Master in Landscape Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome
Two-year LM-3 landscape architecture master at Sapienza in Rome with an English curriculum: four design studios on parks, heritage, climate adaptation and landscape infrastructure, plus ecology and geoscience. Entry needs 90 subject credits and English at B2.
Master
2 years
Rome
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Sapienza University of Rome
Landscape Architecture is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree (class LM-3) at Sapienza University of Rome, with an English-taught curriculum alongside an Italian one. Entry needs a degree in architecture, planning, building or agricultural sciences, or a similar one, with at least 90 CFU in listed sectors, plus English at B2. Fees follow family income, so it can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
Sapienza's Landscape Architecture master asks for a degree in architecture, planning, building or agricultural and forestry sciences, or a similar Italian or foreign degree, with at least 90 CFU in listed sectors, plus English at B2. A requirements check and a personal preparation review, with a compulsory online interview, decide admission. Reviewed 8 October 2026. [1]
The degree and 90-credit rule
You need an Italian or foreign degree, equivalent in length of study and knowledge, in one of these classes or a similar one: [1]
- L-17, architectural sciences
- L-21, spatial, urban, landscape and environmental planning
- L-23, building science and techniques
- L-25, agricultural and forestry sciences and technologies
- the older classes 4 (architecture and building engineering) and 7 (urban, spatial and environmental planning)
Your degree must also include at least 90 CFU in these sectors: [1]
- Architecture and planning: architectural technology, industrial design, architectural and urban design, landscape architecture, drawing, history of architecture, restoration, urban and regional planning and real estate appraisal (ICAR/12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22).
- Engineering: geotechnics, structural mechanics and structural engineering (ICAR/07, 08 and 09) and environmental technical physics (ING-IND/11).
- Natural sciences: botany and ecology (BIO/01, 02, 03 and 07), physical geography, geomorphology and applied geology (GEO/04 and 05).
- Agriculture and forestry: agricultural economics, agronomy, arboriculture, horticulture, silviculture, agricultural hydraulics and rural buildings (AGR/01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08 and 10).
- Other subjects: mathematical analysis (MAT/05), computer science (INF/01 and ING-INF/05), public and administrative law (IUS/09 and IUS/10) and urban and environmental sociology (SPS/10).
Every requirement must be met before enrolment. Missing credits can be made up by passing single examinations, but only before the personal preparation review. [1]
What this means for your transcript
Indian and other South Asian credits are not the same unit as CFU, and the check looks at the sectors of your exams, not just your total. As a guide, based on the rule above:
- Usually a fit: a B.Arch or a B.Plan, whose design, drawing, history, technology and planning subjects fall in the architecture and planning sectors.
- Check carefully: a B.Sc. in Agriculture or Forestry, or a B.Tech or B.E. in Civil Engineering. Agronomy, silviculture, geotechnics or structures count, but you need 90 CFU across the listed sectors and a degree judged similar to the listed classes.
- Often short: a B.Des, a BCA, or a B.Sc. in Environmental Science, Botany or Geography. Some exams fall in the listed sectors, but they rarely reach 90 CFU.
English
English at CEFR level B2 or higher, shown by a certificate or a self-certification. The call does not list specific tests or scores. Your English is also checked in a compulsory online interview. [1]
Requirements check and personal preparation
There is no written entrance test. You request the requirements check on Sapienza's Infostud system (code 33429). The committee then reviews your academic record: the degree you hold, the exams you passed and at least 90 CFU in the listed sectors. Your English is assessed from your certificate or self-certification and a compulsory online interview. [1]
You can enrol only after the student office emails you a positive outcome for both the requirements check and the personal preparation review. [1]
2026/27 deadlines
Requirements checks opened on 2 July 2026. Non-EU applicants who need a study visa had one date: 15 September 2026. Other applicants could choose 15 October, 17 November or 17 December 2026, and 14 January 2027 was reserved for Sapienza graduates and graduating students. Supporting documents were due by the same date as the request. [1]
Where the course regulations allow it, applicants still finishing a degree could apply if they graduated by 19 December 2026 (other Italian or international universities) or 23 January 2027 (Sapienza). [1]
Documents for the check
Graduates of other Italian universities send a self-certification of their degree, a self-certification of English at B2, a declaration of their degree and exams with the sector of each, and the syllabus of each exam with its credits and sector. Holders of foreign qualifications follow the procedure set by Sapienza's international student office. [1]
Non-EU applicants living abroad
Non-EU citizens who live abroad and need a study visa, and who choose the English curriculum, must hold a pre-acceptance letter. After a positive check or the pre-acceptance letter, holders of foreign qualifications complete enrolment through the international student procedure for two-year master's degrees. [1]
Sources and verification
Checked by the ApplyAZ admissions team against the university's official documents listed below. Entry rules can change with each new call, and we re-check them before every application.
- Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Architecture. Admission procedure for the Master's degree programme in Landscape Architecture (Architettura del paesaggio, LM-3) with verification of requirements and personal preparation, academic year 2026-2027, Infostud code 33429. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Sapienza University of Rome, Landscape Architecture programme page (degree class, teaching languages, duration, faculty and department). Reviewed 8 October 2026.
About the programme
Landscape Architecture (Architettura del paesaggio in Italian) is a two-year master's degree in class LM-3, worth 120 ECTS, in Sapienza's Faculty of Architecture and its Department of Architecture and Design. Teaching is in person in Rome. [2] Since 2020/21 the degree has run a curriculum taught entirely in English, Landscape Architecture, next to the Italian curriculum; this page describes the English one.
The course completes a specialist training in landscape design at every scale, joining theory and criticism with professional skills. It draws on architecture, engineering and the natural sciences, and the course notes that a significant share of its students come from abroad. It suits graduates in architecture, landscape, agriculture or environmental subjects who want to work as landscape architects.
What you will study
The curriculum is organised around the twelve areas of knowledge set by the European Foundation for Landscape Architecture (EFLA), from landscape history and aesthetics to ecology, technical methods and professional law. Units in the English study plan include:
- Theories of Contemporary Landscape
- Phytogeography and Applied Geobotany
- Landscape Aesthetics and Landscape Representation
- Landscape Geoscience
- Landscape Design Studio I and II
- Restoration and Landscape Studio
- Planning and Landscape Infrastructures Studio
- Urban Forestry and Landscape
In the second year you also choose between Environmental Design and History of Garden and Landscape, and take 12 ECTS of electives.
How the programme is taught
The four semesters follow three phases. The first semester brings students from different backgrounds to a common level through theory and technical courses. The second and third semesters centre on four interdisciplinary design studios, each worth 12 ECTS, on themes such as climate adaptation, heritage conservation and territorial planning. Seminars and workshops at national and international level run alongside.
Attendance is compulsory for at least 70% of studio activities. The degree ends with 3 ECTS of internship, workshop and IT skills and a 12 ECTS thesis: an individual, original project that can be design-based or theoretical.
Career paths
The degree trains the landscape architect (paesaggista), able to deal with the ecological, cultural, economic and social questions a landscape raises. After the state examination, graduates can join the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators (Section A, landscape sector), and can also sit the exam for the Order of Agronomists and Foresters. Roles the university lists include:
- Designing parks, gardens, green spaces and climate adaptation measures
- Restoring historic parks and gardens and regenerating degraded landscapes
- Preparing landscape plans, assessments and environmental consultancy
- Working in public administration, private design firms or as an independent professional
- Continuing to a PhD or a specialisation school
Fees and scholarships
Sapienza sets tuition by family income (ISEE), with instalment dates in its student fees regulations. [1]
The regional scholarship body for Rome is DiSCo Lazio, and the region decides scholarship awards. Because fees follow family income, this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students.
How to apply from outside the EU
Non-EU citizens who live abroad and need a study visa must hold a pre-acceptance letter from Sapienza's international pre-selection to join the English curriculum. For 2026/27, the requirements check for this group had a single date: 15 September 2026. The check is requested on Sapienza's Infostud system using code 33429. [1]
After a positive requirements check and personal preparation review, which includes a compulsory online interview, holders of foreign qualifications enrol through Sapienza's international student procedure for two-year master's degrees. Visa applicants also complete Universitaly pre-enrolment and apply for a type D study visa. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [1]
How ApplyAZ helps
ApplyAZ is an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities. We can include this programme in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes that fit your profile, so your plan never rests on a single application.
