Landscape and Wellbeing - MSc

Master

In Edinburgh

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Edinburgh (Scotland)

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This one-year MSc programme takes an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the importance of the environment for human health and wellbeing.

Drawing on the most advanced theoretical and methodological research in the field, it is delivered by an expert academic team, including members of OPENspace, the international research centre for inclusive access to outdoor environments.

The programme is aimed at academics and practitioners working in landscape architecture, planning, design, geography, public health, psychology, epidemiology, horticulture and ecology.

It is designed to help you understand the evidence base on salutogenic landscapes (those that support and enhance human health and wellbeing), translate research into practice, and guide more effective environmental interventions.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Edinburgh (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You will develop expertise in an area of rapidly growing international interest and recognition.

You will have access to leading international experts in the field and the latest research methods.

You will study alongside colleagues from a range of related professions and disciplines.

You may select optional courses which best suit your interests and which draw on expertise across the University of Edinburgh.

You will participate in site-based learning, taking advantage of Scotland’s rich natural heritage and resources.

The degree will deepen your engagement with landscape and wellbeing. More specifically, it will prepare you for work in sectors including landscape architecture, planning, public health, human geography, horticulture and ecology. It may also prepare you for doctoral-level research.

If you'd like to study on a postgraduate programme at Edinburgh College of Art, you must apply through EUCLID, our online application system. You can find out how to do this on the University of Edinburgh website, where you'll also be able to:

see detailed entrance requirements for each programme on the Degree Finder
get information on what to expect after you apply
find out about study modes, start dates and fees
find out if, and how, you need to submit a portfolio, showreel or research proposal
find out where to go for further advice and guidance

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Drawing
  • Structured
  • Architecture
  • Landscape
  • Theoretical
  • Wellbeing
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Lectures

Course programme

What you will study

The programme is structured around four compulsory courses and three option courses, drawing on expertise across the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) and the wider University of Edinburgh.

Compulsory courses:

  • Landscape and Wellbeing: Theoretical Foundations
  • Landscape Design for Health and Wellbeing
  • Landscape and Wellbeing: Research Strategies & Methods
  • Dissertation

The programme combines lectures, seminars and project work with student-led presentations, essays and a supervised dissertation.

You will benefit from guest lectures given by a range of professionals within the international OPENspace network and from site visits to, for example, Maggie’s Centres, Forestry Commission Scotland’s Woods In and Around Towns sites, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital’s Community Garden and Ninewells Hospital Forest.

Landscape and Wellbeing - MSc

Price on request