Type of course

Obligatory prerequisites

Course content

Objectives of the course

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

Knowledge:

•Understanding of the complexity connected to a given landscape and selected issue.

•Awareness of the issue’s historical, societal, theoretical, and methodological terms.

•Understanding of the natural, social, cultural, and technological conditions which are central to landscape architecture.

Skills:

•The ability to define the framework for landscape architectural research.

•The ability to collect relevant literature, reference projects and expertise in relation to the selected issue.

•The ability to convey complex issues in a clear and manageable way through the use of text and graphics.

General competence:

•The ability to independently implement a research project and facilitate one’s own work time.

•The ability to relate to a complex issue within the field of landscape architecture and identify central aspects.

•The ability to reflect critically over one’s own professionalism and the societal relevance of the research work.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Information to incoming exchange students

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

• University of Toronto
• Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage de Versailles
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• The University of Calgary
• Aalto University
• Aarhus School of Architecture

Availability will vary from semester to semester

Admission requirements are based on the following:"Admission Requirements". Note that an approved portofolio is required for admission.

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