LK0274, Healthcare gardens, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus

Level

First cycle (G2F)

Main field of study

Landscape Architecture, Horticultural Science

Grading Scale

5 / 4 / 3 / U

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.

Course language

Swedish

Entry Requirements

Objectives

The course intends to give an introduction to research about health promotion environments and basic knowledge within garden design that focuses special target groups’ different needs and preferences. On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• account for the concept of gardens in healthcare and give examples of what healthcare gardens could contain and how they could be used
• compile knowledge that is relevant to specific target groups’ interaction with the outdoor environment
• draw conclusions about different target groups’ interaction with the outdoor environment
• describe qualities and weaknesses in existing outdoor environments based on different target groups’ varying needs
• give appropriate proposals for contents and design of healthcare gardens
• communicate practical and theoretical knowledge of the field to professionals and laymen

Content

The course comprise two parts. The first part consists of an overview of basic concepts and literature relating to healthcare gardens and different target groups’ needs in the outdoor environment, for example children, older persons, ill or disabled individuals. The students conduct literature reviews on the special needs, behaviours and properties that characterise different target groups. Further , the students get to know and use different methods for site analyses with relevance for healthcare gardens. In the second part, the knowledge from the literature reviews are used to draw conclusions about different target groups’ interaction with outdoor environment. The advantages and disadvantages of different environments are discussed in relation to the different target groups’ specific needs to lead to appropriate proposals for contents and design of healthcare gardens. The course contains lectures, workshops, practical assignments (compulsory), seminars (compulsory) and study visits (compulsory).

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

Attendance and active participation in compulsory components. Passed written practical assignments including critical review and oral presentation.

•  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 assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible Department/Equivalent

Department of People and Society

Supplementary information

Included in program

• Trädgårdsingenjörsprogrammet - design
• Horticultural Management Programme - Garden Design, Bachelor's Programme
• Horticultural Management - Gardening and Horticultural Production, Bachelor's Programme
• Syllabus for Horticultural Management – Gardening and Horticultural Production (BSc)

Module set

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	15.0	0201

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.