International Master of Landscape Architecture

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS) in landscape architecture or architecture are welcome to apply for admission to the International Master of Landscape Architecture.

For the coming Academic year, we offer 15 places of study in International Master of Landscape Architecture.

Key information and dates

8 December 2023: Digital Open House
14 December 2023: The application portal Søknadsweb opens
1 February 2024: Deadline to register application in Søknadsweb
5 February: Deadline to upload all documentation in Søknadsweb
1 May 2024: Result of admission

Questions? Please contact admission@aho.no or call us at +47 22 99 70 88

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree with 180 ECTS

To be eligible for International Master of Landscape Architecture, you need to document for a Bachelor's degree and at least 80 ECTS in related courses.

2. Satisfactory English language knowledge

For more information about the English language requirements please read more here.

3. Academic eligibility

Through your portfolio you need to show ability to design on an advanced level with a focus on landscape.

In addition to this, an eligible applicant has:

The ability to use a computer aided design tool (CAD, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop) on an advanced level and basic knowledge in GIS
The ability to work with physical models, both as a process method and for presentation purposes
The ability to use hand drawings, both conceptually and communicatively.

The required documentation:

Transcript of records from previous relevant education

Please upload your Transcript of Records and Diploma from relevant, higher education (University level). The documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

The documentation must include:

Name of the school, university or institution
Year and term for your studies
Results for each course you have completed

If your university cannot issue a Transcript of Records or Diploma Supplement in English or a Scandinavian language, you must provide a certified translation. You cannot translate the documents yourself.
If you have done relevant courses in addition to your undergraduate degree, you may upload these.

If you have not completed your bachelor's degree by the application deadline, supply the information you have at the time of applying, such as Transcript of Records and formal documentation about the courses in progress. Submit your final degree transcripts and Diploma as soon as you have received these.

Your degree must be completed by the semester starting in August.

Documentation of satisfactory knowledge of English

International applicants from outside the Nordic countries must document satisfactory English language knowledge. Please read more here.

CV

List your education and relevant jobs, etc. The CV must be submitted in English or a Scandinavian language. There is no particular requirements for the format or layout of the CV.

Digital Portfolio

The AHO Assessment Committee evaluates your portfolio. It must contain a selection of your works/projects, from studies and work experience.

Approximately 30 to 50% of the portfolio should be composed of individual work.
For group projects: Please clearly state the individual contributions done for each project. All projects must contain full credits for group work, including the name(s) of coordinating teachers.

Criteria for assessment are knowledge and sensibility towards various aspects of landscape architecture studies, skills and variety of representation, and portfolio design: structure, length, clarity and conveying of concept rather than completed and fulfilled assignments. Through your portfolio, you need to show the ability to design on an advanced level with a focus on landscape. There is no minimum or maximum number of works/projects, please choose the works/projects that best represent you.

The portfolio can be a maximum of 15 MB. Your portfolio must be uploaded as one single PDF file.
Please note: Applications with links to portfolio on a website will be considered incomplete and will not be handled.

See general guidelines for your portfolio here.

Motivation letter

State the reason why you have chosen the specific Master's programme, and also why you have chosen AHO. Explain the connection to your current studies in your choice of programme; List a particular area of competence reached in your bachelor's education, and your proficiency in techniques, including digital tools. How will your interests and skills contribute to your success as a Master's student at AHO and what do you hope to gain by being admitted? What are your expectations for your future career and for the society where you will practice your profession?
Max one A4 page in English.

Financial Declaration

*Applies only to applicants with citizenship from outside of the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

Tuition fees will be charged to international students with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. More information is available on our web page about costs and living.

Due to this, all applicants with citizenship from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland must fill out and submit the form for financial declaration.

Please download the form for the Financial Declaration here.

Apply

Submit application: Søknadsweb
Søknadsweb opens: January 2020 (TBA)
Deadline: March 1^st, 12:00 (Noon)
Response: April 20th in Søknadsweb
Questions? opptak@aho.no / +47 22 99 70 00

Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent undergraduate education in landscape architecture, architecture or other related spatial design studies are welcome to apply for admission to the International Master of Landscape Architecture at AHO.

