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'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
Align your studies with your passion
'I like environmental science because it combines a lot of different scientific disciplines into the one. There's chemistry, geology and biology. In environmental science, they all come together.'
Environmental science student
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
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
- Address climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion with a double degree that prepares you to build resilient, healthy, sustainable, inclusive, and just communities.
- Help communities adapt to climate change by learning to design carbon neutral cities and spaces ahead of the climate positive 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games (Queensland Department of Environment and Science).
- Learn to design and plan landscape environments, informed by science, with positive impacts on human health, environmental quality and biodiversity.
- Gain real life exposure to many aspects of the landscape architecture and science industries so you can develop the knowledge and practical skills that will prepare you for a rewarding career.
Highlights
- 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).
- Address climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion with a double degree that prepares you to build resilient, healthy, sustainable, inclusive, and just communities.
- Help communities adapt to climate change by learning to design carbon neutral cities and spaces ahead of the climate positive 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Learn to design and plan landscape environments, informed by science, with positive impacts on human health, environmental quality and biodiversity.
- Gain real life exposure to many aspects of the landscape architecture and science industries so you can develop the knowledge and practical skills that will prepare you for a rewarding career.
Why choose this course?
This dynamic double degree will set you up for a career in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion and meeting future challenges such as building resilient communities. You will learn to design and plan urban environments, informed by science, with positive impacts on human health, environmental quality, social relationships, and local, regional and global urban systems.
You will become proficient in designing and conducting experiments and evaluating data to articulate logical and evidence-based arguments to deliver real-world design solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Throughout your degree you will have developed a range of scientific, data and technological capabilities as well as professional attributes that will be highly valued and sought after in a diverse range of scientific and landscape architecture fields.
Explore this course
The Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours)/Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate double degree consisting of 528 credit points and is normally completed in five and a half years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time study. You will engage in a variety of work-integrated learning and research experiences, integrated across your double degree. This will ensure that you are a job and research ready graduate with a broad multi-disciplinary knowledge of planning, landscape architecture and a depth of knowledge in environmental science and/or climate science.
- Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) component: You must complete the 312 credit point major along with a core 12 credit point work integrated leaning (WIL) unit.
- Bachelor of Science component: You must complete 54 credit points of Science core units, a 6 credit point option unit and a 120 credit point science major.
Choose from majors in climate science or enviornmental science to support your double degree with sound knowledge in global change, sustainability, air and water quality and climate change mitigation measures.
Gain sought-after skills in data analysis, problem-solving, and communication to make a meaningful impact on the forefront of climate science. Engage with real-world scenarios like climate hazards affecting Australia's social cohesion, human health, environment, infrastructure, and economy. Drive innovative solutions, influence policies, and empower communities through a course emphasizing climate science, ocean-atmosphere interaction, global change, sustainability, air and water quality, and climate change mitigation. Equip yourself to address challenges in sea level change mitigation, local climate adaptation, sustainable resource management, and coastal ocean climate mitigation.
Acquire skills in environmental planning and management to address global challenges like climate change and wildlife conservation. Contribute solutions to environmental issues including climate change, air, water, and soil quality, and water resources. Learn through theoretical, practical, and field classes with real world industry examples. Benefit from guest lectures, site visits, and work integrated learning for practical industry experience. Access advanced laboratories and fieldwork opportunities in Australia with top-notch faculty in their respective research fields.
The Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours)/Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate double degree consisting of 528 credit points and is normally completed in five and a half years of full-time study. You will engage in a variety of work-integrated learning and research experiences, integrated across your double degree. This will ensure that you are a job and research ready graduate with a broad multi-disciplinary knowledge of planning, landscape architecture and a depth of knowledge in environmental science and/or climate science.
- Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) component: You must complete the 312 credit point major along with a core 12 credit point work integrated leaning (WIL) unit.
- Bachelor of Science component: You must complete 54 credit points of Science core units, a 6 credit point option unit and a 120 credit point Science Major.
Choose from majors in Climate Science or Enviornmental Science to support your double degree with sound knowledge in global change, sustainability, air and water quality and climate change mitigation measures.
Gain sought-after skills in data analysis, problem-solving, and communication to make a meaningful impact on the forefront of climate science. Engage with real-world scenarios like climate hazards affecting Australia's social cohesion, human health, environment, infrastructure, and economy. Drive innovative solutions, influence policies, and empower communities through a course emphasising climate science, ocean-atmosphere interaction, global change, sustainability, air and water quality, and climate change mitigation. Equip yourself to address challenges in sea level change mitigation, local climate adaptation, sustainable resource management, and coastal ocean climate mitigation.
Acquire skills in environmental planning and management to address global challenges like climate change and wildlife conservation. Contribute solutions to environmental issues including climate change, air, water, and soil quality, and water resources. Learn through theoretical, practical, and field classes with real-world industry examples. Benefit from guest lectures, site visits, and work-integrated learning for practical industry experience. Access advanced laboratories and fieldwork opportunities in Australia with top-notch faculty in their respective research fields.
Careers and outcomes
Prepare for a career in planning, management, monitoring or research in government departments and agencies, local councils, consultancies, and industrial and mining companies.
Possible careers
- Climate change impacts forecaster
- Climate change policy advisor
- Climate risk estimator
- Environmental health officer
- Environmental scientist
- Environmental manager
- Landscape architect
- Landscape designer
- Landscape planner
- Landscape technician
- Urban designer
- Course code
- ID51
- QTAC code
- 409916
- CRICOS code
- 116500E
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 5.5 years full-time
- 5.5 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)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (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
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2024 information is not available.
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).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
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.
Assumed knowledge
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
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 / IELTS One Skills Retake | 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 / Paper | 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 $9,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $43,200 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.
Updates about this course
This course is available from 2025 onwards.
Updates about this course
This course is available from 2025 onwards.
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