PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO MLA PROGRAM

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1 PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO MLA PROGRAM

2 1.1. Departments of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is organized into nine departments: Dept. 1: Dept. 2: Dept. 3: Dept. 4: Dept. 5: Dept. 6: Dept. 7: Dept. 8: Dept. 9: Department of the following programs: Agriculture, Home Economics and Nutrition, Landscape Architecture and Nature Conservancy (Campus Bernburg) Department of Economics (Campus Bernburg) Department of Architecture (Campus Dessau) Department of Design (Campus Dessau) Department of Surveying (Campus Dessau) Department of Electrical Engineering (Campus Köthen) Department of Food Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technology (Campus Köthen) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Economical Engineering (Campus Köthen) Department of Computer Science (Campus Köthen) Anhalt University offers the following English language graduate design programs in Dessau and Bernburg: Master of Architecture MArch Master of Art in Integrated Design MAID Master of Landscape Architecture MLA Anhalt University is the largest university of its kind in the state of Saxony-Anhalt with more than 6,000 students including 12% foreign students from 45 different countries. The university is located in Koethen with further departments in Bernburg and Dessau. With its 26 first-degree programs, nine advanced degree programs, and four correspondence programs, including six English language Master programs and joint international degree programs, the university offers a broad educational profile in technology, business, planning, and design. Since its inception, the university has cooperated intensely with scientific institutions in Germany and abroad. In Bernburg, studies focus on land and business management in the Department of Agriculture, Home Economics, and Landscape Architecture (Dept.1) and the Department of Business Administration (Dept. 2). In Dessau, the original Bauhaus ideas are continued in the Departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Design, and Surveying. Studies in Koethen center on the classical technical fields in the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Food Technology / Biotechnology / Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, and Computer Science. The Department with the disciplines of Agriculture, Home Economics and Nutrition, Landscape Architecture and Nature Conservancy is the largest department at Anhalt University with 34 professors and approx. 1,300 students. Landscape architecture with a German language 4 year BLA program and an English language 2 year MLA program is a discipline with high enrollment. By focusing on the application of new technologies, the Landscape Architecture Program has quickly found recognition since its initiation in Demonstration gardens and historic collections ideally complement the scientific environment. Further programs in the department are two programs in agriculture (in residence and by correspondence), and undergraduate programs in Nature Conservancy and Economics and Nutrition, as well as Master programs in Landscape Architecture, Food and Agribusiness and Nature Conservancy. The areas of landscape technology and plant application have found ideal conditions for the development of experimental construction sites and plant application test plots during the last years.

3 The department includes various laboratories such as a soil science lab, chemical labs, etc. serving its diverse programs. These laboratories are also used by the landscape architecture students. Department 1 is distributed over three different locations in Bernburg. The majority of facilities are located on the Bernburg- Strenzfeld campus 3 km outside of Bernburg (33,000 inhabitants), surrounded by agricultural test plots and park-like landscape. The other locations are in downtown Bernburg, the historic Bernburg Cloister, and the adjacent Center for Science and Technology (the Indigo Park), both in proximity to the historic town hall which houses the collegiate program of Real Estate Development. Bernburg has been contributing to scientific research in agriculture in Germany since 1881; the university was started 50 years ago. The MLA Program is located in the Indigo Research Park in downtown Bernburg, affording exchange with several information technology companies also located in the building. Besides the Indigo Park, neighboring campus buildings such as the cloister and the old town hall can also be used. Proximity to the train station facilitates the participation in events at the Department of Architecture in Dessau and the Bauhaus Foundation, which are a 35 minute train ride away. Thus cooperation with the Department of Architecture is logistically afforded. The university is pursuing continuing education by offering postgraduate courses, correspondence courses and weekend seminars. In respect to its applied research, it ranks among the most productive universities of applied sciences in Germany, commanding over approx. 3 Mio Euro of non-university funding and 10 adjunct institutes. The main goal of any future development is the strengthening of interdisciplinary cooperation, particularly by modularization and internationalization of programs.