For eligible students who start with us, a named person owns each stage, from A to Z:
- We check your transcript against Sapienza's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your requirements check, pre-acceptance request and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your DiSCo Lazio scholarship application at the right time and in the right format.
- We prepare your visa file.
With operations in all 20 Italian regions, we follow each region's scholarship rules and deadlines as they change. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa, so no one can promise an outcome. You pay in milestones, and every service you pay for is either delivered or its fee is refunded (terms apply).
Programmes at Italian public universities can be tuition-free for eligible students. Check if you are eligible and book a one-to-one consultation session with one of our Italy experts, or see how ApplyAZ works.
Questions and answers
What bachelor's degree do I need for Sapienza's Landscape Architecture master?
A degree in architecture, planning, building or agricultural and forestry sciences (Italian classes L-17, L-21, L-23 or L-25), or a similar Italian or foreign degree, with at least 90 CFU in listed architecture, planning, engineering, botany, geology, agriculture and related sectors. [1]
Is there an entrance exam?
No written test. Sapienza checks your requirements, then reviews your degree and exams, and assesses your English through your certificate or self-certification and a compulsory online interview. [1]
What English level is required? Do I need IELTS?
English at CEFR B2 or higher, certified or self-certified. The 2026/27 call does not name IELTS or set test scores, and a compulsory online interview also checks your English, so we check which proof of B2 your file can use. [1]
When is the deadline for non-EU students?
For 2026/27, non-EU applicants needing a study visa had one date for the requirements check: 15 September 2026, with documents due the same day. They also needed a pre-acceptance letter. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [1]
Can I apply before I graduate?
Yes, where the course regulations allow it. For 2026/27, applicants finishing a degree at another Italian or international university had to graduate by 19 December 2026, and Sapienza students by 23 January 2027. [1]
I have a B.Tech in Civil Engineering or a B.Sc. in Agriculture. Can I apply?
Possibly. Civil engineering covers geotechnics and structures, and agriculture covers agronomy, horticulture and silviculture, but you need 90 CFU across the listed sectors. Missing credits can be made up through single examinations before the personal preparation review. [1]
Is the Master in Landscape Architecture taught in English?
The degree has two curricula: Landscape Architecture, taught in English, and Architettura del paesaggio, in Italian, with in-person teaching in Rome. Non-EU visa applicants who choose the English curriculum need a pre-acceptance letter and English at B2. [1][2]
Can I register as a landscape architect after the degree?
After passing the state examination, graduates can join the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators, Section A, landscape sector. They can also sit the exam for the Order of Agronomists and Foresters.
Can someone handle my whole application to Landscape Architecture at Sapienza?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against Sapienza's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the DiSCo Lazio scholarship application at the right time and in the right format, and prepares your visa file, for eligible students. Start by checking your eligibility.
I'm applying from India. What is the route into Landscape Architecture?
A recognised Indian B.Arch or B.Plan is the closest match, and a B.Sc. in Agriculture or Forestry or a civil engineering degree can fit if it reaches 90 credits in the listed sectors. You also need English at B2. The steps are the requirements check, a pre-acceptance letter, a compulsory online interview and Universitaly pre-enrolment. [1] Indian students apply for the type D study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate that covers their state, such as New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
Is the route different from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
No. The academic rules for Landscape Architecture are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: requirements check, pre-acceptance letter, online interview and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for their country of residence. Read our guide for students in Dhaka.
I live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Bahrain. Where do I apply for the visa?
At the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the country where you legally live, after Universitaly pre-enrolment. The academic rules for Landscape Architecture are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: requirements check, pre-acceptance letter, online interview and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Read our guides for Dubai, Riyadh and Doha.
I studied or live in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. What is the route?
The academic rules for Landscape Architecture are the same whatever your nationality, and your degree is assessed like any other foreign qualification. Non-EU applicants who live abroad follow the same route: requirements check, pre-acceptance letter, online interview and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for where they live. Read our guides for students in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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