Landscape Sciences
(Master of Science)

Students work on computers while looking at something on a screen.

Profile

Course type

Postgraduate studies (Master)

Standard Course Duration

4 semesters

Course Start

Winter semester

Language of Instruction

German

Language Requirements

German HZB: none
International application: German B2
Find out more

Admission

Restricted admission

International

Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.

Short Description

The Master’s degree programme in Landscape Sciences uses a wide range of content and systems to teach students to analyse and predict landscape processes and to apply sound scientific methods and models in research, environmental protection, resource management and land use management. The programme focuses on interactions between the atmosphere, vegetation, soil and humans, the processes that occur in the context of these interactions, and the options available to humans to manage these processes.

Equipped with a solid grounding in methodology and content, students learn how to determine, analyse and model processes in the landscape in a bid to resolve current environmental and land use problems and to develop concepts for future sustainable management strategies.

Since the structure of the degree programme is interdisciplinary and interfaculty in nature, students not only receive a broad education but are also able to specialise and create their own distinct profiles.

Further information for students on the website of the Faculty of Natural Sciences

Course Content

Environmental planning
Environmental sciences
Geobotany
Geoinformatics
Meteorology
Physical geography and landscape ecology
Soil science
Water resources management

Course Structure

The basis of the degree programme is the compulsory module in Systems Theory and System Analysis, which students take at the beginning of the course. In this module, students take a systems theoretical approach to learn about the functioning of landscape ecosystems and the intrasystem and intersystem connections involved. These are developed, modelled and visualised during practical exercise classes.

In view of such broad theoretical knowledge, the subsequent compulsory elective modules prove to be specialist explications of a common, overarching understanding of systems.

During specialist field trips and projects, a bridge is built between theoretical, modelled representations and detections of landscape reality, that is consolidated and sustained by independent work in the course of a project study.

The Master’s thesis, which is connected to a research-based project or ideally practical training, completes the programme.

Semester	Pflichtmodule		Wahlpflichtmodul: Ökosystemare Prozesse und Umwelt	Wahlpflichtmodul: Landschaftsprozessanalyse und -modellierung
1	Systemtheorie, -analyse und -modellierung	Studienprojekt 15 Tage Exkursion 9 Wochen Berufspraktikum	3 Module mit Themen aus Geobotanik Umweltplanung Wasserwirtschaft Meteorologie Geographie Bodenkunde	3 Module mit Themen aus Geobotanik Umweltplanung Wasserwirtschaft Meteorologie Geographie Bodenkunde
2
3	Forschungsorientiertes Projekt
4	Masterarbeit

Recommended Abilities

Applicants’ past studies should demonstrate a focus on the content and methodology involved in landscape sciences. In addition to possessing a solid grounding in science, applicants should also possess the following interests and abilities to ensure the successful completion of the degree programme:

Willingness to familiarise themselves with a wide range of specialist fields
enjoyment of connected thinking
a good sense of observation
enjoyment of field and laboratory work
good communication skills
IT skills
English skills

Career Opportunities

Environmental protection and nature conservation
Research
Resource and land use management
Risk assessment
Environment consultancy and planning
Landscape planning
GIS consulting
Disaster risk reduction

Potential employers:

Federal and regional authorities
Local authorities
Engineering firms and planning offices
Science and research
Development cooperation
Industry
Insurers and reinsurers

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as

For master's degree programmes with restricted admission, places shall be allocated according to the university’s own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:

There is no minimum grade / entry grade for the Master''s application. Notwithstanding the currently valid admission regulations for Master''s programmes, the minimum grade of 3.0 is no longer applied. The admission regulations will be revised in this regard.

Application Deadlines

First-year students (application from non-EU countries: VPD from uni-assist is required)

June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester

Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester)

June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester

Would you like to apply?

Double Degree Programme in cooperation with Yamagata University in Tsuruoka, Japan

Starting in winter semester 2019/2020, the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Leibniz University Hannover offers a double-degree programme with the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences at the Yamagata University in Tsuruoka, Japan.

In four semesters a maximum of five students per year have the opportunity to obtain the degree "M.Sc. in Landscape Sciences" at the University of Hannover and additionally the degree "M.Ag. in Bioenvironment, Bioresources Engineering or Bioproduction" at the Yamagata University.