Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	(Laurea magistrale in Scienze per il Paesaggio)
Course code	SU2544/000ZZ/2020
Accreditation	to be approved

Tuition fee	€2,642 per year For more information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€205 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) is required with proven skills in human geography, humanities, social sciences, law, architecture, urban planning, agronomy, physical geography, and/or natural sciences. Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B1 Level (CEFR) or higher Competence can be self-assessed on the basis of proper academic, work or personal experiences. It is possible, but not mandatory, to include a language certification for the required level.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian language – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 12 (0 for Chinese students joining the Marco Polo Project)

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Overview

The course Landscape Studies offers a unique opportunity in Italy to study in-depth landscape issues within a vibrant and multidisciplinary scientific environment.
The programme will provide students with specific skills and competencies in order to develop a critical approach to dealing with landscape issues within different contexts. In particular, students will be able to analyse, integrate and interpret data and knowledge regarding both technical and humanistic aspects of landscapes; apply principles of sustainability in environmental, economic and socio-cultural terms in accordance with the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals; develop projects for the management and promotion of landscapes; use methodologies and tools to stimulate awareness and participation and create effective communication about landscape issues.
In line with the most advanced international perspectives in landscape studies, this course follows the recommendations of the Declaration of Higher Education on Landscape.

Programme structure

The study plan covers natural and cultural rural and urban landscape issues including a range of disciplines such as geography, landscape law, regional and landscape planning, statistics and qualitative methodologies, geographic information systems and digital landscape visualisation, Anthropocene studies, landscape history and archaeology, place marketing, tourism and landscape, landscape education and participation studies, creative communication and art and film studies.
The teaching style is interactive and the programme is enhanced by seminars, workshops and laboratories; fieldwork and practical lessons; Erasmus exchanges with European partners specialising in landscape; a stage in collaboration with non-academic partners; the possibility to elaborate on a final thesis in the form of a project work and active participation in events promoting landscape culture.

Career opportunities

Graduates will learn how to work in public and private bodies within enterprises and organisations in the following areas: support to landscape planning and management processes; landscape promotion within the fields of tourism, leisure and recreation; development of landscape education, participation and communication activities.
Graduates may also consider a career as a geography teacher in schools upon obtaining their teaching qualifications and successfully participating in calls for teaching pursuant to current regulations.