Feasibility study on proposed Master in Landscape Architecture Program for the Department of Landscape Architecture, FSPU / Abd. Haris Shamsuddin, Alamah Misni and Prof. Madya Anuar Mohd Noor

The Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying at the Universiti
Teknologi MARA was set up in 1967 as the School of Applied Arts. The School
was separated into two art-based different schools in 1971, which was then set
with a new name as the School of Art and Architecture. Over the time, the
School has been upgraded and now known as the Faculty of Architecture,
Planning and Surveying (FSPU). It has been significantly expanded and the
curriculum offers a broad range of study in built environment including
architecture; interior architecture; landscape architecture; building surveying;
town and regional planning; estate management; building; construction and
project management; quantity surveying; geomantic science; and parks &
amenity management.
As part of the government aspiration of the university towards 200,000
enrolments in year 2015, the faculty is continuously expanding and increases its
students. The number of programs offered amplify from four in 1967 to twenty
eight in 2006. These include the under graduate, graduate and post graduates
level of built environment programs.

At graduate level, presently there are two by-coursework programs offers
by the faculty namely as Master of Science in Facilities Management and Master
of Science in Integrated Construction Project Management. The faculty has also
been permitted to start with further Masters by-taught programs of Master of
Science (Management and Heritage Conservation), and Master of Science in
Urban Development and Management recently.

The Goal of the Study

The landscape curriculum in the faculty was started in 1985 with the
beginning of Diploma in Landscape Design program at the Shah Alam campus.
In 1995, the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with honours was introduced.
Since the faculty has set it's aim that each department should begin their Master
by-coursework program by year 2006, the Department of Landscape Architecture
is observing similar task and will gear up it's capability with the aim to initiate the
program not later than year 2007. The research is conducted as a possibility
study towards the opening of this program in the faculty.