International Programmes 2024/2025

Master of Science Landscape Architecture Master of Science Landscape Architecture

Leibniz University Hannover • Hannover

Degree
Master of Science
In cooperation with

Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh,
École Nationale supérieure du paysage Versailles / Marseilles,
Amsterdam School of the Arts / Academy of Architecture,
Universitat Polytécnica de Catalunya / Escola Técnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona

Teaching language
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Other teaching language
Languages

At Leibniz University Hannover, most courses are held in German.

Otherwise, the language of instruction depends on where the students spend their study abroad semesters.

Mode of study
Less than 50% online
Programme duration
4 semesters
Beginning
Winter and summer semester
Application deadline

Application from students from non-EU countries (VPD from uni-assist is required)

  • 15 April to 31 May of the year for the winter semester
  • 15 October to 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester

Application from students from Germany and the EU

  • 1 June to 15 July of the year for the winter semester
  • 1 December to 15 January of the year for the summer semester

Prospective students applying from outside the EU must request a Preliminary Examination Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist before applying to the Master's programme. The processing time for the VPD takes up to eight weeks. Therefore, please allow enough time before applying for the programme. More information about applying for the VPD can be found on the central application pages.

Tuition fees per semester in EUR
None
Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
No
Joint degree / double degree programme
No
Description/content

The Master's programme in landscape architecture is centred around intensively supervised design studios, carried out in small groups, which help students reflect on their own creative activity as well as on developments in contemporary society. In this way, self management, the ability to work in a team, and presentation techniques are intensively trained.

Bringing reason and intuition together in a productive and systematic way is the task that the MSc Landscape Architecture programme at Leibniz University Hannover has set itself: inquiring and testing design, backed up intensively by theory, can be regarded as an innovation in research and teaching.

Course organisation

On our homepage, you can find the curriculum of the Master's programme.

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A Diploma supplement will be issued
Yes
International elements
  • Specialist literature in other languages
Course-specific, integrated German language courses
No
Course-specific, integrated English language courses
No
Pace of course
Mixed (e.g. fixed exam dates and duration, study content can be studied at any time)
Phase(s) of attendance in Germany (applies to the entire programme)
Yes, compulsory
Tuition fees per semester in EUR
None
Semester contribution

Approx. 400 EUR semester fee ("Semesterbeitrag")
The semester fee includes the following:

  • Contribution to the "Studentenwerk Hannover" (student services organisation)
  • Contribution to the student government (Student Union, AStA)
  • Semester ticket
  • Contribution to administrative costs for the Federal State of Lower Saxony

http://go.lu-h.de/study-costs

Costs of living

Compared with other European countries, the cost of living in Germany is quite reasonable. The prices for food, accommodation, clothing, cultural events, etc. are basically in line with the EU average. You will need around 850 EUR a month to cover your living expenses. The largest expense will be your monthly rent. In Hanover, the rent amounts to between 300 and 500 EUR per month.

Cost of studying at Leibniz University Hannover:
http://go.lu-h.de/study-costs

General information on the cost of studying in Germany:
https://www.study-in.de/en/plan-your-stay/money-and-costs/cost-of-living_28220.php

Funding opportunities within the university
Yes
Description of the above-mentioned funding opportunities within the university

Although tuition fees no longer exist in Lower Saxony, costs are indeed incurred at university, such as the semester fee, accommodation and living costs, and costs for learning materials. Here you will find possibilities to help you finance your studies:
www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/finanzierung-foerderung

Deutschlandstipendium:
go.lu-h.de/deutschlandstipendium

Niedersachsenstipendium:
go.lu-h.de/niedersachsenstipendium

Academic admission requirements

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture and environmental planning (or equivalent)

Evidence of an internship of at least four months in landscape architecture is required for admission.

Language requirements

The admissions regulations require a language test for German level DSH 2. Further language requirements apply. Details can be found here.

Application deadline

Application from students from non-EU countries (VPD from uni-assist is required)

  • 15 April to 31 May of the year for the winter semester
  • 15 October to 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester

Application from students from Germany and the EU

  • 1 June to 15 July of the year for the winter semester
  • 1 December to 15 January of the year for the summer semester

Prospective students applying from outside the EU must request a Preliminary Examination Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist before applying to the Master's programme. The processing time for the VPD takes up to eight weeks. Therefore, please allow enough time before applying for the programme. More information about applying for the VPD can be found on the central application pages.

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Application process

Applicants from non-EU countries can only apply with a VPD from uni-assist.

Possibility of finding part-time employment

There are many job opportunities for students on campus (in the different departments, the central administration, etc.) and off campus. About two-thirds of our students work at part-time jobs while pursuing their studies.

Internal job postings:
https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/stellenangebote-arbeit-an-der-uni/jobboerse

Student jobs outside of the university:
jobbico Uni Hannover

Accommodation

Links on housing in Hanover (including a video about housing in Hanover for international students)

Support for international students and doctoral candidates
  • Welcome event
  • Buddy programme
  • Tutors

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The main building of the university is the Royal Welfenschloss (Palace of the Guelphs) at Welfengarten Park. In 1879, the Higher Vocational School, originally founded in 1831, moved into the palace. Later, it became the Königliche Technische Hochschule (Royal College of Technology). Only 64 pupils attended the vocational school at first, but now there are almost 30,000 students enrolled in the nine faculties of Leibniz University Hannover and some 3,100 researchers are working in more than 180 institutes.

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