Programme Type : Full Time

Fees : Fees

Faculty : The Built Environment, Arts and Science

Entry requirements : Candidates must have obtained at least 5 credits at Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) or its equivalent with a pass in Mathematics

Department : Landscape Architecture and Quantity Surveying

Programme Duration : 4 Years Years

Description

B.A. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVE

Landscape Architecture is a fine arts profession which relies on science and technology to design and plan the development and maintenance of outdoor areas in harmony with nature. The areas vary in size, from a home garden to university campuses, city parks, tourism resorts and even entire towns and cities.

The scope of typical work includes landscape design of gardens, parks, town squares, zoos, cemeteries and promenades; site planning; storm water management; ecological and habitat restoration; visual assets protection; wilderness conservation; subdivision and private estate master planning; green infrastructure planning; transport corridors greening; open-mining and landfill landscape rehabilitation.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture have opportunities to work as:

a. Landscape Architects in Landscape Architectural Practices in private or public enterprises.

b. Landscape Architects in Architectural Practices in private or public enterprises.

c. Visual Impact Assessment Specialists.

d. Landscape Architectural Contractors.

e. Lecturers in colleges and universities.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Candidates must have obtained at least 5 credits at Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) or its equivalent with a pass in Mathematics.

OR

1.2 Candidates must have completed a Diploma in Landscape Architecture from BA ISAGO University or its equivalent.

OR

1.3 Special Entry: Candidates who do not have the minimum academic qualifications stated above, but have three (3) years relevant work experience in a related field.

PROGRAMME DURATION: 4 years.