Master Thesis Landscape Architecture

44M0499

Master

German

30.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

The Master's thesis forms the conclusion of the degree programme. It should show that the student is able to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in an exemplary manner and to use it to solve complex, novel and research-oriented questions from the professional field. Through the independent processing, the written and oral presentation of the results, combined with a university-public discourse, the student demonstrates the achievement of the educational objectives of the study programme.

- Concretising the task, defining the objective

- Drawing up a timetable - Research to ascertain the status of the subject discussion.

- Systematic theory building, application of theory, knowledge of methods and analysis of the historical situation.

- Survey and evaluation of the situation on site

- Formulation of concepts and drafts to solve the problem

- Evaluation of the concepts - detailing of the selected draft or concept

- Presentation of the results in the Master's thesis

- Defence in a professional discussion (colloquium open to the public at the university)

The total workload for the module is 900 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Final Degree Thesis and Final Oral Examination

• Regular participation and Oral presentation, with written elaboration

Depending on the topic, expertise in the field of work + Scientific research methods and ways of working.

Students have a comprehensive knowledge of the areas of knowledge pertaining to the Master's thesis.

Students have developed a detailed and critical understanding of the theories, concepts and methods in the subject area delimited by the assignment.

Students have skills and creativity in the methods relevant to the task. They can independently select suitable methods and working methods, critically question them, interpret and evaluate the results as well as present them in a professional, descriptive form and explain and defend them in a university-public discussion.

Students can integrate and transfer knowledge and deal with complexity. They can also make scientifically sound decisions based on incomplete or limited information.

Students can independently familiarise themselves with new subject areas and independently carry out research and application-oriented projects.

Students can derive their planning contents and solutions in a comprehensible way and communicate them to experts and non-experts. They can establish contacts, negotiate and mediate between the claims of different interest groups when working on the task.

Students are able to scientifically process and reflect on tasks in landscape architecture, taking social and ethical aspects into account.

Depending on the topic, the module combines and applies different study units.

• Landscape Architecture M.Eng. (01.09.2025)

• Schoppengerd, Johanna

• Petermann, Cord
• Junker, Dirk
• Manzke, Dirk
• Rück, Friedrich
• Kiehl, Kathrin
• Taeger, Stefan
• Schultz, Henrik
• Bouillon, Jürgen
• Schoppengerd, Johanna
• Zimmermann, Astrid
• Krebs, Stefanie
• Ranck, Christian
• Wertebach, Tim-Martin