Master of Landscape Architecture - American University of Cyprus (AUCY)

MASTERS PROGRAMS

Master of Landscape Architecture

MASTERS PROGRAMS

Master of Landscape Architecture

The Master in Landscape Architecture lasts 18 months and has 120 ECTS. The aim of the Master of Landscape Architecture is to provide education, research and training in Landscape Architecture in both urban and rural contexts, as well as a strong emphasis on sustainability and ecology. and quality in design are strongly promoted. It also leads to formal qualifications for professionals who want to practice in the field of Landscape Architecture.

Objective of the Program
The Master of Landscape Architecture, which is unique in Cyprus, addresses graduates of architecture, landscape architecture, design, environmental science and other related disciplines (e.g. fine art, city planning, forestry, agriculture, biology) who wish to train as professional Landscape Architects.

It deals with the study and design of natural and manmade landscape and aspires to fill an educational gap in this scientific area since today there is an intensified pressure of contemporary living to create useful and inspiring physical landscape spaces which hold a strong inter-relationship between local, regional and global interventions in the environment.

Learning Outcomes

Discuss and compare the environmental, technological and cultural conditions within which a landscape is situated (locally and in its wider context).

Learning Outcomes

Master knowledge of plant material and horticultural applications.

Learning Outcomes

Master knowledge of theories and methodologies of landscape design, planning and management.

Learning Outcomes

Master knowledge in Information Technology and Digital Design tools.

Learning Outcomes

Combine new concepts and technologies in landscape design and management.

Learning Outcomes

Critically analyses public policy and regulations.

Learning Outcomes

Combine the ethics and values relative to the profession with the demands of practice, technological availability and economy.

Learning Outcomes

Formulate and defend an opinion on theoretical issues of landscape design, management and planning at a variety of scales and contexts.

Learning Outcomes

Creatively solve problems of landscape design and management with fully-developed, original and critically engaged design proposals.

Learning Outcomes

Independently conduct further research for graduate work at the doctoral level.

Foundation Courses
120 ECTS

MLA 500 Landscape architecture Studio I (12)
MLA 510 Sustainable Construction Design I (6)
MLA 520 Landscape Ecology and planting (6)
MLA 530 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture I (6)
MLA 540 Landscape architecture Studio II (12)
MLA 550 Urban Microclimate Design (6)
MLA 560 Visualisation and Digital Design – GIS (6)
MLA 570 Sustainable Planting Design principles (6)
MLA 600 Landscape architecture Studio III (12)
MLA 610 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture II (6)
MLA 620 Professional Practice, Responsibility and Ethics (6)
MLA 630 Sustainable Construction Design II (6)
MLA 640 International Landscape Design Workshop (6)
MLA 650 Thesis & Major Design Tutorial (3)
MLA 660 Thesis & Major Design (21)

Foundation Courses
120 ECTS

MLA 500 Landscape architecture Studio I (12)
MLA 510 Sustainable Construction Design I (6)
MLA 520 Landscape Ecology and planting (6)
MLA 530 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture I (6)
MLA 540 Landscape architecture Studio II (12)
MLA 550 Urban Microclimate Design (6)
MLA 560 Visualisation and Digital Design – GIS (6)
MLA 570 Sustainable Planting Design principles (6)
MLA 600 Landscape architecture Studio III (12)
MLA 610 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture II (6)
MLA 620 Professional Practice, Responsibility and Ethics (6)
MLA 630 Sustainable Construction Design II (6)
MLA 640 International Landscape Design Workshop (6)
MLA 650 Thesis & Major Design Tutorial (3)
MLA 660 Thesis & Major Design (21)

Semester Breakdown

Master in Landscape Architecture - MLA

Semester 1

Course Name:	Landscape architecture Studio I
Course Code:	MLA 500
Teaching Staff:	Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Arch.R. M.Cristina Musacchio, Aikaterini Gkolstiou
Number of ECTS:	12

Course Name:	Sustainable Construction Design I
Course Code:	MLA 510
Teaching Staff:	Carlo Castiglioni, Evagelia Polizou
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Landscape Ecology and planting
Course Code:	MLA 520
Teaching Staff:	Theodora Merou
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	History and Theory of Landscape Architecture I
Course Code:	MLA 530
Teaching Staff:	Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, R.M. Cristina Musacchio, M.S. Lux
Number of ECTS:	6

Semester 2

Course Name:	Landscape architecture Studio II
Course Code:	MLA 540
Teaching Staff:	Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, R.M. C. Musacchio, Aikaterini Gkolstiou
Number of ECTS:	12

Course Name:	Urban Microclimate Design
Course Code:	MLA 550
Teaching Staff:	Argyro Dimoudi
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Sustainable Planting Design principles
Course Code:	MLA 570
Teaching Staff:	Theodora Merou OR Evagelia Polizou
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Visualisation and Digital Design – GIS
Course Code:	MLA 560
Teaching Staff:	Evagelia Polizou, Maria Stella Lux
Number of ECTS:	6

Semester 3

Course Name:	Landscape architecture Studio III
Course Code:	MLA 600
Teaching Staff:	Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, R.M. Cristina Musacchio, Aikaterini Gkolstiou
Number of ECTS:	12

Course Name:	History and Theory of Landscape Architecture II
Course Code:	MLA 610
Teaching Staff:	Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, R.M. Cristina Musacchio, M.S. Lux
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Professional Practice, Responsibility and Ethics
Course Code:	MLA 620
Teaching Staff:	Aikaterini Gkolstiou, Dario Pontiggia, Pantelitsa Eteokleous
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Sustainable Construction Design II
Course Code:	MLA 630
Teaching Staff:	Evagelia Polizou
Number of ECTS:	6

Semester 4

Course Name:	International Landscape Design Workshop
Course Code:	MLA 640
Teaching Staff:	I. Michaloudis, MS Lux, Evagelia Polizou. C.Castiglioni
Number of ECTS:	6

Course Name:	Thesis & Major Design Tutorial
Course Code:	MLA 650
Teaching Staff:	J. Tzortzi, C. Musacchio, T. Merou
Number of ECTS:	3

Course Name:	Thesis & Major Design
Course Code:	MLA 660
Teaching Staff:	J. Tzortzi, C. Musacchio, T. Merou
Number of ECTS:	21

Professor Ioannis Michaloudis

Professor, Dean of FAH

Dr. Julia Tzortzi

Associate Prof. MLA Coordinator

Dr. Theodora Merou

Professor

Dr. R.M. Cristina Musacchio

Special Teaching Staff

Dr. Argyro Dimoudi

Professor

Dr. Evagelia Polizou

Assistant Professor

Dr. Pantelitsa Eteokleous

Associate Professor

Dr. Dario Pontiggia

Associate Professor

Dr. Aikaterini Gkolstiou

Visiting Professor

Dr. Maria Stella Lux

Special Teaching Staff

Dr. Carlo Castiglioni

Professor

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