PgCert Future Landscape Architecture

PGCert Future Landscape Architecture offers a professional path into Landscape Architecture for graduates with diverse subject backgrounds. The course is a transferal route from non-LI accredited BA/BSc graduates onto MSc Future Urbanism.

Landscape Institute Professional Accreditation

The PGCert Future Landscape Architecture offers a route onto the MSc Future Urbanism accredited by the Landscape Institute (candidate status 2021-22), the Royal chartered professional body for landscape architects in the UK

PGCert Future Landscape Architecture prepares entrants with varying skill levels to a baseline cognisant with Landscape Institute accreditation, allowing graduates from non-LI accredited courses to complete preparatory modules before entering the MSc programme

Employability

Currently there is a UK wide skills shortage of landscape architects and the profession boasts excellent employment opportunities.

Modules: 60 CAT Level 7

Two core modules address contemporary and future aspects of landscape architecture through developing design thinking in fundamental landscape approaches, professional development and visual communication.

Professional Context: Design + Communication: 30 CAT

This module surveys historic urban and natural precedent and the emergence of professional approaches to city/landscape design including acquisition of skills to effectively communicate design research ideas in a range of media.

Professional Context: Built Technologies + Natural Systems: 30 CAT

This module surveys and demonstrates the essentials in analysing, engaging with and framing living systems including plant based dynamic systems and built technologies that are part of our cities.

Module Key themes:

+ Understanding of the relationship between natural and built systems of the city

+ Communicating complex ideas and research into a range of visual media and written form

+ Engaging with professional modes of behaviour

+ Professional Route into landscape architecture (Transferral Route from non-accredited BA/BSc)

The PGCert offers an entry-route to MSc Future Urbanism.

Future Urbanism explores, defines and designs the nature of 21st century urbanism. Reimagining the idea of the urban in a digitally infused, spatially attenuated age facing a climate emergency.

Leading edge

An innovative MSc addressing key global issues of urbanisation and sustainability. Cities have a 6000 year history and by 2050 68% of the world’s population will be urban.

Embedded Research by design

Experimental, testable proposals which capture unique spatial opportunities. Critique ideas of place, environment, culture, technology and sustainability through project vehicles.

Collaborative + interdisciplinary

Dynamic trans-disciplinary testbed with multi-partner design studio. Co-designed projects with external partners, collaborative networks and practitioners.

Diverse employment opportunities

The course supports employment pathways by developing knowledge and understanding of professions and related procedures, industries and organisations in the contemporary setting of future city, architecture and landscape design.

MSc Future Urbanism connects with a range of different external organisations and provides the key core skills required to become a chartered Landscape Architect (with specified pre-requisite qualifications) or an advanced practitioner in the area.

COURSE CONTENT

PGCert Future Landscape Architecture 60 CAT Level 7

Professional Route into landscape architecture (Transferral Route from non-accredited BA/BSc)

Professional Context: Design + Communication: 30 CAT Professional Compliance

Output: Structured Portfolio + illustrated 3000 word report

Professional Context: Built Technologies + Natural Systems: 30 CAT Professional Compliance

Output: Structured Portfolio + illustrated 3000 word report

Professional skills attained on the course:

• Apply skills of critical analysis to real world situations within a defined range of contexts.

• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism.

• Express ideas effectively and communicate information appropriately and accurately using a range of media including ICT.

• Develop working relationships using teamwork and leadership skills, recognising and respecting different perspectives.

• Manage their professional development reflecting on progress and taking appropriate action.

• Find, evaluate, synthesise and use information from a variety of sources.

• Articulate an awareness of the social and community contexts within their disciplinary field

QUB ENVIRONMENT

Belfast and Northern Ireland offer a unique context from which to explore wider global themes of:

+ complex territorial dynamics

+ digital infrastructural potentialities

+ reconceptualising notions of urban and rural

+ international border dynamics

+ contested identities

The programme benefits from an extensive internal and external network of aligned institutions, practitioners, professional networks and industrial connections. The studio draws on a diverse range of global expertise with an established network of external expert critics to guide your studies and expand your professional networks.

The deadline for applications is normally 30th June 2022. However, we encourage applicants to apply as early as possible. In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal earlier than 30th June deadline. Notifications to this effect will appear on the Direct Application Portal against the programme application page.