Programme
The programme’s first year focuses on the development of core knowledge on landscape architecture theory, techniques and repertoire and the active practicing of design skills on various levels of complexity and scale. The second year is almost entirely dedicated to the completion of the graduation project.
Academic year 2023-2024
| First year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st semester | 2nd semester | ||
| 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter |
| Architecture and Landscape: Design Studio (10 EC) | Dutch Landscape: Design Studio (10 EC) | Urban Landscape: Design Studio (10 EC) | Electives (15 EC) |
| Architecture and Landscape: Theory, Method and Critical Thinking (5 EC) | Dutch Landscape: Theory, Method and Critical Thinking (5 EC) | Urban Landscape: Theory, Method and Critical Thinking (5 EC) |
The first three quarters of the programme are complementary and introduce you to the fundamental domains of Landscape Architecture.
In addition to developing design skills, students acquire knowledge of plants and vegetation types, soils, hydrology, ecology, sociology, landscape history and theory of landscape architecture. Integrated in the landscape design projects several architectural aspects and different urban contexts are addressed. Field trips are organized to complement lecturing and studio work.
In the fourth quarter of the first year students are free to choose a quarter programme from any design master track within the faculty. The Landscape Architecture track offers two optional programmes: one concerning heritage landscapes and the other is about a project to be built on site. See the MSc 2 design projects page for an overview of MSc 2 design projects including examples of student work.
| Second year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | 4th semester | |
| 1st quarter & 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter & 4th quarter | |
| Graduation Studio Landscape Architecture: Flowscapes (20 EC) | Graduation Studio Landscape Architecture: Flowscapes (30 EC) | |
| Research Methodology in Landscape Architecture (5 EC) | ||
| Landscape Architecture Analysis and Visualisation (5 EC) |
In the first semester of the second year students develop a study plan, a research proposal and a methodology paper for the graduation thesis. The Flowscape graduation studio is structured around projects within our research programme Landscape Systems and Compositions. A variety of so-called ‘graduation labs’ enable students to contribute to a specific research theme or topic.
An important objective during the graduation year is the development of a critical position in relation to the discipline, society and the built environment.
One academic year = 60 EC (1680 hrs study, 1 EC 28 hr)
EC = European Credits
Total amount of credits MSc programme = 120 EC
Additional information
For more information on all courses, please visit the course guide:
First semester
Second semester