Future Students

Landscape Management

Landscape managers enable councils, governments, companies and individuals to apply scientific and design principles in creating well-designed and sustainable environments for living.

By earning a degree in Landscape Management you will be prepared to work in this exciting combination of science and design. The Bachelor of Science in Landscape Management combines a scientific understanding of plants and their environment with the design principles of landscape architecture.

This unique combination addresses the needs of society for culturally relevant and biologically sustainable environments. Landscape Management is a program under the four-year Bachelor of Science.You will learn the skills of landscape design and planning, as well as the knowledge of plant and soil science for ornamental, landscape and amenity purposes and for revegetation and conservation.

Level 1
Level 1 studies concentrate on principles and technology used in landscape architecture and provides a sound scientific base. You will study the landscape architecture units Environmental Design and Intro to the Constructed Environment, along with science units in Biology and Earth and Environmental Science. Depending on your TEE subjects, you may also need to study Chemistry and Mathematics.

Level 2
In Level 2 you will study the landscape architecture units Landscape Bioregional Studio and Landscape Design. In addition you will study science units such as Land Plant Diversity and Systematics; Plant Physiology: Plants in Action; and either Calculus or Biometrics.  Plus an elective unit.

Level 3
Level 3 studies Plants in Managed Landscapes, Earth Surface Processes and Soils; Landscape Rural Studio; and at least one of Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition or Environmental Hydrology. Plus options from electives in both landscape architecture and science.

Level 4
At Level 4 you will study one of: Land, Soil and Water Systems or Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology, and one of: Art and Architectural History, Landscape Technology, Australian Vegetation, or Case Studies in Land and Water Management, and a supervised research project worth 50 per cent of your mark for fourth year.  Plus options from the elective list.

You may earn Honours based on your marks for your research project. plus your four best marks from Level 3 units.

Electives include: Ecology; Environmental Hydrology; Geographic Information Systems;  Project and Risk Management;  Management Decision Tools; Arts and Architectural History; Case Studies in Land and Water Management;  Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology;  Australian Vegetation; Industry Experience;  The Climate System; Environment and Resource Economics.

If you are interested in finding out which subjects you will study then have a look at the Course Outline. This will show you the core units and the options for the course, along with course rules.

You will notice that each unit has a unit code, for example BIOL1130. The first number in the unit code indicates the level of the unit - in this case level one. For a more detailed description of a particular unit, click on the unit code.

Career opportunities

Graduating students find career opportunities in management, advisory or consulting roles in private landscape architecture companies, local government or establish their own business in landscape management. . Greater concern about urban and disturbed landscapes has also signalled the need for skilled horticulturists in the amenity and environmental fields, such as minesite rehabilitation.