Master of Architecture/Master of Landscape Architecture (MC-ARCLARC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Graduates of the Master of Architecture/ Master of Landscape Architecture will demonstrate:
Knowledge:

• Knowledge of design based on architectural history, theory and contemporary practice;
• Knowledge of current practice contexts, including environmental, technological, regulatory and project-delivery systems;
• Knowledge of research and design-research methodologies and methods, including empirical and research methods drawn from the sciences and humanities relevant to the discipline of architecture;
• Advanced design knowledge and skills from studio-based courses that contribute to the improvement of our built, social and natural environments;
• Advanced knowledge of design representation and communication mediums;
• Knowledge of landscape architectural history and theory and critical skills to interpret historic ideas, environmental movements and contemporary trends;
• Knowledge of recent developments in the landscape architecture discipline and professional practice;
• Critical engagement with parameters of cross-disciplinary and international contemporary practice;
• Knowledge of landscape materiality, construction and documentation;
• Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the practice of landscape architecture.

Skills:

• Cognitive and creative skills to develop and evaluate a design concept that demonstrates the exercise of theoretical reflection, critical choice, imagination and professional responsibility, through the exploration, testing and refinement of different technical and aesthetic alternatives;
• Technical and creative skills to produce a design that demonstrates an appreciation of economic factors, environmental issues, social and cultural issues, building systems and materials;
• Technical and communication skills to generate design and contractual documentation that clearly conveys information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences and that enables a design project to be realised;.
• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex site attributes, information, challenges and opportunities to develop responsible and ecologically sound and novel design solutions;
• Ability to use resources, materials and technologies to develop responsible and ecologically sound and novel design solutions;
• Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of landscape architecture theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on scholarship and professional practice;
• Communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret landscape architecture design propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• The ability to develop design and research strategies within interdisciplinary teams supported by excellent communication skills.

Application of knowledge and skills:

• Ability to think strategically at different urban scales.
• Ability to establish and evaluate requirements and priorities in new project situations and contexts.
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively to prepare and deliver a design project.
• Ability to bridge between the arts and sciences, design and the environment, and engage in core ecological, cultural and social issues in both urban and rural societies;
• Ability to respond with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or further learning;
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively with high level personal autonomy and accountability;
• Ability to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences
• Critical and analytical skills to identify and resolve complex problems
• Ability to learn and use appropriate technologies
• Effective organisational, time management and planning skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and productively in groups