Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honours Graduate.

Graduate Landscape Architect, Jasmax - Auckland

It was the Landscape Architecture degree’s great reputation that made Frazer Baggaley choose to study at Lincoln University. “The course description and papers combined a number of my career interests”.

Previously he attended Waiuku College in Auckland and after finishing, decided to take a gap year in the UK. It was then that he heard about Lincoln University through Waiuku College’s course adviser.

When deciding what to study he says it is important to be passionate about what you do. “The BLA degree at Lincoln University is interesting and exciting and helped to strengthen my career choice early on in the degree. It taught me a lot of very important skills such as good time management, working under pressure and working in a team environment”.

Through his work at Jasmax he has been exposed to a wide variety of projects taking these from concept through to detailed design level. He has gained experience in construction and tender documentation, resource consents, construction monitoring, and managing client and consultant expectations.

Frazer appreciated the support of the University staff. “The lecturers are extremely knowledgeable, approachable and enthusiastic”. The course offers students the unique opportunity to hear a number of well renown landscape architects speak in ‘lunchtime learning’ sessions.  Frazer suggests these are opportunities not to be missed. He also found the support services very useful. “Both the teaching and support staff are invaluable; I recommend that you take advantage of both as much as possible”.

He also enjoyed Lincoln’s sporting culture. “It’s a great outlet, both physically and socially”. Staying at the Halls of Residence was a good laugh too, he says: “Lincoln was an awesome experience I not only met some great friends but it laid the foundation for a challenging and creative career”.

“Completing the degree opened plenty of doors that allowed me to continue to define my career path”.

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