4 1.2. Faculty of Department 1: Agriculture, Home Economics and Nutrition, Landscape Architecture and Nature Conservancy Full-time Faculty Name Spezialization Prof. Dr. Erik Arndt Prof. Dr. Alfred Baier Prof. Dr. Siegmar Brandt Prof. Erich Buhmann Prof. Dr. Bernd Dohmen Prof. Dr. Uwe Fichtner Prof. Dr. Dorothea Fischer-Leonhardt Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Gottstein Prof. Dr. Heinrich Haass Prof. Dr. Dietlind Hanrieder Prof. Dr. Gerhard Igl Prof. Dr. Elena Kashtanova Prof. Dr. Peter Kaufmann Prof. Dr. Ellen Kausch Prof. Dr. Wolfram Kircher Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kleiner Prof. Dr. Roland Köhn Prof. Einar Kretzler Prof. Horst Lange Prof. Dr. Werner Merkle Prof. Dr. Dieter Orzessek Prof. Dr. Klaus Richter Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Rohe Prof. Dr. Ingo Schellenberg Prof. Dr. Alexander Schmidt Prof. Reiner Schmidt Prof. Dr. Wolfram Schnäckel Prof. Dr. Markus Seewald Prof. Dr. Margot Steinel Prof. Dr. Sabine Tischew Prof. Dr. Martin Wähner Prof. Dr. Ulrike Witte Angewandte Ökologie / Applied Ecology Angewandte Informatik / Applied Computer Science Raumordnung / Spatial Planning Angewandte Informatik in der Landschaftsplanung / Computer Science in Landscape Planning Agrarmanagement / Management in Agriculture Kartographie / Cartography Landschaftsgestaltung und Gartenarchitektur / Landscape Design and Garden Architecture Umweltanalytik / Environmental Analysis Landschaftsarchitektur / Landscape Design Lebensmittellehre / Nutrition Sciences Dienstleistungsmanagment / Management of Service Industries Internationaler Handel im Agrobusiness Mathematik, Statistik / Mathematics and Statistic Ingenieurbiologie / Biological Engineering Botanik / Botany Haushaltshygiene / Home Economics and Hygiene Technologie der Tierproduktion / Production Lifestock Angewandte Informatik in der Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur / Computer Science in Landscape Design Landschaftsplanung und ökologie / Landscape Planning and Ecology Beratungslehre / Consulting Nutrition Grundlagen der Pflanzenproduktion / Basics in Plant Production Faunistik und Naturschutz / Fauna and Nature Conservancy BWL, insbesondere Marketing / Marketing-Business Administration Anorganische und organische Chemie / Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Umwelt- und Planungsrecht / Environmental Law and Planning Law Landschaftsgestaltung und Gartenarchitektur / Landscape Design and Garden Architecture Lebensmitteltechnologie / Nutrition Science and Production Ernährungslehre / Nutrition Science Wirtschaftslehre des Großhaushaltes / Home Economics Vegetationskunde und Landschaftsökologie / Plants and Landscape Ecology Grundlagen Tierproduktion / Lifestock Management Technologie Pflanzenproduktion / Technology of Plant Production Guest Professor Prof. Anemone Beck Koh Emeritus Prof. Dr. Rolf Höster Landscape Design Plant Use of Trees

5 1.3. Faculty and Instructors teaching in the MLA Program Buhmann, Erich; Prof. Education: MLA,State University of New York; Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fachhochschule Weihenstephan Professional Experience: Founding MLA Program Director, 1999 Partner at ATELIER BERNBURG, Landscape Architects Research Assistant at University of Karlsruhe, Professor for GIS-Application at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, GIS coordinator at Bayrisches Landesamt für Wasserwirtschaft, Landesamt für Umweltschutz und Gewerbeaufsicht, GIS-System Specialist Rheinland-Pfalz, ifp-institut Offenbach, Landscape Architecture Partnership Saratoga Springs, University of Kaiserslautern, Specialization: GIS Application in Landscape Architecture. Contact: Beck-Koh, Anemone; Prof. Registered Landscape Architect in USA and Korea Education: MLA, CUD University of Pennsylvania; Diplom.-Ingenieur in Landscape Architecture., Berlin Technical University; Postgraduate Studies, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm and Kyoto University, Japan Professional Experience: Principal, Oikos LTD. Seoul, Korea Specialization: Landscape Design, Urban Design, Oriental Aesthetics and Landscape, Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. Contact: Brzoska, Angelika-Christina; Prof. Prof. for Graphics Design and Presentation, Department of Architecture Contact: Haase, Andrea; Prof. Dr. Ing. Education: 1981 Diploma in Architecture/ specialized in Urban Development, Technical University Aachen; Civil Service in Regional and Communal Government/ Städtebauassessorin Cologne; 1998 PhD Technical University Aachen; 2000 Post-graduate study-course UK Planning Law and Practice, University of Leeds/ England; Professional Experience: Planning Assistant, Prof. Dr. A.C. Boettger, Aachen-Lemiers/ Federal Referee for Housing, Verbraucherberatung, Bonn; 1985 Planning Assistant, Prof. D. Castro, Aachen; Research and Teaching Assistant/ Planning Consultant, Technical University Aachen; 1989 Registered Architect AKNW; 1994 Registered Town Planner AKNW; Consultancy in Development Planning, Aachen; 2001 Registered Architect/ UK, Consultancy in Development Planning/ Publications, Burntisland/ Scotland; 2000 Professor of Urbanism and Spatial Planning, Dessau; Directing Research about Urban Renewal in Saxonia-Anhalt (funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Berlin/ Germany); 2002 Registered Town Planner ISOCARP, The Hague/ The Netherlands, Publications and public lectures, Urbanism, Planning law, Research methods; Specialization: Guiding urban changes/ Design of built and unbuilt spaces/ Social and economic meaning of spaces. Contact: Kircher, Wolfram; Prof. Dr. Education: Doktor rer. agr Technical University München, Dipl. Ing. agr Technical University München, Apprenticeship in Horticulture (Ornamental Plants); Professional Experience: Since 1994: Professor for Planting Design, Perennials and Planting Planning, Anhalt University of Applied Siences, :Research Assistant for Landscape Construction, LWG (Research Station for Viniculture and Horticulture) Veitshöchheim, :Plant Production Manager in a perennial nursery, Nürnberg, : Research Assistant, Institute for Geobotany, Technical University München; Specialization: Low maintenance plantings, Perennial plantings for public open spaces, Seed mixtures for dry sites and roof gardens, Plants for swimming ponds, Plant composition in Mediterranean climate. Contact: kircher@loel.hs-anhalt.de

6 Kretzler, Einar; Prof. Education: University of Hannover, Professional Experience: Consulting Office 3d- Simulation&Videoimaging, Trüber und Gondesen Lübeck, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Specialization: CAD and Visualisation. Contact: Lange, Horst; Prof. (Registered Landscape Architect) Education: Technical University of Berlin and University of Hannover: Dipl.-Ing. Landscape Planning ( ) Professional Experience: Head of the authority for nature conservation of Hagen (Northrhine- Westfalia) ( ), Scientist at the environmental agency of University of Dortmund ( ), Head of the department for Landscape Planning in the Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( ), Professor for Landscape Planning and Landscape Ecology at Anhalt University of applied Sciences (since 1995) Specialization: Theory and Methods of Landscape and Environmental Planning. Contact: Landschaftsoekologie.de, Landschaftplanung.de Leo, Kathrin; Dipl.-Ing. Education: Dipl.-Ing. Dresden University of Technology, Academic Year at Newcastle University Professional Experience: Dresden University of Technology, Atelier Bernburg Landscape Architects, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Specialization: GIS application in landscape architecture, landscape planning. Contact: Schmidt, Alexander; Prof. Dr. Education: Georg-August University Göttingen, First Examination in Law 1985 and PhD 1992; Land Niedersachsen, Second Examination in Law Practical Experience: Gaßner, Groth & Siederer, Lawyers, Berlin, ; Independent Expert Commission on the Environmental Code at the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany, Contact: Schmidt, Reiner; Prof. Contact: Stybor, Lisa; Prof. Professor for Form and Design at Anhalt University, Dept. of Design. Contact: Regular Visiting Instructors Bruns, Diedrich; Prof. Dr. University of Kassel Specialisation: Landscape Ecology, Landscape Planning Contact: Capatti, Tancredi; Architect Education: University of Architecture Politecnico di Miland, La Scuola Superiore d Applicata all Industria del Casello Sforzesco Milano, Professional Experience: Graphikdesignbüro Gianni Sassi Mailand, Büro Dott. Arch. Alession Arenosto, Büro Dott. Arch. Darko Pandakovic, Büro Dott. Arch. Ciro Noja, Büro Kiefer, Berlin, Teacher assistant at MLA Program of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Fields of Specialization: Landscape Design, Graphical Design and Layout, Journalism. Contact: tancredi@traberlino.de Carter, Emanuel; Prof. Education: BA (Goverment); Master of Regional Planning, Cornell University. Professional Experience: Project Planner, Dept. Of Planning&Development, Ithaca, NY; Recreation and Park Advisor, Pennsylvania Bureau of Recreation & Conservation, Harrisburg, PA; Associate Director-Planning, Chase Architural Associates, Syracuse, NY; Principal Planner, Syracuse, Dept. Of Community Development, Syracuse, NY; Adjunct Professor, Landscape Architecture Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Adjunct Professor, Dept. Of Geography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Specialization: Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Development process, Planning and Design Theory, Cultural Landscape History, Sustainable Design. Contact: De Lucca, Denis; Prof. Arch. Head Department of Architecture and Urban Studies University of Malta; Director International Institute for Baroque Studies; Chairman Medina Rehabilitation Committee. Contact: monica.florida@um.edu.mt Dunnett, Nigel; Dr. Education: B.Sc. Botany (University of Bristol), M.Sc. Landscape Ecology,

7 Design and Maintenance (University of London), PhD (University of Sheffield). Professional Experience: Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield. Private garden design practice. Horticultural and garden author. Specialisation: Urban planting design, naturalistic planting design, sustainable and ecological gardens. Contact: Ervin, Stephen; Prof. Dr. Professional Experience: Director of Computer Resources and Assistant Dean for Information Technology at the Harvard University Design School, Lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Specialization: Design, Computing, Media and Technology, Landscape Modeling, Landscape Visualization. Contact: Herman, Robert; Prof. Horticulture: B.S. University of Rhode Island Professional Experience: Adjunct Professor - Radcliffe College Graduate Program in Landscape Design, University of Massachusetts Plant and Soil Science Dept., Naugatuck Valley College Horticulture Program; Adult Education Coordinator & Japanese Garden Curator - Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO; Chief Horticulturist - Countess von Zeppelin Nursery, Laufen, Germany; Director of Horticulture - White Flower Farm, Litchfield, CT; Consultant/Designer - Garden Designs, Warren, RI; Owner/Consultant - Uncommon Plants, New Hartford, CT; Fields of Specialization: Plant identification, selection and use in the landscape; plant selection, design and growing media for green roofs. Contact: Jessel, Beate; Prof. Dr. University of Potsdam Specialisation: Landscape Planning, LandscapeEcology el.html Kingsbury, Noel; MLA Professional Experience: author of books on plants, gardens and landscapes; owner of nursery ( ); planting design consultant; currently undertaking doctoral research at Sheffield University. Specialization: Ecological planting design, design with herbaceous perennials, roof and facade greening. Contact: Lindhult, Marc; Prof. FASLA Landscape Architect, Professional Experience: MLA Program Director Amherst, University of Massachusetts. Contact: lindhult@larp.umass.edu Michel, Jörg; Dipl.-Ing. Education: Dipl.-Ing. University of Technology Dresden, MLA-University of Guelph; Professional Experience: Bappert+Wenzel, Schmitz+Wollny, Thomanek+Duquesnoy, Janet Rosenberg&Associates, Büro Kiefer, Landscape Architects Rainer Schmidt München- Berlin-Bernburg, Teacher assistant at MLA Program of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Specialization: Landscape Design, Urban Design and Construction Management Contact: michel@imails.de Möller, Joachim; Dipl.-Ing. Landscape Architect; Specialization: Communication and Meditation. Contact: moellerachim@aol.de Nicholson, John; Prof. Education: BA in Economics University of Kansas, MA of Urban Planning University of Kansas; Professional Experience: Assistant and Associate Professor, Dept. Of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University, Wasatch Front Regiona Council, City-Country Planning Department, Casper, Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture, Architectural Design. Contact: jnicholson@wpo.hass.usu.edu Nimmo, Julie Education: Master of Landscape Architecture Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Master of Planning University of Technology Sydney Professional Experience: Research Planner Sutherland Shire Council, Strategic Planner, Sutherland Shire Council.

