Master
Landscape Architecture and Planning
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Tuition · Intl
↗€21,900
EU: €2,694/year · click ↗
Duration
2 years
120 ECTS
Start
Sep 26
apply by Jun 26
Language
English
IELTS 6.5+
Accred.
NVAO
NVAO 2025
Admission
Open
no intake cap
Enrolled/yr
↗260
DUO →2% ↗
Intl. %
?
no data yet
S:F ratio
↗15:1
institution-wide ↗
Min. English
6.5
IELTS required
Entry route
↗Bachelor
7 bachelor routes ↗
Satisfaction
↗3.9/5
NSE 2026 ↗
Employment
?
no data yet
Median salary
↗€2,917
/mo gross · field ↗
Alumni
?
no data yet
↗ Real values are sourced; tiles marked “?” aren’t collected yet · Enrolled/yr is live from DUO · Satisfaction/outcomes are live from StudiekeuzedatabaseLast sync: 24 Jun 2026
About this program
Landscapes form our living environment. Most of the landscapes we live in are the result of our complex interaction with the natural world. Landscape architects and spatial planners who graduate from this master’s understand the challenges we face when shaping and creating the landscapes that form our living environment.
Why this programme?
* Learn to develop sustainable solutions for key landscape challenges such as climate change, energy needs, health, food security and urbanisation.
* Unique in the Netherlands with its interaction between spatial planning and landscape architecture.
* You learn to integrate knowledge from the social and natural sciences and to translate this knowledge into visionary ideas for landscape transformation.
* You will learn to look into spatial problems on a national, regional and local scale and to switch easily between these scales.
Institution’s own description (HOVI via Studiekeuzedatabase)
English120 ECTSMaster of ScienceField area: Agriculture & EnvironmentSector: Aarde en MilieuCode of Conduct (intl.)Full-timeMaster
Teaching formats
Design projectField tripGroup assignmentInternshipLectureLiterature studyPortfolioPoster presentation
About Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University is the world #1 ranked university in agriculture and forestry for 7 consecutive years. Founded in 1876, it specializes in life sciences with focus on food, agriculture, and environment. Known as the most sustainable university in Netherlands and located in the "Food Valley" region.
Living in Wageningen
Student cost of living
Rent · room
€420/mo
Monthly total
€700–€1,200
Cost of living
Low
Population
39k
Academic, international, and green. Wageningen is essentially a university town where academic life and city life merge. The atmosphere is intellectually stimulating with a strong focus on sustainability and global food challenges.
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Tracks from HOVI
Landscape architecture ↗Specialisation
Landscape Architecture in Wageningen has an extensive tradition in regional design, based on the knowledge of the landscape system.
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Spatial planningSpecialisation
Spatial Planning is concerned with the organisation of the planning processes and both the theoretical and practical knowledge needed for spatial interventions.
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Source: HOVI via Studiekeuzedatabase
Curriculum
Course structure by year
Year 145 ECTS
Foundations and Specialisation Start
- Reflections on Planning & Design Practices (6 ECTS)
- Perspectives on Landscape Analysis (6 ECTS)
- Research Methodology LUP and LA (6 ECTS)
- Academic Master Cluster: Atelier LA&P (9 ECTS)
- Choice courses (6 ECTS)
- Specialisation courses (~18 or ~12 ECTS)
Year 275 ECTS
Thesis and Specialisation Deepening
- MSc Thesis (30-36 ECTS)
- Design Practice or Internship (24 ECTS)
- Professional Profile or additional (6 ECTS)
120 ECTS total · semester-by-semesterSource ↗
Career outcomes
Graduate surveys · field-group level
Good job-market outlookfield: landschapsarchitectuur
Median starting salary (field)€2,917/mo gross
Months to a substantial job3
Permanent contract46%
Field-group estimates from national graduate surveys via Studiekeuzedatabase — not measured per programme
Progression & cohort
Official register statistics
Complete this degree56%
Women among first-years55%
Say workload is “just right”55%
Official register statistics (1cijferHO · 2025) via Studiekeuzedatabase
Student voices
National Student Survey (NSE) — first-party reviews coming
3.9/5overall satisfaction · NSE 2026 · 41 respondents
Content & set-up3.9
Teachers4.1
Atmosphere4.5
Involvement & contact4.1
Study guidance4.1
Testing & assessment3.9
Facilities4.1
Career preparation3.2
Teachers' English4.3
Would choose again4.1
Source: Nationale Studenten Enquête via Studiekeuzedatabase (Studiekeuze123/LCSK)
Admissions
Minimum language scores · from StudyInNL
- IELTS overall band: 6.5
- IELTS speaking: 6
- TOEFL internet based: 92
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