Landscape Architecture Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramLandscape Architecture
Program DirectorProf. Dr. Aslı B.KORKUT
Program TypeMaster Degree With a Thesis Program
Level of Degree EarnedGraduate (Master’s Degree).
Degree EarnedPost graduate diploma is given to the graduates who successfully complete the post graduate study at the concerning department depending upon the graduate school of natural and applied sciences.
Education TypeTam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions(1) Candidates who apply for admission to a master programme should hold a valid bachelor’s degree and, except the applicants to the Department of Music, a minimum score of 55 from the Selection Examination for Academic Personnel and Graduate Studies (ALES) administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Instead of ALES score, candidates may choose to submit the scores of other internationally accepted examinations whose validity and equivalency are determined by the University Senate. (2) The final admission score is determined as the total sum of %10 of the undergraduate GPA, %50 of ALES score and %40 of the grade received in the entrance examination which is conducted by a jury determined by and representing the Department. The final admission score should be at least 65. The number of accepted students is decided prior to the admission and the successful applicants are shortlisted according to the scores starting with the highest ones.   
Recognition of Prior LearningA student who has successfully completed at least one semester in a comparable master programme at another accredited institution is eligible as a lateral transfer. Lateral transfers are generally admitted after being evaluated on a case by case basis and upon the decision of the administration of the Department and the Graduate School. 
Degree Requirements and Rules to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits.
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S
to prepare and defend a master's dissertation
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits.
Program ProfileLandscape architecture; nature, planning, and design concepts examined in a systematic science, art, engineering and technology, bringing together the planning, design and management tries. Landscape Architecture to find solutions to environmental problems that threaten the future of humanity, natural and cultural assets, protect, repair, and to ensure the sustainability of these to a certain extent [protection-usage balance] have emerged to take advantage of a professional discipline. Landscape Architecture is the only professional discipline of physical planning based on ecological data. In this context, our mission, professional discipline claiming to show an effort to regain his rightful place in the profession of landscape planning and landscape design projects required to take the most rational, ethical manner by providing training on the market compatible with landscape architects sought to train properly.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesLandscape Architect, are employed in private sector, Municipalities, Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Water Affairs and Forestry, Landscape
Access To Upper DegreeUpon successful completion of their master programme, the students are encouraged to embark on further academic studies on the graduate level (doctoral programme) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam, possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language, and being successful in the entrance examination.
Exams, Assessment and Grading

For a student to have successfully completed the master programme, the GPA should be at least 65.

Grades

The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:

 

 

Grade

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

85-89

BA

3.50

Pass

80-84

BB

3.00

Pass

75-79

CB

2.50

Pass

65-74

CC

2.00

Pass

0-64

FF

0

Fail

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.

Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:

 

TEACHING METHODS*

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

MEANS

Course

Listening and interpretation

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Discussion Course

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Special Support / Structural Examples

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Playing a Role / Drama

Special skills planned beforehand

Standard classroom technologies, special equipment

Problem Solving

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Case Study

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Brainstorming

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Small Group Discussion

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Presentation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Simulation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Seminar

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Group Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work

 

Field / Land Study

Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Laboratory

Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work

Special equipment

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet database, library database, e-mail

Oral Exam

 

 

Survey and Questionnaire Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Panel

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Guest Speaker

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Student Club Activity / Projects

Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand

 

 

*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. 

 

Program Outcomes

1-To have sufficient level foreign language skills and competence to follow up national and international sources related to the field
2-To have the skills and competence to effectively use current information and communication technologies at the required level by the field
3-To have the ability to develop strategies, policies and implementation plans with a systematic approach on issues related to the field and to evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes
4-Entrepreneurship, self-renewal and to have the skills and competence to follow innovations,
5-To have the knowledge and understanding of applying the knowledge and problem-solving skills in interdisciplinary studies in the field of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications
6-To have the skills and competence to manage a work independently by developing novel knowledge and methods related to the field of expertise, with a sense of professional ethics and responsibility
7-To have the skills and competence to be sensitive to national and global disasters, social, cultural and environmental problems and to produce solutions for
8-To have skills and competence in interpreting and producing theory by synthesizing with an interdisciplinary approach using theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of expertise,
9-To have the skills and competence to participate in the practices for professional competence related to the field of expertise

Curriculum

Landscape Architecture


Course

2023-2024 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-04 Scientific Research Techniques and Scientific Ethics 3 0 5
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
Elective 2023-2024 Güz Dönemi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-PM-21 Environment Image and Urban Aesthetic in Landscape Planning 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-23 Green Infrastructure Systems 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-24 Landscape Design for Disabled 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-18 Playgrounds 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-08 Technique of Ecological Mapping 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-25 Urban Design Studio 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 60

2023-2024 Spring Term
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-02 MSc. Seminar 0 2 5
LÜ-FBE-04 Scientific Research Techniques and Scientific Ethics 3 0 5
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
Elective 2023-2024 Bahar Dönemi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-PM-24 Landscape Design for Disabled 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-14 Landscape Restoration 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-22 Participatory Approaches and Techniques in Rural Landscape Planning 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-13 Plant Material And Usage in Landscape Architecture 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-27 Sustainable Urban Development Models 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-25 Urban Design Studio 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-07 Urban Landscape Design 3 0 5
LÜ-PM-10 Urban Transformation And Urban Identity 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 65
Total ECTS(Year): 125
Thesis

2023-2024 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30

2023-2024 Spring Term
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

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LÜ-PM-27 Sustainable Urban Development Models
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