8 Education: Master of Landscape Architecture Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Master of Planning University of Technology Sydney Contact: Paar, Philip Zuse-Institut Berlin (ZIB) Department of Visualization and Data Analysis Contact : paar@zalf.de Palmer, James; Prof. Dr. Education: BA, University of California, MLA, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts. Professional Experience: Senior Research Associate, The Environmental Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Associate Social Scientist and Resource Planner, Carlozzi, Sinto & Vilkilis, Inc., Pelham, MA; College Planner, Kresge College, University of California at Santa Cruz. Specialization: Community Perceptions of local environmental methods, Visual Landscape Assessment, Environment and Behavior Research Methods, Communication and Interpretation of Planning and Design information, and environmental conflict resolution. Contact: zooey@mailbox.syr.edu Petschek, Peter; Prof. Hochschule Rapperswil, Specialization: Computer Application in Landscape Architecture, Visualization, Communication and Landscape Construction. Contact: peter.petschek@hsr.ch Posner, Richard; Prof. Education: M.F.A. California College of Arts&Crafts, Oakland, California; B.A. California State University; Professional Experience: Senior Fulbright Specialist Fellowship, Germany; University of the Arts/Berlin, Institute for Art-in- Context. Contact: posner@large-class.net Rekittke, Jörg; Dr. RWTH Aachen University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning Specialisation: 3D-Modelling Contact: rekittke@ .de Schmid, Arno; Prof. Education: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Weihenstephan, Honorary Professor Ministry of Culture Baden- Württemberg, Stuttgart, Professional Experience: President of the Bundesarchitektenkammer in Germany since December 2004 IFLA International Liaison Representative Past BDLA President Past Director IBA Emscher Park, Past IFLA President, President German Federal Architectural Board Landscape Architect Leonberg; Partner Schmid & Treiber; Resident Landscape Architect, New Providence Dev.Co,. Nassau, Bahamas, Contact: schmid-treiber-partner@t-online.de Stilgenbauer, Prof. Judith Education: 1996 Dipl.-Ing. Landschaftsarchitektur, Techn. Univ. of Munich 1998 MLA, Univ. of California, Berkeley Prof. Practice: Assistant to Prof. Valentien at Techn. Univ. of Munich office and project manager Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten Munich, licensed landscape architect in Germany Since 2003 Assistant Professor at University of California, Berkeley Tobias, Kai; Prof. Dr. University Kaiserslautern, BDLA-Fachsprecher Landschaftsplanung, Specialization: Landscape Planning, Landscape Ecology. Contact: tobias@rhrk.uni-kl.de Weilacher, Udo; Prof. Dr. Education: 1986 Dipl.-Ing. Techn. Univ. of Munich, 1988 MLA Univ. of California, 2000 Dr-Ing. ETH-Zürich. Prof. Practice: Research Assistant of Prof. Kienast at Univ. Karlsruhe, Research Assistant of Prof. Kienast at ETH Zürich, since 2002 Univ. Professor for Landscape Design at University of Hannover, contact: weilacher@igg.uni-hannover.de Staff, Fall Semester 2005: Meyer, Verena Bilingual Administrative Assistant to the MLA Program Director Contact: mla@loel.hs-anhalt.de

