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If you study landscape architecture, want to study abroad for graduate students and need a scholarship, you can only consider the United States first ... but, to be honest, it's not easy.

first of all, it is a professional problem. Landscape architecture is the main part of undergraduate education in domestic landscape architecture, and most of them are set up in agricultural and forestry colleges, which has a big gap with foreign countries in curriculum system. In foreign modern design disciplines, architecture, landscape design (landscape architecture) and urban planning and design coexist, and the professional name is mostly Master of Landscape Architecture. In China, these three parts not only belong to different disciplines, but also are not set up in the same university. Most agricultural and forestry colleges do not have architecture, and it seems to be a common practice for engineering colleges not to open botany and afforestation. In recent years, famous architectural schools such as Tsinghua, Tianda and Southeast University have begun to invite professors from Forestry University to give undergraduate courses in landscape botany, and agricultural and forestry colleges have also offered some basic courses in architecture, but the results have been little ... Therefore, the first problem that undergraduates studying landscape architecture encounter when they go to the United States to study for a master's degree is to "change their major". To switch from garden plants to Landscape Architecture, you not only need to have a very high GPA (at least 3.5), GRE(13+) and TOEFL (1+), but also have a good foundation in Architecture, preferably with relevant research background. Otherwise, even if you are accepted, you will have to make up lessons in the first year. As we all know, this kind of make-up lessons not only won't be awarded, but also the tuition is very expensive ~ ~ < P > The second problem is the scholarship. It is a fact that there are few scholarships for foreign masters. Only research-oriented masters and doctors will have "research grants". Therefore, one of the biggest problems faced by undergraduates in China when they go abroad is "Master or Doctor?" We all know that doctors in the United States are basically awarded full prizes, but few people know that 4-year undergraduates can apply for PhD directly. Why? Because for domestic undergraduates, there are too few people who can apply for PhD. Although our undergraduate course is also four years, it is only recognized as "three-year undergraduate equivalent education" by people abroad (the same is true, after deducting Mao Sandeng's ideological and political education, it is only three years at most), and the main reasons are insufficient professional practice and low research ability. Therefore, if you want to go abroad to study as a "graduate student" and get a scholarship, you must have good design works, dazzling internship experience, at least published papers and apply for PhD directly. For undergraduates, if you can publish a paper, it will play a icing on the cake effect. Paper makes you stand out from all applications. When other applicants are ahead of others with high GPA, you have proved to the Admissions Committee that you have research ability. It is best to publish SCI paper in English, which not only proves that you have the research ability, but also proves that you have passed the English writing barrier and can write articles for future teachers ~ ~ < P > After reading the above two articles, you must have understood what efforts should be made to achieve your goals. The following is a brief introduction to what I know about foreign landscape design majors.

1) American

Landscape related majors in the United States can be roughly divided into two categories:

(1) Design disciplines: architecture, landscape design and urban planning and design. The most typical example is Harvard University, where architecture, landscape design and urban planning and design are merged in the Graduate School of Design. The College of Architecture and Environmental Design of California Polytechnic State University has set up five departments: building engineering, architecture, urban and regional planning, building management and LA. Iowa State Agricultural College, University of Arizona and other colleges have separated gardens from agricultural colleges and developed a complete design discipline group. The Department of Landscape Design and Regional Planning of the University of Massachusetts is juxtaposed, while the Department of Architecture and Landscape Design of North Dakota State University is juxtaposed. In some colleges and universities, LA is only the major direction of architecture or planning.

(2) Landscape related disciplines established in agricultural colleges. In some colleges and universities in the United States, the LA major is still located in the Agricultural College, together with the horticulture major. For example, the LA major of Colorado State University is in the Department of Horticulture and LA under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences; LA of the University of Connecticut belongs to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The LA and Horticulture Department of Washington State University is located in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. The University of Wisconsin is in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

In some schools, LA majors are closely related to art, with strong artistic design color, and are tied with interior design and other disciplines. For example, the Uniersity of Idaho is located in the College of Art and Architecture, the University of Pennsylvania is located in the Graduate School of Fine Arts, and the University of Illinois is located under the College of Fine Arts and Applied Arts. Some schools also set the LA major under geography. Such as Michigan State University.

