People and Environment
outdoor environments to quality of life, well-being and health. Students will handle different design problems and thereby translate their knwoledge within environnmental psychology and urban sociology into planning and design proposals.
Information from the course leader
Fredrika Mårtenssons lecture on CANVAS
Fredrika will not be able to do the lecture in real time this afternoon. She has instead uploaded 4 recorded talks on CANVAS, each 20 min. You find them in the Media gallery. /Caroline
2020-11-11
Fredrika Mårtenssons lecture
Fredrikas lecture tomorrow Nov 12th will start a bit later than written in the schedule. The lecture will start at 13.15
2020-11-01
Course introduction Monday 2 Nov
The course introduction will be on Zoom Monday 2/11 at 10.00. https://slu-se.zoom.us/j/61977373108 Don´t forget to register for the course on the web/Ladok student, by the lastest on 2 November. This is important so that we know who is taking the course and if there are empty places that can be made avaliable to students on the waiting list. Please also remember to accept the CANVAS invitation for the course. If you have been admitted late to the course and have not yet been invited to CANVAS contact the course administrator Kristina Regnell, kristina.regnell@slu.se, to get your CANVAS access to the course. The schedule with all information including Zoom links is available on CANVAS. /Caroline
2020-10-26
Schedule update
A final schedule with the Zoom links to all activities is available on CANVAS. On CANVAS you can also find the task instructions for the first assignment the Observation task. The CANVAS room should be accessible from the middle of this week. Looking forward to see you on the course introduction, Monday 2 November at 10.00. /Caroline
2020-08-25
Welcome to the course People and Environment!
Due to the COVID19 situation it will be possible to take the course digitally from a distance. Some of the course elements might be possible to participate in live at Alnarp campus as well. This will depend on the COVID19 situation in November-December and if the activities then can be done safely according to the regulations of SLU and The Public Health Agency of Sweden. If you have any questions or worries do not hesitate to contact me. Looking forward to seeing you in November. Caroline Caroline.Hagerhall@slu.se
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
LK0382-20065 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Additional course evaluations for LK0382
Academic year 2023/2024
People and Environment (LK0382-20047)
2023-10-31 - 2024-01-14
Academic year 2022/2023
People and Environment (LK0382-20015)
2022-11-01 - 2023-01-15
Academic year 2021/2022
People and Environment (LK0382-20136)
2021-11-02 - 2022-01-16
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
LK0382 People and Environment, 15.0 Credits
Människa och fysisk miljöSubjects
Landscape ArchitectureEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 15.0 | 0101 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits, which ofSpecific entry requirements: 90 credits in one of the following subjects:
• architecture
• landscape architecture
• landscape planning
• built environment
• design
• spatial planning
• geography
• landscape science
• environmental science
English 6 or equivalent.
Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide insights into how the interaction between people and the physical environment functions and what different outdoor environments can mean for quality of life, well-being and health. The course will provide training in the ability to analyse and investigate people’s relationships to their surroundings and to translate this knowledge into design and planning processes.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
describe perspectives and concepts within social science and behavioural science, mainly within environmental psychology and urban sociology, that are relevant for the knowledge area of Landscape Architecture
apply a selection of the methods used for investigating how people use, experience and evaluate external environments (e.g. interviews, street walks, observations or surveys)
problematise and analyse people’s different needs and interests in external environments on the basis of e.g. gender, age, social situation, cultural context and disability
analyse and critically examine people’s relation to place and use this understanding in design and planning contexts
Content
The course is characterised by perspectives of social- and behavioural science on problem issues within Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Town Planning. Seminars and exercises will provide training in the ability to investigate and analyse people’s situation in relation to their surroundings. Students will also be posed different design problems and will be given the opportunity to translate their knowledge within environmental psychology and urban sociology into planning and design proposals.
The course comprises lectures, literature seminars (compulsory), excursions and exercises (compulsory), project presentations (compulsory), group assignments, literature studies and individual tasks work with reading and writing.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Literature seminar, submission and presentation of exercises, written examination. Active participation in compulsory elements. Approved participation in literature seminars. Successful completion of exam and exercises. Specifications of compulsory attendance and assignments are given at course start. Students’ knowledge and their ability to engage each other in critical and analytical discussions will also be assessed in the reviews and in the literature seminars.
- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
- For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
Courses in Landscape Planning from SLU counts as Landscape Architecture when assessing qualifications.Responsible department
Department of People and Society
Further information
Grading criteria
Litterature list
- Literature list LK0382 People and Environment 2020 [Literature list LK0382 People and Environment 2020] (https://slunik.slu.se/kursfiler/LK0382/20065.2021/Literature_LK0382_2020.pdf)