MSc. programme in Landscape Architecture

 

 

Admission requirements

 

All qualified applicants are admitted in 2010. Starting in 2011 the max. student intake will be 70.

 

Following applicants are directly qualified to admission for the MSc programme in Landscape Architecture:

• BSc in Landscape Architecture from University of Copenhagen
• BSc in Architecture from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture or Aarhus School of Architecture
• BSc in Natural Resources with the core module course Nature Management from University of Copenhagen
• Forest and Landscape Engineers from University of Copenhagen

BSc graduates with a biological background corresponding to one of the above mentioned require individual approval by the Study Board.

 

 Selection Criteria from 2011

 

Applicants with a BSc in Landscape Architecture from University of Copenhagen are garanteed admission to the MSc in Landscape Architecture.

 

The following groups of applicants are directly qualified for admission:

• BSc in Architecture from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture or Aarhus School of Architecture
• BSc in Natural Resources with the core module course Nature Management from University of Copenhagen
• Forest and Landscape Engineers from University of Copenhagen

If the number of applicants with the above-mentioned bachelor degrees exceeds 70, the applicants will be ranked according to their grade point average of their bachelor degree.

 

Applicants with other bachelor degrees will be assessed and prioritized according to the following criteria, by an admissions committee. The criteria reflect the skills which are essential prerequisites to complete the master's programme in Landscape Architecture. The final decision will be based on an assessment in which the following subject areas from previous courses are weighted by the following factors:

Design with the use of IT tools, such as LIFE courses Plan & design (Planning & Design), Håndværk og æstetik (Craft and Aesthetics), Designmetoder og IT-redskaber (Design Methods and IT tools), Byplan – strategi og projekt (Urban Planning - Strategy and Project) or Planter og teknologi (Plants and Technology), min. equivalent to 30 ECTS.
Økologi (Ecology), such as Naturgrundlaget 1 (Processes in Nature 1 - The Living Soil), Økologi, Have- og landskabsplanters botanik (Ecology, Garden and Botany of Landscape Plants), Planter og teknologi (Plants and Technology), Plantedesign (Plant Design) min. equivalent to 15 ECTS.
Videnskabsteori og/eller Academic Writing (Philosophy and Science and / or Academic Writing) min. equivalent to 7.5 ECTS.

For each subject area an average mark is calculated based on the two most recent courses in that area. If the applicant has only completed one course within the subject area, the grade from this course is used. For each gained 7.5 ECTS points within this category the average grade point is multiplied with an additional 1.01. For instance: if the student’s average grade for the last two courses in "Design with the use of IT tools" is 10 and the student throughout his studies has completed courses equivalent to 30 ECTS points within the subject area, he will achieve a score of 10,04 (10.0 x 1.04).

Students will be admitted after the highest overall score until all seats are assigned.

 

 

Deadline for applications:

Applicants with a BSc from LIFE	1 November 2012 for admission 1 February 2013 and 1 April 2012 for admission 3 September 2012
EU/ EEA/Swiss applicants	1 April 2012 for admission 3 September* 2012
Non EU/ EEA applicants	1 January 2013 for admission 3 September* 2013

* The beginning of August for participants in the International Graduate Orientation Programme (international students only)