Garden and Landscape Design programme in Dutch
In the Garden and Landscape Design bachelor’s programme at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in Velp, you will work creatively and analytically on solutions to spatial assignments. During and after your studies, you will make a meaningful contribution to a future-proof country. This programme is unique in the Netherlands because it is based on thinking and designing from the perspective of the natural system: the interrelationship between soil, water, plants, animals and people. During your studies, you will work on a variety of real assignments, ranging from the design of a square in the city centre to a park in a residential area, the outskirts of the city or the countryside. You will have the opportunity to specialise in design, technology and management of the outdoor space.
The programme is a good fit if your favourite subjects at school are geography, biology, history, technology, drawing or architecture. Do you already have an MBO diploma, for example as a landscaper, garden designer or spatial designer? Then this HBO programme is an excellent next step. It is no coincidence that the programme has been named a “top programme” in the Keuzegids HBO 2024. In addition, there is an active study association, Terra Partum, which ensures a lively student experience. The programme can also be taken part-time, or as a two-year full-time or part-time Associate Degree programme.
Study programme
The programme for years 1 and 2 is mainly completed together with your fellow students. From the second year onwards, you determine your own direction with elective courses, allowing you to delve deeper into design, technology or management of outdoor spaces in year 3. You will also do an internship at leading, sometimes international, garden and landscape design offices. In the fourth year, you will take a minor. At Larenstein, you can choose from Urban Planting, Digital Design Explorations, Trees and the Urban Environment, or Dutch Architecture meets Dutch Landscape Architecture. Finally, you will graduate with a research project and an assignment in the direction you have chosen. With your diploma, you will be highly sought after in the field of garden and landscape design. The programme leads to a bachelor’s degree and offers good opportunities for progression to master’s programmes at Wageningen University, Delft University of Technology and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.
Study options
Full-time Bachelor’s in Garden and Landscape Design
Part-time Bachelor’s in Garden and Landscape Design
Associate Degree in Garden and Landscape Design
Part-time Associate Degree in Garden and Landscape Design
Minor Landscape Architecture in English
Van Hall Larenstein University offers a minor Landscape Architecture, an international (English spoken) programme in the autumn semester. Prerequisites: two years of bachelor course in Landscape Architecture, Architecture or Urbanism (or comparable).