2) UK

27 UK University Ranking of Urban Planning and Landscape Engineering

Entry Standards Overall Score

1 Cambridge 493 1.

2 Reading 415 96.7

3 Cardiff 34 95.6

4 Sheffield 366. 92.2

5 Aberdeen 341 9.1

6 University College London 334 86.9

7 Queens, Belfast 313 86.8

8 Newcastle 286 85.9

9 Liverpool 292 84.9

1 Manchester 312 84.7

11 Nottingham Trent 248 81.3

12 Loughborough 335 81.2

13 West of England 219 79.9

14 Oxford Brookes 264 79.4

15 Gloucestershire 248 79.2

16 Kingston 251 77.4

17 Leeds Met'politan 217 75.1

18 Dundee 241 74.9

19 sheffield hallam 257 74.2

2 northumbria 243 73.4

3) Canadian landscape architecture program

1. University of British Columbia

2. Gough University http:// Department of LNadscape Architecture, University of Manitoba, www.uoguelph.ca/Land-scape_Architecture/

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4. University of Montreal http:// www.apa.umontreal.ca

5. University of Toronto http:// Www.clr.utoronto.ca

4) New Zealand

The landscape design of New Zealand is also very distinctive, and the whole country is a big garden. Moreover, "Landscape Architecture" is an immigration shortage major in New Zealand. You can apply for immigration if you get a master's degree and find a job. More importantly, the tuition in New Zealand is lower than that in the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada, and the master's tuition and living expenses are about 17,-18, a year. Ph.D. students can enjoy the treatment of local students. The annual tuition fee is more than 4,7 New Zealand dollars, and the living expenses are about 8, RMB ~ ~

Recommended institutions:

1. Victoria University Of Wellington. Its campus is the best among all design schools in New Zealand, and its software and hardware facilities are also among the best, even better than RMIT and UNSW in Australia. Attention, I'm talking about equipment, not comprehensive strength.

2. Lincoln University Lincoln University is the only university with a landscape undergraduate course when New Zealand didn't offer landscape design at Victoria University, and it has a two-year master's program. You can apply for this two-year landscape discipline and get your degree in two years. Many students who graduated from its landscape department were recruited by some American and British companies.

There are other schools that have brought it here. AUT is famous in Fine Arts and Fashion Design. Now, Media Design School is a private three-dimensional animation school because of the great success of "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong". This private college has also gradually grown up. Besides, after Weta Digital and Peter Jackson started to invest in Macy's University to set up a film academy, Victoria University also announced that in addition to newly opened landscape design, Digital Media is now available.

5) Australia

1. The architecture department of Melbourne University is very famous, which can be said to be one of the best in Australia, and its landscape specialty is also quite level, and it pays great attention to research. It has three ways: by course work, design or thesis. There are 1-point system, 15-point system and 2-point system in By coursework. You can complete your learning level according to your previous study. Its master of landscape design also has a 1-point system and a 2-point system. If you used to have a four-year undergraduate course in landscape design, and the average score in the last year was over 7%, or if you have a graduate diploma in landscape architecture with an average score of over 7%, you can take a 1-point break. The 2-point master of landscape is: you have a four-year architecture, urban planning, environmental art and forestry. And the average score in the last year is above 7% or a considerable diploma. The second is that you have graduated from any undergraduate course for three years, but you have completed the Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture with an average score of over 7% or have a diploma.

2.RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) RMIT is a relatively strong polytechnic in Australia and is quite famous in digital architecture. When someone gave it the ranking of architecture school, its principal said: We are a design school, not a simple architecture school. Because its architecture school includes graphic design, fashion design and digital film and television, it is a good choice for you to study digital architecture and architectural CAD.

3.UNSW。 New South Wales University is the largest traditional model college, and its establishment time can't be compared with other old schools. But his growth is obvious to all. If you want to graduate and find a job, please go to New South Wales. It is equivalent to a big boiler that can refine some people, and many people prefer to apply for this college. It is also above average in the ranking of architecture. However, it is worth mentioning that its master's degree in urban planning is quite famous, and it is also the first college to develop this course.

4. Queensland University of Technology

introduced it because it has a master's degree course in landscape design. As far as I know, only it and Melbourne University have this kind of undergraduate course, but you want to take a master's degree course in landscape design. That is to say, you can get a master's degree in landscape design in another three years, which is very attractive to other design students in interior design, graphic design and environmental art ~ ~ < P > Well, that's too much ~ ~ ~ You can leave me a message if you have any questions and send you some information.