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MA Landscape Architecture Studies (Online) Welcome Guide : Preparing for your course

We're delighted that you've chosen to join our creative community at Arts University Bournemouth. We can't wait to see what you'll create.

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Welcome to the MA Landscape Architecture Studies (Online) course

This welcome pack is designed to give you an idea of what to expect during the first weeks of your course. Please take the time to read it carefully and take particular note of the pre-course preparation. We hope that you'll enjoy a happy and productive time with us, and we look forward to meeting you.

A message from your Programme Leader

Congratulations on securing a place on the MA Landscape Architecture Studies course at Arts University Bournemouth, and a warm welcome to our vibrant postgraduate community.

We hope you are excited to study this course which is dedicated to designing and managing beautiful, functional, and sustainable outdoor places that improve the built and natural environment, and in turn, improve people’s lives.

The nature of the course offers significant opportunities for you to explore your own interests and aspirations, through the intellectual and practical structure of the MA. It is informed by a breadth of cultures, philosophies, societies and contexts which we believe make it special.

Whatever you background or interests, we want to offer you the best support while you’re with us.

– Dr Kirsten Tatum, Programme Leader

Before you join us

The Library here at AUB is extremely well-resourced and includes all key texts that you'll need. To prepare for your postgraduate study, however, you might like to explore some of the online resources listed below.

Professional magazines

  • Landscape Architecture Magazine (US)
  • Garten+Landschaft (Germany)
  • Landscape (UK)

Design magazines (general landscape design)

  • Topos
  • ‘Scape
  • Landscape Architect and Specifiers Guide

Academic (peer-reviewed)

  • Journal of Landscape Architecture (JoLA)

General landscape architecture

Gardens

Professional and accreditation bodies

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