We place emphasis on understanding, interpreting and designing inhabited landscapes, and study the Irish landscape in particular. This is an advanced programme in which students are encouraged to identify issues present in contemporary Irish society, and address them through design. Our programme focuses on designing with nature in a context that pushes typical urban analytical and project boundaries outwards from the city. Embedded in the real-world, our studio sites are large and include coasts and rivers, hills and valleys, farmlands and woodlands as well as towns and villages. We review traditional planning and engineering approaches critically and explore alternatives, seeking better, more beautiful, more sustainable solutions that work with nature to the benefit of all.

1 - On successful completion of this programme, students should: 1. Have a deep understanding of key issues in contemporary landscape architecture
2 - 2. Have knowledge of research methodologies oriented towards the discipline and practice of landscape architecture
3 - 3. Have developed a critical approach to their work.
4 - 4. Be able to explore a range of approaches in a structured manner, summarise findings, make decisions and draw conclusions leading to relevant proposals.
5 - 5. Be able to present the process and findings of their studies in logical, interesting and well argued written, graphic and verbal form.
6 - 6. Work competently as individuals and group members, and present their thinking in a public forum.

The Master of Landscape Architecture Programme is a 2-Year full-time Level 9 Masters programme comprising 120 credits.

All MLA students are required to complete 60 credits in each year of the programme. Each year comprises Core Modules and Options, and may include negotiated option modules to enable students negotiate and tailor their learning. If students would prefer to take one or more Option modules not listed, per trimester, that may be possible as a negotiated option. Any requests to take a module that is not listed as an Option Module will require approval of the Governing Board.

In Year 1 the 60 credit total comprises 40 Core credits, and 20 Option or negotiated option credits.

For Year 2 the MLA students must take 45 Core credits, and 15 Option or negotiated option credits.

Students are advised to contact the Programme Director (miriam.fitzpatrick@ucd.ie) before the start of the trimester so as to discuss and agree Options and negotiated options, in accordance with individual learning requirements.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: The following modules are CORE for Year 1 REPEATING STUDENTS 2022/2023, and must be selected:
LARC40390	Landscape Studio 4A	Autumn	15
LARC40420	Landscape Research 1	Autumn	5
AESC20070	Soil Resources	Spring	5
LARC40360	Landscape Studio 4 B	Spring	15
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: The following modules are CORE for Year 1 REPEATING STUDENTS 2022/2023, and must be selected:
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: In Year 1 the 60 credit total comprises 40 Core credits, and 20 Option or negotiated option credits. In the Autumn and Spring Trimesters, students must select two Option Modules (10 credits) to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester . Any unlisted modules to be taken as negotiated options must be discussed with the Programme Director, and will require the approval of the Governing Board.
AESC30110	Diversity in the Rural Landscape	Autumn	5
AESC40150	Wildlife Conservation	Autumn	5
ARCT40660	Street Life: Urban Design, an Introduction	Autumn	5
GEOG20040	Rivers, Estuaries and Coasts	Autumn	5
GEOG30860	Environmental Assessment	Autumn	5
HORT30050	Landscape Plants	Autumn	5
PLAN40230	Governing Nature	Autumn	5
AESC40190	Habitat Evaluation	Spring	5
ARCT40180	Urban Design Theory (UDT)	Spring	5
BOTN30050	Diversity of Plant Form & Function	Spring	5
LARC40540	Rural and Landscape Planning	Spring	5
LARC40550	Building Biodiversity: nature as Builder	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: In Year 1 the 60 credit total comprises 40 Core credits, and 20 Option or negotiated option credits. In the Autumn and Spring Trimesters, students must select two Option Modules (10 credits) to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester . Any unlisted modules to be taken as negotiated options must be discussed with the Programme Director, and will require the approval of the Governing Board.
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: The following modules are CORE for Year 2 2022/2023, and must be selected:
LARC40450	Landscape Architectural Thesis	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	30
GEOG40770	GIS for Environmental Assessment	Autumn	5
LARC40430	Landscape Studies: Major Essay	Autumn	10
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: The following modules are CORE for Year 2 2022/2023, and must be selected:
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: In Year 2, 2022/2023, the 60 credit total comprises 45 Core credits, and 15 Option or negotiated option credits. To give a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester, it is recommended that one Option Module (5 credits) should be taken in the Autumn Trimester and two Option Modules (10 credits) in the Spring Trimester. Any unlisted modules to be taken as negotiated options must be discussed with the Programme Director, and will require the approval of the Governing Board.
AESC30110	Diversity in the Rural Landscape	Autumn	5
AESC40150	Wildlife Conservation	Autumn	5
ARCT40660	Street Life: Urban Design, an Introduction	Autumn	5
GEOG20040	Rivers, Estuaries and Coasts	Autumn	5
GEOG30370	River Catchment Management	Autumn	5
GEOG30860	Environmental Assessment	Autumn	5
HORT30050	Landscape Plants	Autumn	5
PLAN40230	Governing Nature	Autumn	5
AESC40190	Habitat Evaluation	Spring	5
ARCT40180	Urban Design Theory (UDT)	Spring	5
GEOG40750	Reimagining Dublin: An Interdisciplinary Exploration in Urban Regeneration	Spring	5
LARC40540	Rural and Landscape Planning	Spring	5
LARC40550	Building Biodiversity: nature as Builder	Spring	5
PLAN40540	Planning Law	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: In Year 2, 2022/2023, the 60 credit total comprises 45 Core credits, and 15 Option or negotiated option credits. To give a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester, it is recommended that one Option Module (5 credits) should be taken in the Autumn Trimester and two Option Modules (10 credits) in the Spring Trimester. Any unlisted modules to be taken as negotiated options must be discussed with the Programme Director, and will require the approval of the Governing Board.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
MTARC001	Stage 1 - 100.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47