9 1.4. Quality Assurance Anhalt University and the schools the university is built on have always been orientated to the needs of their clients: the individual student. Each student has a voice. Students often get appointments with deans and presidents more easily than the instructors do! The vote and influence of the student government is also very strong. In order to constantly improve the quality of the MLA program, we have initiated the following measures: MLA Advisory Board (since 1998) Course evaluation Comments & Complaints Box Accreditation through ZeVA ( ) Alumni contact forum MLA Advisory Board The MLA Program of Anhalt University has a number of Godfathers. The basic concept was developed by Prof. Dr. Carl Steinitz, Harvard University during several visits and beyond. Based on Carl Steinitz s concept we were further assisted by two visiting professors from one of the major American schools in Landscape Architecture: Prof. Dr. James Palmer and Prof. Scott Shannon from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Syracuse, N. Y., who helped us to write the first version of the curriculum. In 1998 we founded an external Advisory Board with a number of well known landscape architecture educators: Prof. Dr. James Palmer, SUNY Syracuse University, New York Prof. Dr. Carl Steinitz, Harvard University Prof. Dr. Stephen Ervin, Harvard University Prof. Mark Lindhult, University of Massachusetts Prof. Dr. Kai Tobias, University of Kaiserslautern Prof. Arno S. Schmidt, President Federal Architectural Board Prof. Rainer Schmidt, München/Berlin Prof. Peter Petschek, HS Rapperswil Prof. Dr. Siegmar Brandt, Dean Dept. 1 We are constantly in contact with our Advisory Board. Each May there is a formal meeting of this board. Each member of this advisory board has given us tremendous input and advice over the years. Prof. Dr. James Palmer is presently serving as head of the advisory board. Reports of the advisory board are published at Course Evaluation The MLA student is asked to fill-out each course questionnaire (see PART FIVE). The result of this evaluation is used for further improvement of our program. Comments and Complaints Box Please do not hesitate to immediately voice your complaints or to state your suggestions for improvement. The comments and complaints box is located just outside the MLA office. Accreditation through ZEvA The MLA program is in the accreditation process. The official peer group meeting will be on Wednesday January 20, The MLA degree is being evaluated to be: Accredited to European standards of a two year Master program, which would implement the general acceptance at university level to qualify for a doctoral program. Accredited for the entry level of Höherer Dienst in German public service. One member of the visiting peer group will be from the Accreditation Board of the American Society of Landscape Architect (ASLA). The evaluation of this American member of the board is of great additional importance for our international recognition. Alumni Contact forum We are establishing an alumni contact forum on our webpage in order to in cooperate the exchange with our alumni in our program development.

10 1.5. Program Description of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program (MLA) Landscape Architecture is the discipline concerned with mankind s conscious shaping of his external environment. It involves planning, design and management of landscape to create, maintain, protect, and enhance places so as to be both, functional, beautiful and sustainable and appropriate to diverse human and ecological needs. The multifaceted nature of the landscape and mankind s interaction with it, means that the subject area is one of unusual breadth, drawing and integrating concepts and approaches, not just from the two sides of the traditional divide between creative arts and the natural sciences, but incorporating many aspects of the humanities and technology as well. Quote: European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools, published in Le Notre: Thematic Network Project in Landscape Architecture, Handbook , p.81 Landscape Architecture is an ambitious profession focusing on the physical beauty and sustainability of our environment. Landscape architects therefore need to be trained in a variety of design, planning, construction and process management skills. The alteration of the physical environment has been a product of human activity since the earliest times of human settlement. Establishment of the Program Since 1999, the Landscape Architecture Program at Anhalt University has been educating international students from all over the world to become practitioners and teachers, designers and planners, advocates and policy makers, who will devote their careers to the viable, sustainable integration of natural and cultural communities. Given the worldwide globalization and internationalization in research and business, it is of utmost importance to create a variety of university degrees which will meet an international standard. The new English language MLA Program is offered to meet the international demand for globally competitive professionals with practice-oriented education and focuses in two main areas: 1. International exposure to German landscape architecture within a European context 2. Application of new technologies in landscape architecture. The English language Master Program at Anhalt University was established in 1999 and is unique in Germany because of its orientation towards international education. Both the German language undergraduate and English language graduate Program at Anhalt University in Bernburg are very distinctive programs within the approx. 20 landscape architecture programs in Germany. The permanent faculty is supported by over 20 visiting instructors. Faculty interests range from plant materials and construction to regional planning, from ecological planning to urban design and from theoretical, issues to historic preservation. We all strongly emphasis use and research of new computer technologies. English-speaking internships, preferably in European countries, are an integral part of the educational program to further both knowledge of professional life and relevance to the profession. The program also places strong emphasis on the improvement of social skills, and the ability to conduct professional presentations and discussions. Integration of guest professors of internationally renowned universities teaching in the program contributes to and secures the necessary scientific depth of the Master Program. Emphasis on scientific research and development also concerns the second area of focus, the application of new technologies in the landscape professional context. Following is a list of criteria that motivated and were decisive for the current MLA Program students in choosing Anhalt University for their studies.

11 1.6. Prerequisites and Admission Requirements Students seeking admission to the MLA Program may apply to enter based on education and experience. Admission requires: Students must document their proficiency of written and spoken English unless their previous university degree is from an English-language program. Admission can be granted according to three different conditions. The most typical condition for admission is a completed course of study at a university in Germany or abroad with a Bachelor degree in landscape architecture. These applicants must submit resume, official university transcripts, and portfolio. Furthermore, applicants with an international Bachelor degree in architecture or city planning can be admitted. These students without a first degree in landscape architecture must take at least four additional required courses for 2 credit points each in the areas of planting design, landscape design and landscape planning. Additionally, they are required to take one landscape architecture specific design studio to make up for lacking knowledge in landscape architecture. As an exception, other applicants with degrees in related programs such as agriculture or horticulture can be admitted. In such cases, students are required to first finish an additional year of study (60 credit points in the European Credit Transfer System ETCS) with courses complementary to their previous studies, and in accordance with the course requirements listed in the EFLA (European Federation of Landscape Architects) Education Policy Document Among the list of courses are: Landscape Design and Planning Design and Planning Theory Design and Planning Skills Man, Society, and Environment Landscape History and Theory History of Fine Arts, History of Architecture, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture Principles and Rules of Government Natural and Functional Aspects of Landscape Ecology Land Use Types and their Functional Requirements Techniques and Management Data Processing Techniques Landscape Construction and Engineering Project Management A third year is presently under preparation to be offered later as online program within the MLA Program. It can also be taken in partner programs at other foreign universities or in the German-language landscape architecture undergraduate program of Department : Agriculture, Home Economics and Nutrition, Landscape Architecture at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (if the student meets the German language proficiency requirements). Work experience can be a further criterion whether a student will be chosen for admission to study. It is the program s aim that in order to qualify for future admission, every student should have at least one year of practical experience in his/her first field of study before starting additional studies in the MLA Program. The departmental advisory committee ( Fachbereichsrat ) asks an admission committee to judge the student s qualification for admission based on the documents submitted by the applicant.

