Master of Arts in Sustainable Landscape Design and Development
A two-year Master's programme focused on sustainable urban and rural landscape planning and design.
Best for:Best for graduates in landscape architecture, urban planning, or environmental design seeking a practice-oriented international degree.
Overview
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Landscape Design and Development at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts addresses critical 21st-century challenges such as climate change, biodiversity, and urban growth. Students engage with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals through a curriculum that balances theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world design projects. The programme includes a dedicated internship semester and concludes with a Master's thesis, preparing graduates for professional roles in landscape architecture and planning. It is an international, English-taught programme located in the historic and scenic region of Höxter, Germany.
What you'll do
- Participate in compulsory and elective courses covering human-centred open space planning and sustainable planting design.
- Execute urban landscape projects and landscape planning development assignments.
- Complete a professional internship during the third semester.
- Conduct independent research and write a Master's thesis in the final semester.
- Engage in intercultural dialogue and international networking with faculty and peers.
- Participate in excursions to European cities focused on sustainable transformation.
Requirements
Degree required: Bachelor's degree (3-year minimum) in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, urban planning, environmental planning, or a related field.
Degree offered: Master of Arts
Language: English; B2 level required (e.g., IELTS Academic 6.5).
Instruction: English
- Bachelor's degree with a German GPA equivalent of at least 2.3.
- English language proficiency at B2 level (e.g., IELTS Academic 6.5).
- Portfolio with work samples (max. 7 pages).
- Letter of motivation addressing professional goals and programme expectations.
- Must hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
- Non-EU applicants must verify academic documents via uni-assist.
- Must meet the minimum GPA requirement of 2.3 (German scale).
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EU applicants must apply through the university's KIS portal. Non-EU applicants must submit their application and verified documents via uni-assist. Ensure all documents, including the CV, motivation letter, and portfolio, are submitted in PDF format.
- CV
- Letter of motivation
- Portfolio with work samples
- Bachelor's degree certificate
- English language certificate
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