Semester Abroad (MLA)
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 21.08.2025.
- Module identifier
44M0557
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
German, English, Others
- ECTS credit points and grading
20.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
During the semester abroad, students can complete modules at Master's level in the field of landscape architecture totalling 20 credit points (CP) at an accredited university abroad.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
Students select modules from the programme offered by the foreign university that correspond to the learning objectives of the Master's in Landscape Architecture.
The selected modules are specified in the Learning Agreement before the start of the semester, which must be updated within the first four weeks of the lecture period.
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 600 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 300 Other - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 300 Other -
- Graded examination
- Other
- Remark on the assessment methods
Examination forms vary according to the chosen modules and requirements of the university abroad.
Information on the conversion of grades can be found in the official guideline of Osnabrück University of
Applied Sciences (Point 4.3. in Leitlinie zur Umsetzung § 11 ATPO).If fewer than 20 credits are acquired at the university abroad, up to a maximum of 5 credits can be acquired through a relevant master's module at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.
- Knowledge Broadening
By spending a semester abroad at a university, students broaden their overview of landscape architecture in an international context and acquire country-specific knowledge.
- Knowledge deepening
During their semester abroad, students can deepen their understanding of certain topics in the field of land use transformation, depending on their choice of modules.
in the field of landscape architecture.
- Knowledge Understanding
Through the semester abroad, students are able to reflect on how approaches to knowledge and subject
matter vary according to the cultural context of study.
- Application and Transfer
Students can draw connections between their previous coursework and the modules they complete
abroad, applying knowledge and skills across cultural and institutional contexts.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students can communicate with an expert audience about their subject matter using the technical
language and taking cultural contexts into account.
- Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism
Students learn to see themselves as members of a global community of researchers and practitioners working together on the challenges of landscape architecture.
- Literature
Wird im Rahmen der gewählten Module bekanntgegeben.
- Applicability in study programs
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape Architecture M.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schoppengerd, Johanna
- Further lecturer(s)
alle Lehrenden Landschaftsarchitektur