12 1.7. Graduate Studies in Landscape Architecture at Anhalt University Graduate studies in landscape architecture attract a broad range of people. Applicants typically fall into one of the following 3 groups: Group A: Those with undergraduate degrees in landscape architecture seeking specialization within the profession, advanced exploration or an academic career. Group B: Others with degrees in related fields such as architecture, city and regional planning, and environmental design entering the program to broaden or redirect their design and planning skills. Group C: Students with degrees in fields less closely related to landscape architecture (such as humanities, or arts and sciences), seeking new career options or wishing to focus prior interests through a licensed design and planning profession. Applicants from this group need to take part of an additional academic year focusing on basic landscape architecture courses. The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is current a two-year academic degree Program for applicants with a first professional degree in landscape architecture, environmental design, architecture, planning or preservation. In group A and group B, the degree may be earned in four semesters, two in residency, one internship semester and one thesis semester. The Master of Landscape Architecture Program (MLA) serves the advanced professional or the aspiring academic. It is highly flexible and can be customized to reflect the breadth and depth of a student s interests. Group C students with sufficient German language skills can apply already today in order to take the additional courses at the undergraduate program. In the future a three year MLA Program, for the student seeking a first-professional degree in landscape architecture will be developed offering the basic courses online in an E- Learning environment. The ONE YEAR ONLINE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COURSE is planned after completing ongoing research on online education in landscape architecture by the MLA faculty. Areas of Study The landscape architecture graduate program provides a well-balanced curriculum in landscape architectural design and planning, coupled with opportunities to pursue an individualized advanced study of broad range of topics. We emphasize management skills as well as research and design focus and specialization in the use of New Media in landscape architecture. Environmental Planning and Ecology Landscape Planning is the focus of the first MLA semester in the fall. The purpose of this area of study is to address a range of practical applications in landscape and urban ecology as they relate to the practice of landscape architecture. In this contemporary interdisciplinary approach students learn about the structure, heterogeneity and ecological processes of a broad range of natural, modified and urban landscapes. People are recognized as an integral part of the landscape and are included as a major focus of research and practice. Students will have an opportunity to develop a theoretical and analytical framework for describing different landscapes and their ecological components of different levels: the individual organism perspective, a population and community point of view, and ultimately at the ecosystem level. Landscape planning looks at an integration of landscape elements; disturbance, fragmentation; landscape manipulation; fundamental ecological processes; compositions and structure; environmental influences. Urban ecology includes integration of climatology; geomorphology and soils; hydrology; plant and animal communities; ecological engineering and restoration. Both landscape and urban

13 ecology are effected by human landscape perceptions, attitudes toward the environment or landscape types and patterns of settlement, and socio-economic issues and behavior. All these elements will be used to develop an understanding of the ecological essence of landscapes in order to design ecologically sustainable settlements that promote human quality of life. There are growing opportunities to address landscape and urban ecology issues in academic, public and private practice. Graduates might be involved in research and consultancy in ecological design, and urban planning. Employment opportunities for landscape architecture focusing on landscape planning are found in public agencies and private offices. Landscape and Design Landscape Design is the focus of the second MLA semester in spring. The purpose of this area of study is to address design, planning and research with regard to human settlements including: research and concepts for Shrinking Cities traditional communities such as cities, towns, hamlets, and their hinterlands: and more traditional issues of specialized communities such as institutional and corporate campuses, cohousing and new towns, as well The studio, seminars and lecture courses provide introductory and advanced exploration into the theories, principles and practices of design, planning, preservation, and revitalization, as well as the search for new paradigms. The courses are supported by a wide range of electives in the department at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Related courses offered in the graduate program of Architecture will be added as electives. This area of study is especially appropriate in an era which calls for (1) the redefinition of the city, (2) the conservation and rejuvenation of rural and regional landscapes, and (3) the exploration of traditional and new design paradigms to create sustainable symbiosis of community and place. The courses explore how to design and plan socially interactive, environmentally sound, aesthetically pleasing settlement pattern that engenders a strong sense of place and a strong sense of citizenship. There are abundant opportunities for careers in urban design, city and regional planning and corporate facilities planning. This focus is for graduate students interested in design, planning and research at the community scale in public, private, academic or nontraditional practice. New Technologies in Landscape Architecture, and Research Opportunities Besides focusing on two scales: Landscape Planning and Landscape Design we place strong emphasis in exploring the use of new technologies in landscape architecture. We are continously up grading our computer facilities, and try to apply new communication tools like video conferencing, E-Learning and use of Virtual Reality (VR) environments. This areas aids both planning and design. Graduate students with good knowledge in the classical skills who are focusing on complimenting them with new technological tools will have extremly good professional opportunities. Research is an important aspect of the graduate experience in landscape architecture. Students may participate in the funded studies directed by individual faculty, or in specific studies of their own design. Furthermore, many community service projects are handled in the context of the design studio, bringing real world problems into the studio learning experience. In this way, the on-going efforts of students and faculty expand professional knowledge on skill, while providing a challenging academic environment for the students. The faculty teaching in landscape architecture believes that computers, internet and video technologies are very important to the future of the profession. They are committed to exploring the application of digital technologies in the

