Newcastle University

The MA, which includes lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials, alongside studio practice and critical reviews, is intended for those who wish to develop their critical thinking in tandem with their individual practice, whether this be in environmental art, digital architecture, photography or landscape planning. 

You will undertake a creative practice research project, compulsory modules and optional modules. Finally you complete a dissertation which will reflect upon and extend your creative practice research or may take the form of stand-alone study on a relevant topic of your choice.

The compulsory creative practice research project will be assessed through a critical review and the work produced on the programme will be exhibited in public.

Though based in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, the programme will involve staff from the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology and the School of Arts and Cultures.  You will have access to studio space within the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape and may also, by agreement, use the facilities offered by the University’s Culture Lab.

Find out more detailed information about the programme modules

An upper second class degree (2.1) or equivalent in a cognate discipline, though this will be interpreted liberally as there is no list of approved first subjects. Candidates with non-traditional qualifications and/or significant work experience in a landscape-related field should contact the School for further advice.

Please accompany your application with a personal statement of a maximum of 500 words and a relevant portfolio of work related to landscape.

Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent.

See our School website for general information.

International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available. 

Visit our postgraduate application site.

There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.

Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.

Dr Ian Thompson
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 8812
E-mail: i.h.thompson@ncl.ac.uk
www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/study/postgraduate/taught/landscape

Subject Overview

This programme is within the subject area of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.