Design through practice and management

Education facts

Code: LK0392

This is a course for students who want to understand the interdependence of design and management in different scale landscape architecture projects. Theoretical, methodological and practical approaches and applications in following areas will be discussed during this course: - Planting design through practice and management. The special value of this part is to introduce well established Swedish practices of working with plant material and dynamic plant communities during garden and park designs, its implementation process, management and maintenance plans. - History of landscape architecture and its restoration /conservation aspects. This part will be given through the prism of historical precedents and restoration practices from Sweden and Europe. - Cultural heritage landscapes management and maintenance aspects with emphasis to international and Swedish examples.

Entry requirements

Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits including 90 credits in landscape architecture, basic knowledge in Swedish equivalent to what is required for general entry requirements for Swedish higher education at first-cycle level, and English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Design through practice and management

  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

  Uppsala

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 1 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %