Project Research
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 13.08.2025.
- Module identifier
44M0546
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
15.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
During the "research project" students apply their knowledge and skills in the processing of a research task in connection with research topics of the study field of landscape architecture of the university or a research institution within the professional field of the study program. In the process, a complex research, planning or design task is defined, further developed and scientifically structured.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
- Definition of the learning objectives, determination of the focus of interest and learning-target-oriented selection of the project topic
- Professional and organizational preparation phase, conception
- Research phase, processing a specific research or project task, critical reflection of the applied methods and work steps or phases of work taking into account the relevant literature
- Preparation and presentation of the results, reflection of professional and personal experiences in a written report
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 450 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 15 Individual coaching - 15 Seminar - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Study of literature - 360 Creation of examinations -
- Graded examination
- Project Report, written or
- Project Report, medial
- Knowledge Broadening
The students who have successfully completed this module have an overview of the technical, organizational and communicative requirements of research and development tasks in the field of landscape architecture and environmental planning.
- Knowledge deepening
They deepen their subject-related and methodological knowledge regarding a complex topic within the field of landscape architecture and environmental planning.
- Literature
KARMASIN, M. & RIBING, R. (2017): Die Gestaltung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten: Ein Leitfaden für Facharbeit/VWA, Seminararbeiten, Bachelor-, Master-, Magister- und Diplomarbeiten sowie Dissertationen. 9. Aufl. UTB, Stuttgart. ESSELBORN-KRUMBIEGEL H. (2017): Von der Idee zum Text: Eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben. 5. Aktualisierte Aufl. UTB, Stuttgart. STANDOP, E. und M. L. G. MEYER: Die Form der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit: ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für Studium und Beruf, 16. Aufl., Wiebelsheim: Quelle & Meyer 2002. VAN DEN BRINK, A., BRUNS, D., TOBI, H. and BELL, S. (2017): Research in Landscape Architecture – Methods and Methodology. Routledge 2017
- Applicability in study programs
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape Architecture M.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schoppengerd, Johanna
- Teachers
- Kiehl, Kathrin
- Manzke, Dirk
- Schultz, Henrik
- Schoppengerd, Johanna
- Petermann, Cord
- Bouillon, Jürgen
- Hanusch, Marie Luise
- Wertebach, Tim-Martin
- Zimmermann, Astrid
- Junker, Dirk
- Krebs, Stefanie
- Ranck, Christian