, Geography, Spatial Practice, History, Fine Art.
English Language Requirements:
- For applicants whose first language is not English, an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, is required.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarship
GREAT Scholarships
The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK.
Up to £10,000
Career opportunities
Graduates of the MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design from the University of Portsmouth can take future roles such as:
- Interior Designer
- Building Control Surveyor
- Environmental Manager
- Urban Designer
- Landscape Architect
Cost of study
The 2026 tuition fee for the MA Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design in the University of Portsmouth is £17,900 per year for international students. Fees are subject to annual change.
Admission
To apply for the course, applicants can apply directly to the university through its online application portal. For personalised help with your application, please speak to one of our trained counsellors.
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