54 55 Department of Architecture, Interior and Product Design Department of Architecture, Interior and Product Design PROGRAMME AIMS This programme provides a rich learning experience for students with a passion for the environment and people, who aspire to become landscape architecture professionals. It lays a foundation of both design philosophy and technical knowledge for students who intend to pursue the landscape architecture profession, providing the background training in landscape planning and spatial design skills, planting design, landscape architecture theory and history, landscape technology, and visual communication, for students to practise or to advance to further studies in landscape architecture. It equips students with technical aptitude, professional knowledge and skills together with the necessary legal and managerial knowledge, professional language, leadership qualities, interpersonal and other generic skills, initially at a para-professional level, through the blending of Remarks: Applicants who are interested to study this programme, please apply for the “Higher Diploma in Architecture, Interior and Landscape Design (Subject Group)”. theoretical knowledge and practical application, to enable them to pursue careers in the profession of landscape architecture. It also aims to cultivate a holistic approach to design education that encompasses both conceptual and professional concerns leading to graduates capable of independent decision-making. PROFESSIONAL CORE MODULES • Landscape Design Studio • Landscape History and Theory • Landscape Visualisation • Principles of Landscape • Professional Practice and Field Trip CAREER PROSPECTS Graduates may be employed as landscape architectural assistant, project assistant and technical officer in landscape architectural firm, contractor, developer, public sector, arboriculture, horticulture and other positions related to the built environment. ARTICULATION TO UNIVERSITY Graduates can pursue relevant degrees locally or overseas. They are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up degree programme offered by: Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi): BA (Hons) in Landscape Architecture Graduates can also apply for admission to relevant degree programmes of local universities: • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design • The University of Hong Kong: BA in Landscape Studies PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Students are eligible to apply for student membership of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA) and the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA). Graduates with a relevant Master’s degree and attaining the prescribed amount of relevant work experience can sit for professional examinations for membership in professional organisations and be qualified as Registered Landscape Architects. Higher Diploma in Landscape Architecture 園境建築高級文憑 Chan Yin Chun Ryan ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR AND PRODUCT DESIGN
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