Type of course

Obligatory prerequisites

Course content

The course provides insights into the relationship between perspectives on nature and different landscape practices. The course focuses on how different perceptions of nature leave their mark on the landscape. This focus applies both to how different perspectives on nature have shaped the development of landscapes over time, and how they unfold in contemporary discussions about land use and major landscape interventions.

The Sámi perspective on nature and associated landscape practices will be included as a central theme in relation to the understanding of the cultural landscape in the Arctic/subarctic. The course forms a foundation for students to develop a reflective relationship to different perspectives on nature and use this both in the understanding of relevant issues and in reflection over their own landscape architectural practice.

Objectives of the course

After passing the course, the students will have obtained the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

• Specific knowledge of perspectives on nature in the Arctic/subarctic, including Sámi perspectives and associated landscape practices.
• General knowledge about different perspectives on nature and their influence on the landscape currently and historically.
• Understanding of the relationship between perspectives on nature and different landscape practices.

Skills:

• The ability to critically reflect upon specific landscape practices and uses which represent different perspectives of nature.
• The ability to identify arguments and points of view in discussions around land use and major landscape interventions that represent different perspectives of nature.
• The ability to describe and discuss landscape architectural issues from a position which considers different perspectives on nature.

General competence:

• The ability to independently apply theoretical knowledge about perspectives on nature in the analysis of landscapes and more extensive landscape interventions.
• The ability to orient oneself in complex issues relating to landscape architecture and identify central aspects connected to perspectives on nature.
• The ability to reflect upon one’s own perspectives on nature.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Information to incoming exchange students

This course is open to exchange students from the following universities:

• University of Toronto
• Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage de Versailles
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• The University of Calgary
• Aalto University
• Aarhus School of Architecture

Availability will vary from semester to semester

Admission requirements are based on the following:"Admission Requirements". Portfolio requirements are similar for exchange students and program students. Please send your portfolio by 31st October to the following email address: kunstakademiet@umak.uit.noNote that an approved portfolio is required for admission.

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