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'AT QUT, you aren't limited in your designs. The academics allow you to explore and experiment within assignments. They want to see your creativity and uniqueness shine through in your projects. As an Aboriginal student, I have accessed the Arcadia Landscape Scholarship, which enabled me to secure a part time job in industry with Arcadia during my first semester. This opportunity has allowed me to gain invaluable experience for my career.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Landscape Architecture) (Urban and Regional Planning)
Sustainable design
‘Landscape architecture often involves addressing complex, real-world problems. Through coursework, design studios, and research projects at QUT, I honed my critical thinking abilities, learned to analyse multifaceted issues, and developed innovative solutions and designs that consider social and environmental factors.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Landscape Architecture)
Future cities
'Landscape architects have the ability to make significant, tangible change. We can play a part in literally shaping our cities and communities, and in setting them up for a resilient future. We have the opportunity to make a real impact on people’s happiness and wellbeing – by creating considered, resilient, and inviting spaces.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Landscape Architecture) (Urban and Regional Planning)
Create positive change
'My tutors at QUT have inspired me to no end, opening doors for me to achieve my goals and passions. Since graduating, I have worked on some major projects including the West Village Commons from start to finish. As a landscape architect, my work sits at the precipice of collaboration between the sciences and planning – the perfect realm to create positive change.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) Landscape Architecture
Develop innovative solutions and designs
Landscape architecture often involves addressing complex, real-world problems. Through coursework, design studios, and research projects at QUT, I honed my critical thinking abilities, learned to analyse multifaceted issues, and developed innovative solutions and designs that consider social and environmental factors. QUT's strong emphasis on practical learning experiences, including internships and industry collaborations, provides valuable hands-on experience and networking opportunities.'
Landscape architecture student
Future cities
'Landscape architects have the ability to make significant, tangible change. We can play a part in literally shaping our cities and communities, and in setting them up for a resilient future. We have the opportunity to make a real impact on people’s happiness and wellbeing – by creating considered, resilient, and inviting spaces.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Landscape Architecture) (Urban and Regional Planning)
Create positive change
'My tutors at QUT have inspired me to no end, opening doors for me to achieve my goals and passions. Since graduating, I have worked on some major projects including the West Village Commons from start to finish. As a landscape architect, my work sits at the precipice of collaboration between the sciences and planning – the perfect realm to create positive change.'
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) Landscape Architecture
Highlights
- Graduate with a highly regarded qualification enabling you to work on landscape architectural projects that range in size and complexity.
- QUT is ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world for architecture and built environment (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
- Apply historical, cultural and future-focused awareness to design practices.
- Develop evidence-based landscape architecture responses to contemporary challenges, such as extreme heat, flooding, rapid urbanisation, biodiversity loss, social inequity, and public health concerns.
- Work on real landscape architectural projects on-site with communities, practitioners, and other stakeholders within a range of climates with a special focus on the sub-tropical.
- Gain versatile skills in visual communication, community engagement, critical thinking, and professional ethics that can be applied to multiple contexts.
- Develop your skills using the latest technologies in our fully equipped design studios.
Highlights
- Graduate with a highly regarded qualification enabling you to work on landscape architectural projects that range in size and complexity.
- Apply historical, cultural and future-focused awareness to design practices.
- Develop evidence-based landscape architecture responses to contemporary challenges, such as extreme heat, flooding, rapid urbanisation, biodiversity loss, social inequity, and public health concerns.
- Work on real landscape architectural projects on-site with communities, practitioners, and other stakeholders within a range of climates with a special focus on the sub-tropical.
- Gain versatile skills in visual communication, community engagement, critical thinking, and professional ethics that can be applied to multiple contexts.
- Develop your skills using the latest technologies in our fully equipped design studios.
- QUT is ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world and fifth in Australia for architecture and built environment (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
Why choose this course?
For almost six decades our Landscape Architecture course has been highly regarded by industry. You will be taught and mentored by leading landscape architects and allied professionals who will share innovative practices and opportunities, giving you a competitive edge.
Our graduates are in high demand, with most receiving a job offer before completing the course.
We love getting out into the landscape, and you can participate in project site visits, field trips, and study tours.
We are one of Australia’s principal landscape architecture educators and our graduates are leading practitioners employed around the world. QUT is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for architecture and built environment.
Real-world learning
You will work on landscape architectural projects in practical studio contexts, such as working with Indigenous communities, in post-industrial landscapes, with flood adaptation, with school communities, and on landscape regeneration projects.
Our internationally experienced teaching team employs an ethical commitment to progressive and integrated practices. We pride ourselves on implementing both evidence-based and speculative design processes, underpinned by academic rigour and creativity. Our staff are linked to professional practice to ensure you gain knowledge of emerging trends within industry.
Explore this course
In this four-year honours degree, you’ll begin with inter-disciplinary units to learn foundational design skills and knowledge shared across the architectural and built environment professions.
Your intermediate units will focus on landscape architecture specific knowledge, skills and applications, covering a range of principles, theories and processes that you will apply to real or simulated design scenarios. You will take core units covering history and theory, planting design, ecology, design psychology, placemaking, materials, landform and technology.
The final year will elevate your learning to a pre-professional level. You will be immersed in a collaborative learning environment to demonstrate acquired skills and knowledge in complex projects. You will also have the option to transfer your skills and knowledge to a diverse workplace or professional context through our work integrated learning program.
Careers and outcomes
With a landscape architecture degree, you may choose to work in private practice as a member of a large multidisciplinary team or in small partnerships; or in government or non-government organisations. You will collaborate with other professionals such as architects, horticulturalists, engineers, planners, ecologists, economists, environmental scientists, artists, and health professionals.
You may work on projects designing or assessing private or public spaces, such as national parks, multi-residential developments, urban parks, playgrounds, campuses, monuments, mining sites, transportation corridors, waterways and coasts, and post-industrial grounds. Many graduates choose to work interstate or internationally to gain experience in different professional and cultural contexts.
Students and graduates are eligible to join the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
With a landscape architecture degree, you can work in a variety of contexts, such as:
- Landscape architecture studios
- Multi-disciplinary design firms
- Place-making and community engagement companies
- Playground and skatepark design companies
- Environmental management organisations
- Heritage and cultural landscape conservation organisations
- Nursery and garden industry companies
- Development corporations
- State government and council departments in design, infrastructure, planning, environment, and heritage
- Federal government departments in environment, infrastructure, defence, and foreign affairs
- International organisations such as UNESCO, UN, FAO, and Red Cross
- Non-government organisations
- Schools, TAFE, and universities
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- AB01
- QTAC code
- 412401
- CRICOS code
- 113182E
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
90.05
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Selection rank
90.05
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
73.20
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Selection rank
74.60
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
70.00
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Selection rank
70.00
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 70.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $10,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $39,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $9,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $34,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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