Career prospects

The career prospects after studying landscape architecture and landscape planning are wide-ranging.

Graduates with a Bachelor's and Master's degree are currently in high demand on the job market. For example, you can work in a planning office, with different focuses depending on the orientation and size of the office, such as designs for public and private open spaces, participation and communication concepts, plans and strategies for dealing with nature and landscape or ecological reports, for example for protected areas or for interventions by infrastructure projects. However, in order to be admitted to the chamber after a few years of professional experience, you must have a Master's degree. If you have gained an interest in research during your studies, a Master's degree allows you to work scientifically at universities and other research institutions, particularly in applied or basic research fields.

In addition, jobs in gardening and landscaping companies, for example, are also possible. Another area with very good prospects at present is public authorities, local authorities or planning associations. Here, the thematic range extends from nature conservation authorities to other specialist authorities (for example regional development, rural development/village renewal or water management) to cities and municipalities with their environmental, urban planning or green space offices. In addition, there are institutions that carry out planning tasks for larger areas and, for example, draw up landscape plans/landscape framework plans or land use plans or regional development plans. Finally, there are many other opportunities, such as working in international organizations and consulting companies, in environmental education institutions/nature conservation centers, environmental associations and foundations, in ministries with responsibility for nature conservation or related fields of activity or in large protected areas such as national parks, biosphere reserves and nature parks.