LAND USE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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Land use planing and landscape architecture

Non-University Higher Education (Fachhochschulen und Gesamthochschulen)

Admission Requirements

Length and Structure of Courses
Just as in the other study programmes, it will take six or eight semesters of courses until the final examination, depending on whether practical training of two semesters is included or not. In order to complete the programme a contributory study must be presented which can take another semester.

The programme is partitioned into two parts, Grundstudium (basic studies) and Hauptstudium (main studies), the length of both is between two and four semesters, depending on the institution. Basic studies consist of courses in natural sciences, economics, engineering, design and arts. The main studies concentrate on more practical applications, on economic and technical sciences.

Practical Training
Students must have completed practical training periods of varying length depending on the institution before studies. The training may be for gardening or a similar profession. Other practical training may be included in the study programme.

Contributory Research Work
The student is obliged to work on a study thesis as part of his final examination.

European Dimension
Language courses in modern European languages are available for the students and most institutions offer participation in some exchange programmes.

Grade / Title of Diploma / Degree
Upon graduation the students earn the degree of Diplomingenieur (Dipl. Ing.), sometimes with the addition of the letters FH (Fachhochschulen).

Further Study
Graduates from the Fachhochschulen have got the general higher education exam and may therefore continue at university; often a number of credits can be transferred to their university study programme, if they continue in the same field.

Employment Market
There are quite good chances for graduates with an extensive practical experience in private business. Other possibilities exist in public administration and institutions, in extension and urban garden management and planning, in publishing houses, urban development corporations and a variety of other organisations.

Addresses of Fachhochschulen and Gesamthochschulen

Fachhochschule Anhalt, Abteilung Bernburg

Technische Fachhochschule Berlin
Fachbereich 11, Landespflege und Gartenbau
Königin-Luise-Str. 22
14195 Berlin
Tel.: 030 / 8327046 Fax: 030 / 832 92 22

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden
Fachbereich Pillnitz
Friedrich-List-Platz 1
01069 Dresden
Tel.: 0351 / 4622761 Fax: 0351 / 46622167

Fachhochschule Eberswalde
Fachbereich Landschaftsnutzung und Naturschutz
Studiengang Landespflege
Schicklerstr. 3 - 5
16225 Eberswalde
Tel.: 0334 / 657309 Fax: 0334 / 65425

Fachhochschule Erfurt
Fachbereich Landschaftsarchitektur
Leipziger Str. 77
99085 Erfurt
Tel.: 0361 / 61781 Fax: 0361 / 6700259

Fachhochschule Neubrandenburg
Fachbereich Agrarwirtschaft und Landespflege
Brodaer Str. 2
17033 Neubrandenburg
Tel.: 0395 / 4513218 Fax: 0395 / 4513212

Fachhochschule Nürtingen
Fachbereich Landespflege
Neckarsteige 6 - 10
72622 Nürtingen
Tel.: 07022 / 404165 Fax: 07022 / 404166

Fachhochschule Osnabrück
Fachbereich Landespflege
Am Krümpel 33
49090 Osnabrück
Tel.: 0541 / 9695161 Fax: 0541 / 9695050

Fachhochschule Weihenstephan
Fachbereich Landespflege
85350 Freising
Tel.: 08161 / 713657 Fax: 0861 / 715114

Fachhochschule Wiesbaden-Geisenheim
Fachbereich Gartenbau und Landespflege
Von Lade Str. 1
65366 Geisenheim
Tel.: 06722 / 502311 Fax: 06722 / 5278

Gesamthochschule Universität Essen
Fachbereich 9, Landespflege
45117 Essen
Tel.: 0201 / 1832510 Fax: 0201 / 1832510

Gesamthochschule Kassel
Fachbereich Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung
Henschelstr. 2
34109 Kassel
Tel.: 0561 / 8043211 Fax: 0561 / 8042388

Gesamthochschule Universität Paderborn
Abt.Höxter
Fachbereich Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung
An der Wilhelmshöhe 44
37671 Höxter
Tel.: 05271 / 6870 Fax: 05271/687200

Former Students ´Association

Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten BDLA

Bund der Ingenieure des Gartenbaues und der Landespflege e. V. (BIG)
Vorsitzender Jörg Freimuth
Godesberger Allee 142 - 143
53175 Bonn
Tel.: 0228 / 8100232 Fax: 0228/ 8100248

Universities

Admission Requirements

Length and Structure of Courses
The regular length of studies is between nine and eleven semesters. Due to the demands in the various fields, the students have to complete quite a number of compulsory and optional courses in natural sciences, engineering, economics, planning and arts.

The study programme is partitioned as usual in basic studies for four semesters until the Vordiplom examination and the main studies of also four to five semesters up to the final examinations. Practical training may be integrated into the study period, such that the duration of studies is extended to eleven semesters. The study programme is characterised by the application of the scientific and technical methods to the practical problems. Therefore quite a number of projects have to be completed before final examinations, the Hauptdiplomprüfung. Also a Diplomarbeit (final thesis) is required for graduation.

Practical Training
The practical training of at least six months has to be done before or during studies or may be integrated into the course programme depending on the institution.

Contributory Research Work
The Diplomarbeit (final thesis), important part of the final examination, may be completed as an individual or a group effort, for which a time of three or six months is considered, depending on the institution.

European Dimension
Students have the possibility to take language courses along their studies. There exist also formal and informal exchange programmes between universities of different countries.

Grade / Title of Diploma / Degree
The graduates get the degree of Dimplomingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) from the university.

Further Study
The study programme may be completed by a doctoral programme which mainly consists of preparing a scientific thesis and an oral examination on it. Due to the different kinds of institutions offering this type of studies, the degrees differ (it may be Doctor of Engineering, Dr.-Ing., Doctor of horticultural, Dr. rer. hort., or of agricultural sciences, Dr. sc. agr.).

There is also the possibility to enter civil service and participate in the special training course (Referendariat) of about two years in preparation for the second state examination, which is necessary to fill posts as a senior officer in civil service.

Employment Market
For graduates of land use planning and landscape architecture, there is quite a broad field of opportunities for work. They may start their own business in planning or construction, work in extension services or companies, public administration, planning management, conservation organisations, ministries, research institutes, universities, professional colleges and organisations or in the media. Due to this great variety, even the relatively large number of graduates has a chance to get a job.

Addresses of Universities

Technische Universität Berlin

Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät für Architektur
Fachbereich Landschaftsarchitektur
Mommsenstr. 13
01062 Dresden
Tel.: 0351 / 4634447 Fax: 0351 / 4637103

Universität Hannover
Fachbereich Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltentwicklung
Herrenhäuserstr. 2 a
30419 Hannover
Tel.: 0511 / 7625563 Fax: 0511 / 7623456

Technische Universität München
Fakultät für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau
85350 Freising
Tel.: 08161 / 714168 Fax: 08161 / 714416

Former Students´Associations

Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten

Bundesverband der Diplom-Ingenieure Gartenbau und Landespflege e. V. (BDGL)
Godesberger Allee 142 - 148
53175 Bonn
Tel.: 0228 / 37 67 11 Fax: 0228 / 37 32 60

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