International applicants from outside the Nordic countries must document satisfactory English skills. NB! Documentation of satisfactory knowledge of English must be uploaded before March 1st. Make sure to plan to take the IELTS/TOEFL in time.

Application process

All applications must be submitted digitally through our online application service Søknadsweb. You can register your application between January 7th and March 1^st, 12:00 (Noon).

In Søknadsweb you will first be asked to register as an international applicant. After registration you will receive an email with the logon credentials. It will not be possible to submit applications after 12:00 (Noon) (GMT +1) March 1st.).
The following attachments must be uploaded to Søknadsweb in order to complete the application:

Transcript of records from previous relevant education, in English or Norwegian (certified translator)
Digital portfolio
CV
Letter of motivation
Documentation of satisfactory knowledge of English

Documents must be uploaded in pdf or jpeg format. Maximum file size per document is 15 MB
If you complete your bachelor's degree later in the spring or summer, you must submit transcripts of records from the semesters you have completed by the application deadline.

Application guidelines

If the AHO Assessment Committee should find it necessary, applicants may be called for a video interview.

Portfolio

Your portfolio should be uploaded in a one-file pdf-format (max 15 MB) and will be evaluated by a jury (AHO Assessment Committee). Your portfolio should contain a selection of your works/projects and can be from both studies and work experience. The jury will look for knowledge and sensibility towards various aspects of landscape architecture/architecture studies, they will see if you manage to show skills and variety of representation, and also asses the layout of the portfolio: structure, length, clarity and conveying of concept rather than completed and fulfilled assignments. Absolute requirement is that the works must be your own.

Incomplete or late applications

Please note that it will not be possible to submit applications after 12.00 on March 1st.
Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline (by e-mail/regular mail) will not be taken into consideration.

Response to the application

The results will be ready by April 20th. From this date you can log on to Søknadsweb to check the status of your application.

Undergraduate diploma inspection

All applicants that get admitted to AHO must present original diploma with transcript of records from undergraduate studies for inspection upon arrival at AHO. Deadline: the first week of school

Applicants who hand in falsified documents will be reported to the police.

Login to Søknadsweb

Log on to Søknadsweb to register as an applicant and apply to AHO.

After registration you will receive an email with the log in credentials. Choose International Master in Landscape architecture.

Upload required documentation

Transcript of records from previous relevant education (Certified translation)
Documentation of satisfactory knowledge in English
CV
Digital portfolio
Motivation letter
Financial Declaration (only for non-EU, EEA and EFTA citizens).

Incomplete applications and non-mandatory documentation will not be considered.

Format: PDF
Max size: 15 MB

After the deadline

Your portfolio will be assessed by an Assessment Committee and you may be asked to do a video interview.

The results of the application will be given by April 1.

Due to the high number of applicants, feedback on the portfolio will not be given.

Log into Søknadsweb to check the status of your application.

Costs and living

Tuition fees will be charged to international students with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland.

Please find more information about costs and living here.

Admission Decisions and Announcements

Publishing the results: The result of the admission to our International Master programmes at AHO will be published in the application portal Søknadsweb.

Go to Søknadsweb
Offer for Admission: If you have received an offer of admission, you will receive a Letter of Admission from AHO. Please remember that you must accept or decline the offer within the stated deadline. Log in to Søknadweb and electronically submit your response.
Waiting list: Only 20 applicants are listed in the Waiting list. If you have been placed on a waiting list, you must accept or decline this to keep your spot. Log in to Søknadweb and electronically submit your response.

Applicants will not be informed of their number in line. If a place becomes available, and you are next on the waiting list, you will receive an offer of admission. Such offers may arrive up until start of classes.
Not qualified: Not qualified is the same as a rejection. This result indicates that we cannot see that you fulfil our admission requirements. Either you have not uploaded all the required documentation, or the documentation you have uploaded fail to show that you are formally qualified for the programme.
Appeal: Appeals regarding formal errors may be put before the Appeals Board at AHO. The Assessment Committees evaluation of the applicant's skills cannot be questioned.

Appeals must be submitted within 3 weeks after receiving this letter. For further information about the rights of appeal and methods of approach in case of an appeal, please contact us.

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