Bachelor of Landscape Management

Summary

Lead the development of our landscapes and public spaces with this specialised and practical programme.

You'll combine skills from various disciplines and have the chance to focus in areas of interest. This is the only specialised landscape management undergraduate degree in New Zealand and Australia.

The industry is calling out for people with the skills to manage and plan landscape projects. This degree combines landscape architecture, design, planning, ecology, horticulture, sociology, culture and project management, making sure you have the knowledge and skills to tackle any problem.

Key features

• Learn an applied approach to sustainable landscape development
• Understand the scientific and cultural values underpinning landscape management and design
• Focus on your areas of interest

Career opportunities

You’ll graduate ready to begin a career in project management and development. This includes public spaces and parks management. There is also potential to go into other sectors, such as ecology, recreation and tourism, depending on which courses you take.

Practical work requirements

Before graduating, a student shall complete a minimum of 6 weeks of Practical Work which should be undertaken as:

• No less than three weeks in an approved office-based professional practice or department (public or private) with a focus on Landscape Management
• No less than three weeks in an approved aspect of landscape implementation

1. Students are required to submit two satisfactory Practical Work reports to the Practical Work Coordinator in the year they complete the work period.

2. An employer form verifying the work period also needs to be submitted with the report. The guidelines for the report and the employer forms are contained in the BLM Practical Work Handbook.

3. With approval from the Academic Board, up to 50% of the practical work requirement may be completed overseas.

4. The Academic Board may modify the application of these regulations in particular cases, provided a formal request to exercise discretion is submitted in writing to the Academic Board or delegated authority.

Graduation deadline

Students wishing to graduate in May in any year must submit confirmation of completed practical work required under these regulations by the preceding 20 February.

For more information on the practical aspects of study, or request a copy of the Practical Work Handbook, contact the Practical Work Coordinator at practicalwork@lincoln.ac.nz or phone +64 3 423 0061.

Graduate Attributes

Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.

Knowledge

• Understand and apply the science, methods and principles related to physical landscapes.
• Understand and apply landscape design & construction methods, communication, theory and history.
• Understand and apply social and cultural processes including Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and Kaupapa Māori approaches
• Understand and apply theory and principles in planning and project management.
• Understand and apply principles of planning and horticulture.
• Understand and apply theory and principles of recreation and tourism.

Skills

• Locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide range of sources required for decision making in landscape management.
• Apply key methods, tools and techniques to develop appropriate approaches to landscape management and communicate them effectively and appropriately to different audiences.
• Demonstrate cultural competency relevant to landscape management.

Values

• Recognise the contribution of multiple knowledges, including the value of Indigenous knowledges, within landscape management.
• Express familiarity with the diversity of the practice of landscape management including the need to commit to professional ethics, codes of conduct, protocols and procedures.
• Express a commitment to landscape sustainability.