MSc Landscape and Wellbeing

This MSc goes far beyond traditional lectures, giving you hands-on experience in real-world contexts. You’ll explore Scotland’s landscapes through field trips, develop design proposals, and engage in research that directly informs wellbeing-focused interventions. With close links to the OPENspace Research Centre, you’ll gain invaluable guidance from leading experts and collaborate on live research projects.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Participate in site-based learning, visiting parks, urban green spaces, and other outdoor environments to study how landscapes affect health and wellbeing.

• Collaborate with the OPENspace Research Centre on current research initiatives, gaining practical experience in data collection and analysis.

• Engage in lectures, seminars, project work, and student-led presentations that emphasize teamwork and applied learning.

• Complete a supervised dissertation, where you design and evaluate a landscape intervention that promotes wellbeing.

• Access specialist facilities, including model workshops, computing labs, dedicated study spaces, and the University’s libraries and special collections.

• Learn from guest lecturers and industry experts, bringing fresh perspectives from the fields of landscape, urban planning, and health.

Graduates from this MSc often move into exciting roles such as green infrastructure planner, public health consultant, urban development specialist, or therapeutic landscape designer. The degree equips you with the skills to make a real impact where landscape design meets human wellbeing.

Here’s how Edinburgh supports your journey and what your future could look like:

• The University Careers Service offers guidance on internships, graduate jobs, and continues to support you for up to two years after graduation.

• Recent graduate surveys show that the majority of postgraduate students are employed or pursuing further study soon after finishing their course, reflecting strong employability outcomes.

• Through the OPENspace Research Centre, you’ll have opportunities to connect with industry and academic partners working on real-world projects in health, planning, and inclusive spaces.

• While the MSc is not professionally accredited, the skills you gain are highly valued in public health, urban planning, and environmental sectors.

• On graduation, you’ll be well-prepared for roles in green infrastructure, human geography, therapeutic environments, and other related fields.

Further Academic Progression:
After completing this MSc, you could continue to a PhD or other research-based programmes to deepen your expertise in landscape and wellbeing. You could also explore postgraduate studies in environmental psychology, public health, or landscape architecture to further expand your career opportunities.