MA in Sustainable Landscape Design and Development

Is sustainable landscape architecture and development your passion? Have you already completed a bachelor’s degree program on this or a related topic, and want to deepen your knowledge through a master’s degree? If you are also looking for an international focus in the English language, and want to sharpen your overview and develop your management qualities, then welcome to our program!

Type of Study

The first two semesters consist of required and mandatory elective subjects, as well as a landscape and a landscape planning and development project with real-life project work. The 3rd semester is an internship, and the 4th semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis.

Acquired Knowledge and Skills

In this master's degree program, you will gain a comprehensive perspective on the wide range of sustainability aspects in landscape architecture. Practice-oriented and professionally focused – including with respect to newly created work areas on the market. In the master’s degree program, you will combine tradition and innovation in planning, designing, and developing urban and rural areas. Focus on the challenges of the 21st century, such as

• Climate change
• Water-sensitive urban development
• Biodiversity
• Gender equitable cities
• Energy landscapes
• Healthy cities
• Food safety
• Urban shrinkage processes
• Increasing urbanization and migration

The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide the framework for the content of our master’s degree program.