14 practice of landscape architecture, and encourage the use of these technologies by students. Advanced students may choose to specialize in the application and integration of computer technologies as part of their final integrative experience. Students in the graduate program in landscape architecture have also an excellent opportunity to draw upon the extensive faculty expertise in ecology, natural sciences, resources management and many other environmental disciplines. Add to this the resources available through other academic programs like architecture, design, nature conservancy and civil engineering. Major areas of recent research activity include GIS-use in landscape planning, visual simmulation and city planning. Experimenting with virtual worlds in landscpape architecture and E-Learning in landscape architecture are new areas of research at the MLA program. Graduate students may take advantage of extensive opportuities to conduct research or do internships in Germany or abroad. Our studies are conducted mostly cooperatively with international partners such as Harvard University, State University of New York Syracuse SUNY, University of Massachussetts, at Amherst, Wageningen University or University of Malta. At Anhalt University graduate studies in landscape architecture are strongly supported by computer aided visualization technologies, including: computer-aided design (CAD) and graphics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), image processing, desktop publishing (DTP), multimedia and video/digital presentation technologies, Virtual Reality Environments (VR), and other analytical systems.

15 1.8. Faculty Participation in Areas of Study Listed below are the study areas in which faculty would prefer to serve as major professors and committee members. Faculty experience and fields of specialization can be found at the beginning of this document. Please contact individual faculty to discuss additional areas of interest and expertise. New Technologies in Landscape Architecture Prof. Erich Buhmann Prof. Einar Kretzler Prof. Dr. Claus Dießenbacher (Dept. Architecture and Civil Engineering) Prof. Stephan Pinkau (Dept. Architecture and Civil Engineering) Environmental Planning and Ecology Prof. Horst Lange Prof. Dr. Alexander Schmidt Prof. Dr. Wolfram Kircher Prof. Dr. Klaus Richter Dipl.-Ing. Kathrin Leo (visiting instructor) Prof. Dr. Kai Tobias (visiting instructor) Landscape Design Prof. Anemone Beck Koh (DAAD-Guest Professor) Prof. Reiner Schmidt Prof. Dr. Dorothea Fischer-Leonhard Prof. Dr. Andrea Haase (Dept. Architecture) Architect Tancredi Capatti (visiting instructor) You may also contact your Academic Advisor about contacts to other faculty members of Anhalt University or to our vast number of professional partners.

16 1.9. Sequence of Courses Following are two illustrations of the course structure in relationship to the European Credit Point Transfer System (ECTS). These lists contain all standard courses. First and second semesters in residence follow the same structure, with a general course load of 30 ECTS Credit Points. Each semester is divided into three modules of six weeks each. Each module is organized as one studio (6 Credit Points ECTS) and accompanying required courses and electives (2 Credit Points ECTS each). The studio modules 1a, 1b, 1c, and 2a, 2b, 2c must be taken in sequence as required courses. In addition to such modularization, a classical course catalogue is also kept to guarantee transparency in the transfer of student credit. Field trips are a fundamental part of all studios and many other courses offered. MLA Thesis, the Final Integrative Experience The MLA student must complete a thesis (30 credit points). The thesis may be a combination of research in which new, original knowledge is generated or it may be a study that focuses on the application of existing knowledge to a new situation. The MLA student must participate in the thesis seminar during the first two semesters of the program. MLA students must disseminate the result of their integrative studies through thesis seminar. In concert with specific program requirements, each student should be aware of the college requirements for all master degree students to complete am minimum of 120 credit points according to the European Credit Point Transfer System (ECTS). 2 studios (2x 2 modules 6 credit points each) 24 credit points 4 required modules, 6 credit points each 24 credit points 2 elective modules, 6 credit points each 12 credit points 1 professional internship of 12 weeks 24 credit points 1 independent studio project 6 credit points 1 thesis 30 credit points 120 credit points Each credit point requires 30 hours of guided and individual student work. In order to manage this work load of 120 x 30 hours (equal to hours of work, or 90 weeks with a weekly workload of 40 hours over the period of 2 years without many days off) the graduate student needs to be very focused in order to finish within two academic years. The table on the next page illustrates a typical distribution of Credit Points in the 2- year Program. In general, more electives are offered during each module than necessary to obtain the minimum required 30 Credit Points each semester. This year all departments at Anhalt University have been asked to modularize their educational programs. Such consistent modularization will among other things lead to more compatibility and permeability among the landscape architecture programs in Bernburg and the architecture program in Dessau. Furthermore the school has switched from the classic German engineering degrees to bachelor and master programs.

