3 Master of Architecture Degree Programs

The Master of Landscape Architecture (Professional) is a taught master’s degree for the purpose of registration as a candidate professional landscape architect with the South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession in terms of Act 45 of 2000, and is done by coursework, projects and a design investigation mini-dissertation and design project

The master’s programme entails a personal yet critical, design-led, research-based investigation. It is a full-time, studio-based coursework programme. The Department’s research focus areas provide the impetus for students’ design investigations, encompassing the production of designs that respond to research findings and considering the inhabitants of the design and surrounding communities to ensure local relevance.

This field is about designing ecological and cultural landscapes that incorporate multifunctional green infrastructure to help combat the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate adaptation, and food security. Several research projects exist in the field, usingquantitative and qualitative approaches within inter- and transdisciplinary groups.