Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Explore how design shapes outdoor spaces that are functional, sustainable, and engaging. This course develops the creative and technical skills used in landscape architecture — from drawing and model-making to digital design and environmental planning. You’ll learn to analyse sites, solve design problems, and create landscapes that connect people with their surroundings.
Course Content
Design Skills (5N0784); Drawing (5N1862); Communications (5N0690); Work Experience (5N1433); Combined Materials (5N0764); Appreciation of Art, Craft & Design (5N0755); Computer Aided Design (5N1604); Plant ID & Use (5N2527); Hard Landscape Construction (4N0681)
Certification
QQI Level 5 Award in Design (5M2208)
Duration
1 year – September to May (full-time)
Entry Requirements
Applicants should hold a Leaving Certificate, LCA, or LCVP. An interest in design, the environment, and working creatively with outdoor spaces is essential. Mature applicants are very welcome.
Third Level Links/Career Opportunities
Graduates have progressed to degree programmes in Landscape Architecture and related built-environment fields at TUD – Landscape Architecture (TU835) and UCD -Landscape Architecture. Many also continue their studies through the Higher Education Links Scheme, using their QQI qualification to access courses in Environmental Design, Sustainable Planning, and Horticulture at other third-level institutions in Ireland and abroad.
A full list of progression links can be found here
Graduates can also go on to assist with design projects in parks, public spaces, and private gardens, or continue their studies toward professional practice in landscape architecture
Course Charges
€100 registration fee.
Please note that course fees are subject to change.