Overview

The program aims to graduate well-rounded intellectuals, critical thinkers, and skilled professional landscape architects who are committed to the advancement of the field and the practice; and who have a sense of responsibility for the built environment and the natural resources. Design is approached as a research-oriented process that is culturally grounded, theoretically informed, and technically advanced so as to enable graduates to become lifelong learners and to take a leading role in the professional practice both in Lebanon and the region.

Program Description

The Landscape Architecture program from American University of Beirut comprises a total of 144 credit hours taken over four years, including summers. The curriculum emphasizes teaching and research that highlight issues of sustainability and resilience across arid and semi-arid climates, further distinguishing the program on a regional scale. The program values and promotes civic engagement of students and faculty within and outside its context through coursework, field trips, experiential learning, and internships, helping to prepare its graduates for various career tracks in the profession.The curriculum is structured as follows:Two foundation years, first and second, with core requirements in design, ecological science, and technical courses which offer students basic skills and knowledge in landscape architecture and related areas.Two advanced years, the third and fourth, with core requirements in advanced design, ecological and technical courses, reinforced by distribution electives. The program includes a multi-disciplinary model of landscape architecture teaching, culminating in a two-semester capstone project.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Landscape Technical Drawing
Landscape and Geomorphology
Landscape Architecture History
Landscape Descriptive Drawing
Soils in the Landscape (Understanding the World)
Surveying and Base Plan Development
Landscape Horticulture
Computer Aided Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-19 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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Credits

144 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beirut, Lebanon

Disciplines

Landscape Architecture

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

Undergraduate application with title: Freshman
Official SAT results from College Board (AUB New York 0902) How to send official SAT scores
Secondary school averages in Grade 10 and Grade 11
If your SAT superscore (by the application deadline) is above 1500, you will receive a 10% scholarship.
Regular admissions criteria are competitive based on the following:
SAT superscore
Secondary school averages in Grade 10 and Grade 11

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32976 USD / year

≈ 32976 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

32976 USD / year

≈ 32976 USD / year

Living costs

Beirut

Lebanon

750 - 1600 USD / month

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Living costs

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Funding

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