Digital Landscapes

Cannot be taken as an individual course. Available only to students enrolled in the study programme Master’s in landscape architecture.

Digital landscapes is a combined theory and practical course with a focus on digital resources to use in studies of landscape and larger territories. The course gives insight to theory and technology behind central digital resources and knowledge of their practical application within different fields, including how they can be applied innovatively within landscape architecture. The course will, among others, provide knowledge of remote sensing as a technology, and practical training in the application of digital tools and technologies for surveying terrain and vegetation, for example, LiDAR and photogrammetry. The course will provide knowledge of the use of GIS for analysis and simulation of how terrain properties affect dynamic site conditions.

After passing the course, the students will have obtained the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

• Specific knowledge of the use of digital tools and technologies, such as LiDAR, photogrammetry, and GIS.
• General knowledge of the theory and technology behind central digital resources that can be used for the study of landscape and larger territories, including remote sensing.
• Understanding of the significance of digital resources for the study of landscape and larger territories and as innovative tools in the development of landscape architecture.

Skills:

• To ability to collect and handle data from the internet for use in studies of landscape and larger territories.
• The ability to apply digital tools and technologies, such as LiDAR and photogrammetry to the surveying of terrain and vegetation.
• The ability to apply GIS to simulate how terrain properties affect dynamic site condition.

General competence:

• The ability to apply theoretical knowledge in connection with practical exercises.
• The ability to apply digital tools, such as LiDAR, photogrammetry, and GIS through practical exercises with a certain degree of complexity.
• The ability to reflect critically on the possibilities and limitations of digital resources in relation to the study of landscape, larger territories, and the development of landscape architecture.

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

• LAN-3072 Digital landscapes 6 ects

Language of instruction and examination

Schedule

This course is open to exchange students from the following partner universities:

• University of Toronto
• École Nationale Supérieure du Paysage de Versailles
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• University of Calgary
• Aalto University
• Aarhus School of Architecture

Study Level: Master’s

Please note that availability may vary each semester.

Admission Requirements

Admission is based on the criteria described in the Admission Requirements section. Portfolio requirements are similar for both exchange students and full-program students.

You must submit your portfolio by 30 April to: kunstakademiet@umak.uit.no

An approved portfolio is required for admission.

More info about the coursework requirements

The coursework requirement is as follows:

• Documentation of exercises using digital tools and technology, including reflection notes.

The course coordinator will determine the documentation requirements for each specific assignment.

The work requirement is only valid for exams in the concurrent semester.

Re-sit examination