About this programme
Master of Landscape Architecture is a Master's Degree programme at Oslo School of Architecture and Design in Oslo, taught in English. It runs for 2 years and carries 120 ECTS credits. The register gives Oslo as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master. Oslo School of Architecture and Design is an arts, music and architecture academy in Oslo.
How it compares
Master of Landscape Architecture is one of 3 English-taught Landscape Architecture programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 3 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
AHO's Master of Landscape Architecture is a two year, full time studio programme taught in English at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. It takes 120 ECTS and has 15 study places. The school describes the aim plainly: to train design driven landscape architects who can work globally and contribute to sustainable development across scales and geographies.
What you study
The programme is built around three core topics: Commons, Systems and Form. Each studio course is paired with an elective course in theory, history or technology. The curriculum covers design, technology, representation, history and theory.
- First semester, Commons: large scale park systems. You work on synthesising knowledge of the natural environment, society and culture as a basis for anticipatory design of public parks and public spaces. Theory and concepts come through lectures, reading and visual analysis.
- Second semester, Systems: spatial design at different scales, with emphasis on how natural and technological systems work together and shape a socially and environmentally sustainable urban landscape.
- Third semester, Form: the artistic side of the discipline, using live matter as media for design. Questions of geometry, composition, rhythm and structure are tested against contemporary environmental challenges and new design tools. This is also the semester when exchange abroad is possible.
- Fourth semester, Diploma thesis: an independent project contextualised within contemporary discourse, addressing contemporary methods and relevant issues in landscape architecture.
How the programme is organised
Teaching is studio based, run as a sequence of landscape projects that ends in the independent diploma project. Studio courses integrate academic knowledge and applied skills, and you work in close interaction with Scandinavian and international practitioners, researchers and educators. AHO promotes experimentation with diverse landscape media, and you share tools and resources with the school's architecture and design programmes.
The pre-diploma in the third semester must be completed and approved before the fourth semester starts. Diplomas are evaluated by external examiners, after which the degree of Master of Landscape Architecture is awarded. Students can spend one or two semesters as an exchange student with a partner school, and the programme offers exchange across a range of institutions in Europe.
Oslo is the working context: the metropolitan region is used to study the link between cities and natural systems, particularly hydrology and topography. Travelling studios and faculty research reach the Arctic and Subarctic regions, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Who it suits
This suits someone who wants to design public space and landscapes rather than study them only from a distance. You should be comfortable in a studio culture, working project by project, and willing to experiment with media beyond the traditional limits of landscape architecture. The programme is interdisciplinary and cross cultural, so curiosity about other design disciplines helps. If you want your final year to be a self formulated project with room to tie it to faculty research, the diploma semester is set up for that.
Admission, language and next steps
Everything is taught in English. The application opens on 5 December and the deadline is 2 February. Studies start in August. There are 15 study places. Non EU/EEA/Swiss students pay a tuition fee; students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions, and other degree students normally pay a fee the institution sets. Check the programme page and the application, admission and fees pages for the exact rules, documents and any changes. Questions about the programme or admission go to admission@aho.no. The study plan for 2025-2027 is published on the programme page.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Landscape architecture practice
- Design driven landscape research
- Public space and park design
- Sustainable urban development
- Ecologically driven design
- Anticipatory design practice
- Landscape projects across scales and geographies
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to Oslo School of Architecture and Design, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. The institution lists its deadline as: 03.02.2025. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master of Landscape Architecture taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study and 120 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Oslo as the campus town for this programme at Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme, and some programmes require a minimum grade average. Oslo School of Architecture and Design publishes its requirements on the programme page.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. As Oslo School of Architecture and Design lists it: 03.02.2025. Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
What does it cost?
No annual fee is listed for this programme. Degree students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland normally pay tuition at Norwegian institutions, and the fees vary by institution and programme, so ask Oslo School of Architecture and Design what applies to you. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at Oslo School of Architecture and Design is linked from this page so you can compare.