Landscape Architecture MLA

As global awareness of biodiversity loss and the climate crisis intensifies, the demand for skilled landscape architects has never been greater. The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) at Manchester School of Architecture is a future focused programme that equips you to design inclusive, climate resilient places where social needs, ecological integrity, and imagination meet. Through a dynamic combination of hands-on design exploration, critical engagement with theory and research, and real world site-based investigations, youll develop the expertise needed to shape meaningful, sustainable landscapes in a rapidly changing world.<br/><br/>You will have opportunities to learn from industry partners, collaborate across disciplines with architects and urbanists, and conduct ambitious academic research, preparing you for a future in practice or further academic studies. You’ll explore themes of environmental and social justice, designing landscapes that serve both people and planet. Joining one of our internationally recognised ‘Ateliers’, you will pursue a research-led design project, alongside developing an individual dissertation topic.<br/><br/>The MLA is professionally accredited by the UK Landscape Institute (LI) and recognised by the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), giving your qualification global recognition. Delivered jointly by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, the programme provides a unique dual qualification and learning experience. As a student, you will benefit from the combined expertise of staff across both universities and enjoy access to specialist workshops, studios, libraries, and comprehensive support services.<br/><br/>There are three routes into studying the Master of Landscape Architecture. MLA Year 1 offers a transformative education in the core skills essential to landscape architecture, designed for those changing careers or joining from related disciplines. The Architect Conversion Route is designed for undergraduate architecture graduates, building on the shared foundations of landscape architecture and architecture, while introducing the ecological, environmental, and cultural factors that shape the discipline of landscape architecture. Those who have previously studied or worked in landscape architecture can join MLA Year 2 directly and will develop specialist expertise, design excellence, and academic research whilst working in the atelier system.<br/><br/>As well as having the opportunity to become a fully chartered landscape architect with the Landscape Institute, graduates of the MLA programme have broad employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors, in areas such as urban design, environmental conservation, sustainable development, landscape planning, policy and placemaking, and the creation of innovative green spaces. <br/><br/><strong>Features</strong><br/>• The Manchester School of Architecture is consistently ranked as one of the best schools of Architecture in the world.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Choose from three distinct pathways designed around your academic and professional background, ensuring a flexible and personalised route into landscape architecture. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• As a Master of Landscape Architecture student at the Manchester School of Architecture, you will study a degree that is delivered jointly by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. Upon graduation, you will receive one degree certificate. The joint award certificate includes each institution’s crest and awarding body title. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Make use of extensive libraries and specialist workshops at both Manchester Metropolitan and The University of Manchester <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Access a dedicated MSA Advanced Digital Design team who provide workshops and tutorials covering all the essential software plus a range of more specialist programmes. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Take part in MSA Live, the MSA’s annual programme of student-led live projects in MLA Part 1. <br/><br/>