Landscape Architecture Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

Through a dynamic combination of hands-on design exploration, critical engagement with theory and research, and real world site-based investigations, you'll develop the expertise needed to shape meaningful, sustainable landscapes in a rapidly changing world.

In the Landscape Architecture programme from Manchester Metropolitan University you will have opportunities to learn from industry partners, collaborate across disciplines with architects and urbanists, and conduct ambitious academic research, preparing you for a future in practice or further academic studies. You’ll explore themes of environmental and social justice, designing landscapes that serve both people and planet. Joining one of our internationally recognised ‘Ateliers’, you will pursue a research-led design project, alongside developing an individual dissertation topic.

Career

The vast majority of our graduates go on to find employment in landscape architecture, either in the UK or abroad, many due to connections established during the course. Outside London, the North West of England is the base for more landscape practices than anywhere else in the country. Opportunities exist in a wide range of organisations, from small private practices to international, multi-disciplinary firms. Alternatively, landscape architects are also employed in the public sector or non-profit making organisations. 

Many alumni have gone on to positions of responsibility in major international firms and have been involved in the delivery of landmark projects around the world.