Description | The Master of Landscape Architecture programme at the School of HBP is a professional master programme which is offered to candidates from different backgrounds - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and bachelor’s degree in other related built environment fields (design and non-design backgrounds). Landscape Architecture is a discipline of art and science of materialising an outdoor environment comfortable for human habitation. Knowledge and expertise in various disciplines are important to a landscape architect. These will be provided by a unique multidisciplinary curriculum and academic faculty in the School of HBP. In this multi-disciplinary environment, the Master of Landscape Architecture has gained considerable advantage over other higher educational institutions. USM’s School of Biological Science and Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) provide additional inputs which further enhance the programme. This Master of Landscape Architecture is offered, with the Programme Educational Objectives (PEO), to produce professional graduates in the field of Landscape Architecture from different backgrounds who are knowledgeable, competent, holistic, creative, respected, with forward-thinking mindset and sensitive to the environment. These characteristics are crucial in every Landscape Architecture graduate to ensure the sustainability of landscape development that can improve the quality of life and the quality of environment for the humans and other creatures. |
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Name of Institution | UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM - MAIN CAMPUS) |
Qualification | Master's Degree |
Course Duration | 48 months |
NEC Field | Architecture and town planning |
Entry Requirements | Candidates interested to pursue the Master of Landscape Architecture degree must fulfill the requirements listed below: 1) Satisfy the general requirements of USM’s graduate school. 2) Candidates should hold a first degree with a minimum CGPA of 2.75 and above in any of the following: Either a) Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. or b) Bachelor degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia OR from other universities in related built environment fields (design based) such as Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. or c) Bachelor degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia OR from other universities in related built environment fields (non-design based) such as Quantity Survey, Construction Management, Building Surveying, Building Technology, and other related fields such as Engineering, Botany, Horticulture, Geography, Park and Recreation Management, etc. 3) Other academic and professional qualifications acceptable by USM |
English Requirement | (Applicable for International Applicants Only) The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements. A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET) Exemption is given to candidate if: English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required) |
Special Requirement | - |
Scholarship | No Scholarship Available |
Scholarship URL | - |