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Landscape Architecture and Urban Design – (M.Sc.)
University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Life Sciences
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| Application Deadline: | EU/EEA: April 1; Non-EU/EEA: January 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free ≈ € 14,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Copenhagen / Denmark / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Copenhagen
You are going to learn how to combine functional, aesthetic, social and biological considerations to achieve holistic solutions to city and landscape development. You will get knowledge about the conditions for the development and structure of cities and you will shape the cities of tomorrow in a way that provides the best conditions for humans and nature. You will also learn how to plan, shape and manage parks and green spaces in cities. You can choose to work with entire cities and regions or e.g. a schoolyard, a park or a new residence area.
The programme consists of elective courses, an obligatory theme course and a thesis. The elective courses give you the chance to enhance your competences in terrain management, city ecology and planning of recreational planting. You can also combine your knowledge of landscape architecture with e.g. conflict management, urban planning, politics, ecology or financial management. You can choose between three different theme courses: Park Management, Landscape Planning and Urban Design.
The entire programme is taught in English.
There are plenty of opportunities to study at other faculties at the University of Copenhagen, at other Danish or international universities or at the schools of architecture in Copenhagen or Aarhus.
Career opportunities- Some landscape architects are employed in the public sector, e.g. as city gartners responsible for the green areas of the municipality.
- Others choose to work in a private practice where they work with projects for private individuals, companies, authorities, administrations etc.
- You can choose to initiate your own private practice
- If you choose to specialise in city development you can work in municipalities, the state, in private consulting companies, in private practices or at developers.
- Finally you can choose to become a researcher or teacher.
Contents
You can specialise in Landscape Planning, Park Management and Urban Design.
Landscape Planning
The struture of the programme depends on which courses you follow, nut includes the theme Landscape Planning and a thesis (30 or 45 ECTS).
One block is equal to 15 ECTS and 9 weeks.
Park Management
The structure of the programme depends on which courses you choose to follow. You will end the programme with writing a thesis (30 or 45 ECTS). The two years are each divided into block 1, 2, 3 and 4. One block is equal to 15 ECTS and 9 weeks.
The elective courses give you the chance to combine your knowledge of landscape architecture with e.g. conflict management, city planning, politics, ecology or financial management. You create your education on the basis of your personal and academic interests.
Urban Design
You have to follow an obligatory course on the politics, theory and methods of urban development as well as a theme course on urban planning and politics (project based). Additionally you can follow courses on e.g. city ecology, humans and the city, administrative law, economics, conflict management and citizen involvement. The entire programme will be taught in English.
Core courses
It is possible to apply for an opportunity to study one semester (30 ECTS) at the Academy of Fine Art´s school of architecture or at the School of Architecture in Aarhus. Such studies will be included in the group of theme courses.
Specialisations
The theme course on park management will allow you to study the problems related to park management and visions about the appearance and content of parks. You will also gain knowledge about the way parks are developed and tended. Several of the courses in this specialisation are taught in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Malmoe (across the Oeresund strait from Copenhagen) and the primary language of instruction is English.
The theme course on Landscape planning consists of two parts: In the first part you will learn about theories and methods which you are going to use analytically while you are going to work on projects in the second part.
If you follow the theme course in urban design you are going to work with the structural framework of urban development, with the ecological cycle of cities and with city politics and urban planning.
Thesis
The thesis is the final part of your degree. It is your opportunity to concentrate on an academic problem which interests you over half or three quarter of a year (30 - 45 ECTS). The thesis can be and actual plan for a specific subject or area or it can be an investigation of an academic problem which is handled scientifically.
If you choose to make a thesis of 30 ECTS then you need to obtain at least 60 ECTS from theme courses and core courses. If you choose to make a thesis of 45 ECTS you need to obtain at leas 45 ECTS from theme courses and core courses.
In touch with real lifeThere are plenty of opportunities to achieve an international profile, for instance by taking courses at some of the partner universities which LIFE has in e.g. Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. LIFE has a well established collaboration between students and the private sector which provides you with great opportunities to make your thesis in collaboration with a private company or to have an internship. You will get in touch with real life as you are going to work with some of the challenges that are important outside the university and it will provide you with unique experience and a good network.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
You can get admitted if you hold one of the following bachelor degrees:
- A BSc in Landscape Architecture and City Design or Architecture
- A BSc in biology equal to a BSc degree in natural resources (theme package nature and society from LIFE) or a BSc in horticulture or a professional bachelor degree in forest and landscape engineering (SLING), if you have passed the course Contemporary Danish Landscape Architecture or a similar course. This will give you the opportunity to follow the theme course in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, but not the theme course in landscape planning.
- Applicants wanting to follow the specialisation in urban design can be admitted with a relevant bachelor degree (evaluated case by case).
Applicants with English as a second language must pass one of the following English tests:
1) The IELTS test - International English Language Testing System, with a minimum score of 6.0.
2) The TOEFL® Test - Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTM, passed with a minimum score of 83 in the internetbased test (IBT) or minimum 560 in the paper based test. The computer based TOEFL test is not accepted at LIFE.
Exemptions from taking the one of the above mentioned language tests is given to:
- applicants from countries where the national language is English
- applicants from Scandinavia, Nigeria, Ghana or Cameroon
- applicants who can document that English was the medium of teaching during the BSc degree
Language tests older than 2 years are not accepted. Applicants must have their test results sent directly to the Faculty of Life Sciences.
Applications will be processed when the Admissions Office has received your test results.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 560 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 83 |
Accreditation
The programmes of University of Copenhagen are being accredited by national accreditation agency ACE Denmark.
THE-QS ranking: University of Copenhagen is the highest ranked Nordic university on the list of the world´s best universities according to the 2009 edition of Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. This year, University of Copenhagen is ranked number 51 worldwide and number 15 in Europe.
Funding details
EU/EEA-citizens do not pay tuition fees in Denmark. However, all students applying for an MSc programme with citizenship outside EU/EEA must pay an annual tuition fee of Euro 14,000. All non-EU/EUA applicants applying for admission to an MSc degree programme are automatically considered for a limited number of scholarships and tuition fee waivers. Priority is given to students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance.
Non-EU/EEA students can also find funding opportunities in Denmark through the PLOTEUS portal: http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/resultdisplay.jsp?docType=14&type=EG&language=en&mode=&ors=375&lc=196&r=389
Non-EU/EEA students from Danida (Danish International Development Assistance) programme countries can apply for a fellowship through Danida's fellowship programme. Applications must be submitted to Danida through the Danish embassy in your home country. For more information, please see www.dfcentre.comContact
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