BALandscape Architecture and Planning
| Study location | Latvia, Jelgava |
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| Academic field | Landscape Architecture 02.5 (ISCED 5815) Architecture (JACS K100) |
| Type | Bachelor, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3.5 years (210 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA (Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture) |
| Tuition fee | €4,000 per year |
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| Application fee | €160 one-time |
| Deposit | €500 one-time |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS – (5.5 score); TOEFL IBT – (72 points); TOEFL PBT – (532 points); TOEIC – (645 points); FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points); CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points); CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points); Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points); Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (59 points); Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points); Duolingo (100 points) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. At least 4 still life drawings in pencil drawing technique (by hand). Must submit a Portfolio of at least 4 still life drawings in pencil drawing technique (by hand) Applicants must have at least “satisfactory” grade in Mathematics. • motivation (online interview) |
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Overview
The aim of the Bachelor’s degree study programme is to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary for the work in area of landscape architecture under the guidance of a certified specialist or to continue studies in the professional Master’s degree study programme Landscape architecture and planning with the goal to obtain the professional qualification of a landscape architect.
The content of the programme envisages to acquire art study courses which develop imaginative and creative thinking; acquire study courses in humanities, natural sciences and ecology, ensuring understanding of people and environment; master contemporary design methodology and project design and development techniques and methods. The theoretical knowledge and practical skills are reflected in the Bachelor thesis.
The graduates of the programme are able to:
carry out the initial project research of the territory, summarizing the information about nature and anthropocentric factors as well as the character of building;
develop the functional zoning and compositional concept of the landscape territory according to the initial research of the territory, functional requirements and tasks;
develop the territory improvement and greenery project for public and private outdoor space, including the planning of roads, squares, greenery plan, vertical and horizontal linking plans, plans of territory improvement elements, scope of work and materials, specifications as well as project documentation in all stages of the project; organise the work process in cooperation with the specialists of related disciplines, plan and manage the work in teams in accordance with the project development time schedule.
Career opportunities
The Bachelor’s degree study programme Landscape architecture and planning is the first of the two sequential study programmes providing education necessary for the acquiring professional qualification and the rights to work as a self-employed landscape architect.
Our graduates work in all kinds of architecture, design, research companies. They can cover both urban and rural areas and ensure that implemented projects are qualitative and sustainable. Our specialists are able to designs different scale landscapes – residential areas, parks, shopping centers, parkways, golf courses, school campuses etc.