Overview

This professionally accredited, two-year, full-time post-graduate Landscape Architecture course at The University of Edinburgh is open to students from a range of academic and professional backgrounds who want to develop their own socially and environmentally aware design practice.

Career opportunities

Graduates of the Landscape Architecture course at The University of Edinburgh are sought after by landscape architecture design practices in Scotland, the UK and beyond, with very high employment rates, often working in leading design studios.

We support you in moving towards the type of landscape-related practice you are passionate about. Beyond landscape architectural design studios, your landscape architectural skillset can also be deployed in other contexts, including:

planning

landscape advocacy

policy writing

conservation and rewilding

environmental activism

community engagement

landscape-related art practice

research

Examples of organisations our graduates work at or are affiliated with include:

Connecting Threads, an ambitious cultural project in the River Tweed

Glasgow and Edinburgh City Councils

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

NatureScot, Scotland’s Nature Agency

Trees for Life, a charity working to rewild the Scottish Highlands

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

SUSTRANS, Scotland’s Active Travel charity

Accreditation

This programme is professionally accredited by the Landscape Institute.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Situating landscape architectural theory

Landscape architecture design: Context and Grounding

Landscape architecture techniques: Material Knowledge and Detailed Design

Landscape architecture techniques: Ground-Works and Construction Design

Landscape Architecture Design: Terrain & Ecologies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-02 00:00:00

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It is strongly recommended you apply as early as possible. Applications may close earlier than the published deadlines if there is exceptionally high demand.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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4.5

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6.5

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General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as landscape architecture, architecture, design, art, geography, planning, ecology and horticulture.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33600 GBP / year

≈ 33600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14390 GBP / year

≈ 14390 GBP / year

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Career opportunities

Accreditation

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Living costs

Edinburgh

Funding

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