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Choose Kingston's Landscape and Urbanism MA
This course aims to prepare you for creative roles in the context of landscape and urbanism design practice and research. Our London location, local and European networks and an international perspective provide the focus for contemporary landscape and urbanism projects, including green and water infrastructures, sustainable environment, and city strategies and the detailed design of places for people.

What will you study?

Design projects reflect opportunities and challenges of contemporary landscape urbanism, at global and local scales. Themes include public realm, agency, physical and social infrastructures, experience and wellbeing, growth and transformation through time, governance, environment, climate change, biodiversity, city and identity, and zones of transition.

Modules in research techniques and theory support critical reflection, while study of materials and techniques supports appropriate technical knowledge and inquiry. Workshops include: communication, learning through making, observation, mapping and consultation. Option modules allow for a bespoke experience.

The course offers opportunities for interdisciplinary postgraduate learning.

Assessment

Collaborative design projects, 'communication and making' workshops, critical case studies, landscape and urbanism manifesto, individual design research project, option portfolio.

Course structure

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Modules

* Landscape and Urbanism Projects: Strategy, Region and Local
* Landscape and Urbanism Theory
* Landscape Urbanism Materials and Techniques
* Landscape and Urbanism Practice
* Research Concepts and Design Research
* Masters Project
* Option modules

Learn a language

You will have the opportunity to study a foreign language, free of charge, during your time at the University as part of the Kingston Language Scheme. Options currently include: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

What this course offers you
If you choose to study this course, here are some of the things you can expect from the course and how it will benefit you.

* The Landscape and Urbanism MA takes a new look at the potentials of the landscape in the context of contemporary urbanism.
* It has been specifically designed for architects, designers and strategic planners who want to be proactively involved in designing the cities of the future.
* Projects will address live briefs at a range of scales - from the strategic to detailed site-specific intervention.
* Optional modules enable you to tailor the course to your own interests.
* Your Master's Project gives you the chance to study an area of interest in greater depth and gain valuable research skills.
* Many members of staff are research active or professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting edge (read more in the Who teaches this courseand Research areassections).
* The taught modules hone your practical skills. Alongside your academic studies, you improve your skills in: * data collation, review and synopsis;
* communication (oral, written and electronic);
* time management;
* computing; and
* co-operation and teamwork.

* The course is available on a part-time study basis to help you fit your MA around other commitments

Current research in this subject

Many of the staff in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies. For example:

* the Sustainable Design Research Group is leading projects that connect design and designers with sustainability issues. Recent research projects have focused on designing and manufacturing with recycled materials and building a 'sustainable materials' library for designers; and
* the Landscape Interface Studio is a consultant to the North SEAfaring project, which addresses spatial planning, regeneration and the maritime identity of seaports.

We welcome applications from motivated and creative individuals who have: * a good honours degree; or * professional experience and a qualification in architecture, landscape design or other relevant design discipline.How to apply and portfolio requirementsFor full details of how to apply and portfolio requirements, see the Apply for this course page.International studentsWe welcome applications from EU and international students with appropriate qualifications and experience.InterviewsWe invite all applicants meeting the entry requirements for an interview with portfolio. If you are unable to attend, we will ask you to submit a sample portfolio.Prior learning - AP(E)LApplicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University's policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning. Contact the faculty office for further information.English language requirementsAll non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with special conditions in all elements. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider.Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements may be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.Applicants from one of the recognised Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.