Landscape Design and Management Objectives and learning outcomes of the study program Vaclovas Bogužas Mantas Pilkauskas

Objectives of a study program The main objective of the study program is to prepare comprehensive high quality university degree specialists, having knowledge of the nature elements and landscape management technologies, of art in spatial design, able to apply the laws of spatial planning, adapting or transforming landscape and natural environment elements according to the needs of society, to keep balance between human created elements and nature, carry out business in landscape design, to lead management of green spaces.

The first partial objective is to provide the knowledge of society development and to inoculate the concepts of professional values, to develop social responsibility, to convey principles of sustainable development, skills of natural, cultural and social environment assessment in connection with the development of landscape architecture trends. Second partial objective – provide knowledge of the nature elements and landscape management technologies, to develop skills of rational use of natural resources, landscape planning and management business management in landscape design. Third partial objective – provide knowledge of spatial art, history and theory of landscape architecture, to develop capability of green space design incorporating harmony laws of art, creating a different scope and scale of human habitat.

Learning outcomes: 1. To be able to describe and assess changes of natural, cultural and social environment, to define the transforming factors in those fields, to understand the needs of society. 2. To be able to reveal the ethical and professional values, social development factors and communication skills in professional activities. 3. To be able to analyze, evaluate and shape the landscape. 4. To recognize and be able to describe plants suitable for parks and gardens, to evaluate and to effect of plant growing conditions, to be able to use plants in garden design. 5. To be able to combine the cultural and natural systems, to deal with the landscape of territorial unit integration questions. 6. To be able to selected research methods for observation and understanding of the natural processes, analyze and investigate the characteristics of their interactions.

Learning outcomes: 7. To be able to describe the engineering objects, to apply various materials, methods, techniques, to use design documentation and be capable to administrate. 8. To be able to offer tools for natural environment improvement and recultivation, organize landscape design and management business, use natural resources in a sustainable way. 9. To be able to describe the history of the cultural form, to know and explain the typology of parks and gardens, to understand the design field as a social art. 10. To know the landscape planning and design theory and methods. 11. To be able to deal with the challenges of space development in planning, designing and managing the landscape, to apply regulations of land-use planning. 12. To be able to apply harmony laws of art in development of different scope and scale of human habitats.