Master of Landscape Architecture

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  • University/Institute Name Victoria University of Wellington
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration2 years
  • Application deadlineDec 2025

Position Details (Master's)

The Master of Landscape Architecture program offered at theVictoria University of Wellingtongives you the knowledge and skills to create innovative design solutions for outdoor spaces. Your designs will address pressing challenges related to climate change, urbanisation, and sustainability.

Combining science with the creative design process, you’ll learn how to influence human interaction with the landscape. You’ll envision new possibilities for what an outdoor space can become and learn how to bring your vision to life.

Key Facts

Through this research-based Master’s program, you’ll develop an expert understanding of key design practices and strategies. You’ll learn to be critically objective and environmentally mindful in your approach to landscape architecture.

This Master of Landscape Architecture program offered at the Victoria University of Wellington involves collaborative, interdisciplinary, studio-based education that engages actively with community and civic life. It’s unlike any other program in Australasia.

We have a vibrant student and staff community that fosters innovation by focusing on best practice and environmental and social responsibility. We nurture diversity and inclusion by embracing the ecology of the people that make up our community of learners.

Equip yourself to become a future landscape architect in your chosen area of interest. You might work on designing an Olympic site or on planning and managing a national park or wetlands. Your work may involve analysing the landscape or managing a landscape project. Whether in a public or private sphere, you’ll be creating spaces that connect people with natural systems.

Courses include:

  • Architecture and dystopia
  • Housing and public infrastructure
  • Parametric design and digital agency
  • Contextual shifts
  • Responsive environments and robotics
  • People and designed environments
  • Corporate spheres and community spaces
  • Public ecologies
  • Settling regional landscapes
  • Indigenous materials
  • History and theory

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Feb 2026