Spatial and landscape development

Students acquire the basic principles that enable them to recognize, clarify and solve spatially significant tasks with the involvement of actors from society, the environment and the economy. Courses in the field of Spatial and Landscape Development are therefore particularly attractive to students who are interested in the following topics:

• Spatial and landscape challenges related to the design of our living space and the management of nonrenewable resources like soil.

• Practical applications, particularly with respect to interdisciplinary planning methods involving various environmental aspects.

• The formal planning system with a focus on Switzerland as well as informal, participatory methods and instruments of spatial planning.

• Practical exercises and project-oriented events in which the focus is on trying out planning methods and developing solutions for current planning tasks.

A programme of study in spatial and landscape development opens up a wide range of career opportunities for graduates. Challenging and diverse jobs await them, e.g. in planning offices, transportation industry, construction and real estate firms, banks and insurance companies, public administration.