This module covers how landscape architecture practice can support social justice and community through design and innovation in tools and techniques. We’ll explore equitable placemaking design and management, discussing topics such as public transportation, accessibility and more.

Your lessons for this module will help you consider how the practice of landscape design and our conceptual understanding of landscape is historically grounded in the context of gardens. You’ll study garden design precedents from across a range of typologies, scales and cultural contexts.

As its title suggests, this module is an introduction to urban design as a discipline. We’ll cover its language, terminology and examples of recent urban planning – and examine the nature of cities as landscapes and ecosystems from the perspectives of contemporary and historical urban theorists.

During this module, you’ll gain a theoretical and practical grounding in research and research design methods. The module serves as a foundation to the Comprehensive Master’s Project and is your opportunity to identify and test your area of research, key sources and methods of inquiry.

The Comprehensive Master’s Project is your time to showcase your position and approach as a landscape professional. With the support of a project supervisor, you’ll be challenged to create a design project that synthesises the ideas, knowledge and skills you’ve developed during the course.