Landscape Ecology University of Hohenheim

Overview

The Landscape Ecology program from University of Hohenheim includes field, laboratory, and computer practicals and emphasizes project and team-based work.

Objectives

Students acquire the ecological knowledge, quantitative skills, and practical experience to study ecological dynamics in changing environmental conditions. This enables them to assess the effects of environmental changes on biodiversity and ecosystems and to develop concepts for the sustainable use of natural resources.

This Master's program enables graduates to answer fundamental and applied research questions in modern ecology creatively and in a scientifically sound manner:

• How can we preserve biodiversity in times of global climate change?
• How can we maintain ecosystem services that are important to people?
• How can we sustainably use natural resources in a changing environment?

Students also learn:

• to work in a team in a structure and goal-oriented manner,
• to lead teams, and

• to systematically work through problem-solving approaches.

Occupational fields

Graduates of this program are qualified for professions requiring ecological understanding, quantitative knowledge, analytical thinking, and the ability to work independently.

Possible career fields include:

• Research on ecology and biodiversity
• Agencies and organizations dealing with nature and environmental protection at the regional, national, or international levels
• Companies and organizations that work on the sustainable use of resources, geographical analysis, and landscape planning
• Research communication and environmental education