17 Table: MLA Modules (according to the regulations for MLA exams) FIRST Semester in Residence: Planning Credit Points ECTS Studio Module 1a: Path of Development 6 Required Courses: Environmental Planning 2 Technology Tool GIS 2 Electives: History of European Gardens and Landscape 2 Studio Module 1b: Conceptional Development 6 Required Courses: Research Methods and Planning Theory 2 Technology Tool CAD 2 Electives Spatial Planning 2 Studio-Modul 1c: Detailed Development 6 Required Courses: Seminar Inter - European Practice I 2 Electives European Plants 2 European Environmental Law 2 SECOND Semester in Residence: Design Studio Module 2a: Urban Fabric 6 Required Courses: Landscape Design 2 Electives: Advanced Digital Presentation Techniques I 2 Sustainable Design 2 Studio Module 2b: Revitalization 6 Electives Seminar Inter European Practice II 2 Planting Design 2 Interpretative Design for Heritage Tourism and Ecotourism 2 Studio Module 2c: Visualization and Communication 6 Electives Rhetoric and Communication 2 Advanced Digital Presentation Techniques II 2 Land Art 2 Professional Office Practice and Management 2 THIRD Semester 24 Week Professional Internship, Report 30 FOURTH Semester Thesis Seminar, Thesis Proposal, Thesis Project, Colloquium 30 Program Summary: FIRST Semester 30 SECOND Semester 30 THIRD Semester 30 FOURTH Semester 30 Program total 120 For further details please refer to Examination Regulations and Academic Regulations for study in the MLA Program) in Appendix 1+2

18 Complete Course of Study - Studienverlaufsplan 'Modules for the MLA - Programme" st Semester (in residency) FALL 2nd Semester (in residency) SPRING 3rd Semester 4th Semester ORIENTATION WEEK + LAST STUDIO'S REVIEW ORIENTATION WEEK + LAST STUDIO'S REVIEW 1 INTERNSHIP 30CP 1 Thesis seminar 2CP 1 Seminar Inter- 2CP 1 Studio-Project 2 Design Technology Tool "CAD" 2 2 Thesis Project 22CP 2 European Practice I 2 Required 2CP 3 3 Required 3 1a: Path of Development Elective 2CP Development 6CP 2a: Urban Fabric 6CP Elective 2CP 5 5 MODULE 2A Studio-Project 1 Planning Environmental 7 Studio-Project 2 Design Landscape Design 7 7 Planning 8 Planning, Required 2CP 8 Required 2CP b: "Conceptional MODULE 2B 10 Development" 6CP Elective 2CP 10 2b: Revitalization 6CP Elective 2CP Studio-Project 1 Planning Technology Tool GIS 13 Studio-Project 2 Design Research Methods and MODULE 2C 14 Required 2CP 14 Planning Theory c: "Detailed 15 2c: Visualization Required 2CP Development" 6CP Elective 2CP 16 and Communication" 6CP Elective 2CP FINAL ASSIGNMENTS STUDIO DOCUMENTATION 1A, 1B and 1C 19 STUDIO DOCUMENTATION 2A, 2B and 2C REVIEW INTERNSHIP REVIEW 24 Colloquium 6CP 22 weeks x 41 hours = 902 hours 1 ECTS credit = 30 hours student work 902 h / 30 h = 30 credit points ECTS 22 weeks x 41 hours = 902 hours 1 ECTS credit = 30 hours student work 902 h / 30 h = 30 credit points ECTS 6 months x 40 h = 960 h 6 months x 40 h = 960 h 24 weeks = internship 2 cp + 26 cp + 2 cp = 30 cp = 30 credit points cp = credit points TOTAL 120 credit points

19 Hours required for Student Work and Academic Instruction in the two-year MLA Program The complete MLA Program equals 120 ECTS credit points. Generally, courses offered in the first two semesters are divided into Studio, Required Courses and Electives. Credit Points are also obtained for internship and master thesis in the third and fourth semesters. Basis for calculation of credit points is an amount of 30 hours of student work to receive ECTS Credit Point. Altogether the distribution of Credit Points and time needed by the graduate student and for academic instruction (based on experience made so far) is as follows: Credit Points Student Work in Hours (x30 hours/cp) Academic Instruction Number of Students per Group Academic Instruction per Student in Hours Studio (2x12) /6 40 Required other modules 4x6= /20 12 Electives 2x6= /10 12 Internship Independent studio project Thesis Additionally required courses for non BLA For graduates with a related first degree in architecture or city planning: 12 ECTS Introduction Module Landscape Planning - Landscape Planning - GIS for Landscape Architects - Plants in European Landscape Architecture Introduction Module Landscape Design - History of European Gardens and Landscapes - Site Design and Construction - CAD for Landscape Architects These courses are offered online on 1 st September and 1 st March. For students with a first degree in more distantly related fields (third year): 60 ECTS ( according to admission committee) Credits for individual achievements, course work and exams from other universities can be transferred if they comply or are comparable with the rules of the ETCS. Please apply with paper documentation, see also transfer credit. Evaluation of performance and conveying of ECTS Credit Points is based on the basic framework rules ( Rahmengrundsätze ) laid down and recommended in the European Credit Transfer System, ECTS. These credit points constitute the basis for graduating from the Program. The Program is finished with submission and review of the Master Thesis and its oral defense.