Learning from high-quality staff and lecturers you’ll work on real sites, on real scenarios, investigating real issues. You’ll work on client-driven briefs in landscape studios to develop your design creativity and hone your professional practice skills. Students have worked on a range of sites in Cheltenham such as Pittville Park, Gloucester such as Kings Square, and Bristol such as The Diesel Depot and Temple Meads.
Our Landscape Architecture BA (Hons) course scored 94% for teaching in the National Student Survey 2023. Our architecture, building and planning courses were also ranked 3rd in the UK for teaching.
We’re ranked 7th in the UK for graduate prospects, and in the top 20 for teaching quality and student experience by The Times Good University Guide 2023.
With a number of industry partners linked to the course, you’ll benefit from sponsored events, visits to landscape practices and lectures delivered directly by current practitioners. Partners have included LDA Design, Arup, Grant Associates, Barton Wilmore, Atkins Global, Grontmij, BDP, Sustrans and Merrick Denton-Thompson, current president of the Landscape Institute.
You’ll develop design creativity through national and international study trips where you’ll explore examples of historic, contemporary and cultural landscapes. Previous trips include Copenhagen, New York and Barcelona.
The study programme is based around lectures, tutorials and student-led research in a studio-based environment. You’ll develop skills in experimentation, creative thinking and social interaction.
The course also offers a balanced mix of theory, design work and introduction to professional practice. With opportunities and scope for you to thrive within a stimulating learning environment and to develop and think about your personal development within the context of future career options.
In your final year, you’ll showcase your work at the Degree Show – an event attended by landscape practitioners where previous students have been head-hunted by leading landscape design practices.
This course is available to study with an integrated foundation year – an extra, introductory year at the beginning of the full degree. If you don’t meet the stated entry requirements or you’re returning to education, it could be a great option that enables you to study this course.
As well as an introduction to your subject, it will help you to develop valuable study skills, and communication, teamwork and problem-solving techniques, giving you the confidence and skills set you need to progress.
If you’re applying to study as an international student, an integrated foundation year can also support you to improve your English language skills alongside your studies.
To apply for this course with an integrated foundation year, select the ‘With foundation year’ study type from the options at the top of this page before clicking ‘Apply’.
96 – 120 UCAS tariff points, CCC – BBB at A levels, MMM – DDM at BTEC, or a Merit in your T-Level.
Entry to this course is by interview. Check out our Interview Guide to learn what to expect and help you prepare.
We welcome applicants with a pass in a relevant Foundation or Extended Diploma (Level 3 or 4).
English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.
This course is available with an additional integrated foundation year. This four year option has lower entry requirements – see below – than the other study type/s available.
Typical offers
48 UCAS tariff points, DD at A levels, PPP at BTEC or a Pass in your T Level.
GCSEs
Grade C/4 in English Language/Literature and Mathematics, or equivalent (e.g. Level 2 Functional Skills).
To apply for the integrated foundation year degree, select the ‘With foundation year’ option from the study types listed at the top of this page before clicking ‘Apply’.
See course overview for more information about the interated foundation year option.
We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.
Please read the entry requirements for your country – and you’re welcome to contact our admissions team if you have questions.
Here's an example of the types of modules you'll study (the contents and structure of the course are reviewed occasionally, but it is unlikely that there will be significant change).
Module information is not available for this programme.
| Start date | Location | UCAS code |
Fee (UK) per year |
Fee (international) per year |
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| Sep 2024 | Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham | K310 | £9,250 | TBC |
| Sep 2025 | Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham | K310 | TBC | TBC |
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Graduates from this course can go on to work as:
Our Landscape Architecture BA (Hons) course scored 94% for teaching in the National Student Survey 2023.
We have industry partnerships with companies including LDA Design, Arup, Grant Associates, Atkins Global and BDP. Students have also completed a range of different placements for organisations including Terrapin Bright Green in New York, MIT in Massachusetts, The Canal and River Trust in Gloucester and MHP Design in Cheltenham.
You’ll work on live sites with client-driven briefs. Students have worked on sites including Pittville Park and St. James’s Square in Cheltenham, Prinknash Abbey and Kings Square in Gloucester, plus a range of urban sites in Bristol including Wapping Wharf, Cumberland Basin, The Diesel Depot and Temple Meads.
Every year you can take a week-long study tour exploring examples of historic, contemporary and cultural landscapes internationally. Previous trips include Copenhagen, New York and Barcelona. You’ll be inspired in your first year with a trip to London to discover the wealth of design in ‘places for people’.
Explore and collaborate with creatives from across the spectrum. We offer the perfect environment to practice your craft and prepare you to graduate career-ready.
Our architecture, building and planning courses were ranked 3rd overall in the UK for teaching according to the National Student Survey 2023.
Our town and country planning & landscape courses are ranked 7th in the UK for graduate prospects by The Times Good University Guide 2023.
Our town and country planning & landscape courses are ranked 16th in the UK for student experience by The Times Good University Guide 2023.
Our town and country planning & landscape courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK for teaching quality by The Times Good University Guide.
As part of your course you can gain valuable experience on an optional placement year.
“The course gave me the freedom to develop my own ideas and ambitions, leading me to pursue a more meaningful career. The university has a fund for students hoping to expand their knowledge abroad and thanks to this I was able to apply my research on the ground in Nicaragua.
The course has a family-like feel, which is helped by the tutors’ ‘open-door’ policy. This means you’re more than just another student to them – and in turn they encourage you to be more than just another landscape architect.”
Rhys Jones, Landscape Architecture student
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