Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a comprehensive range of programs, including Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, and Continuing Education. The program details are as follows:

Bachelor's Programmes

• Bachelor's programmes are available in various fields, including landscape architecture.
• The Bachelor's programme in landscape architecture focuses on the history, present, and future of landscape architecture.
• The programme explores the artistic, cultural, and environmental currents that underlie our understanding of landscape architecture today.

Master's Programmes

• Master's programmes are available in various fields, including landscape architecture.
• The Master's programme in landscape architecture builds on the knowledge and skills acquired during the Bachelor's programme.

PhD Programmes

• PhD programmes are available in various fields, including landscape architecture.
• The PhD programme in landscape architecture is a research-based programme that allows students to specialize in a specific area of landscape architecture.

Continuing Education

• Continuing Education programmes are available in various fields, including landscape architecture.
• The Continuing Education programme in landscape architecture is designed for professionals who want to update their knowledge and skills in the field.

Course Description

The course "Landscape Architecture History" (NIGB19001U) is a 7.5 ECTS course that explores the history of landscape architecture.

• The course covers the artistic, cultural, and environmental currents that have shaped landscape architecture over time.
• The course includes excursions, lectures, self-study, group work, reading groups, and presentations.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are as follows:

• Knowledge: Students will learn about the history of landscape architecture and its development over time.
• Skills: Students will learn to read and understand landscapes and urban spaces using various media, including drawings, maps, plans, and texts.
• Competencies: Students will learn to analyze concrete landscapes and urban spaces from a historical perspective and connect these analyses to central cultural and societal issues.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methods used in the course include:

• Fieldwork
• Lectures
• Self-study
• Group work
• Reading groups
• Presentations

Assessment

The course assessment consists of a 20-minute oral exam without preparation.

• The exam requires students to submit 2-3 group assignments as a prerequisite for taking the exam.
• The assessment criteria are based on the course objectives.

Course Information

• Language: Danish
• Course code: NIGB19001U
• ECTS: 7.5
• Level: Bachelor
• Duration: 1 block
• Placement: Block 3
• Schedule group: C
• Course capacity: 45

Responsible Institutions

• Department: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• University: University of Copenhagen

Contact

For questions about the course, please contact the local Student service.