Studienordnung für den Masterstudiengang Environment, Climate

Study regulations for the Joint Master’s Programme Environmental Policy and

Planning of the Department of Politics and Social Sciences at the Freie Universität

Berlin and the Faculty Planning Building Environment at the Technische Universität

Berlin

Preamble

On the basis of Section 74 of the law regulating higher education institutions in Berlin (Berlin

Higher Education Act – BerlHG) in the version of the publication of the amended version of

26 July 2011 (Law and Ordinance Gazette [GVBl] p. 378) in conjunction with Section 14 paragraph 1 nor. 2 of the Partial University Constitution (Trial version) of the Freie Universität

Berlin of 27 October 1998 (FU Mitteilungen [Gazette of the Freie Universität Berlin] 24/1998) and Section 18 paragraph 1 no. 1 of the University Constitution of the Technische Universität

Berlin (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt [Official Gazette] of the Technical University Berlin 2/2006), the Joint Committee for the Joint Master’s Programme Environmental Policy and Planning of the Departmen t of Politics and Social Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Faculty

Planning Building Environment at the Technische Universität Berlin issued the following study regulations for the Joint Master’s Programme Environmental Policy and Planning on 27

May 2013.

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Contents

Section 1 Area of application

Section 2 Qualification aims

Section 3 Programme content

Section 4 Structure and organisation

Section 5 Teaching and learning units

Section 6 Study abroad

Section 7 Academic advisory centre and departmental advisory service

Section 8 Coming into effect

Annexes

Annex 1: Module descriptions

Annex 2: Sample programme plan

* The executive board of the Freie Universität Berlin confirmed these regulations on 26 August 2013. The executive board of the

Technische Universität Berlin confirmed these regulations on 20 August 2013.

Section 1

Area of application

(1) These regulations apply to the aims, content and structure of the Joint Master’s programme in Environmental Policy and Planning in the Department of Politics and Social

Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Faculty Planning Building Environment at the

Technische Universität Berlin (Master’s programme) on the basis of the examination regulations for the Master’s programme of 27 May 2013.

(2) This is a consecutive Master’s programme in accordance with Section 23 paragraph 3

No. 1 a) of the Berlin Higher Education Act (BerlHG).

Section 2

Qualification aims

(1) Graduates of the Master’s programme are familiar with the theories, methods and practice of environmental policy research and environmental planning. As social scientists with an interdisciplinary training, they are able to apply their knowledge in the field of environmental policy and planning. They are capable of working independently on problematic scientific issues and developing practical solutions. They can analyse the interrelationships of policy and planning issues in environmental and climate protection and develop appropriate ideas for solutions which are soundly based on policy and planning science.

(2) The programme’s graduates are equipped with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary abilities and skills which enable them to face the challenges of complex environmental and planning issues. They can work on scientific and application-oriented issues in groups and have the capacity for teamwork, collaboration and communication as well as social competence, leadership ability and the ability to assert themselves while focusing on the issues. They can efficiently work out the interrelationships of interdisciplinary problems in the environmental field while taking gender and diversity aspects into account, presenting their findings in a comprehensible way. They are able to make scientifically-based decisions taking the current situation into account and to reflect on the potential impacts in the wider context. The graduates can structure complex topics, presenting them appropriately both in writing and orally. They have the ability to link knowledge and issues in a range of subject areas and disciplines. They can also adapt and gradually develop their own skills.

(3) The graduates are qualified to take up professional positions or study for doctorates.

They are suitably qualified for academic positions in environmental policy, planning and related topic areas – for example, climate change and renewable energy sources. They may find possible professional fields of activity in national and international authorities, associations, organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and offices for policy, planning and business consulting. The graduates may work in the public field, above all in higher education institutions, research institutions and subject-specific offices in the German federal government or the Länder . International research institutions and organisations also offer a range of job opportunities.

Section 3

Programme content

(1) The compulsory modules in the Master’s programme teach subject-specific or scientific and methodological knowledge of environmental policy and planning, enabling students to think scientifically and critically about issues and research tasks. In the compulsory electives and electiv e modules, the students’ perspective on the subject and their knowledge is expanded through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work. The students can gain experience of environmental policy and planning through an internship. The Master’s programme modules enable the students to deepen and specialise their knowledge, abilities

and skills through studying a wide spectrum of content. The programme content comprises the topics of national, European and international environmental and climate protection and energy policy, which are covered and analysed in the light of political and planning science.

They cover problem fields, institutions, stakeholders and processes of environmental policy and planning which are viewed in the national context, in relation to governance in multi-level systems and in an international comparative perspective. The students learn to analyse the interrelationships of environmental and planning processes and problems and to evaluate the selection of instruments and strategies.

(2) The programme includes subject-specific and interdisciplinary theories and methods as well as gender and diversity concepts. The students demonstrate the application of the theories and methods learnt through research design and projects. The students take up current issues in environmental and climate policy as well as issues from research and practice and reflect on them alone or in groups. The aim is to determine the appropriate working methods, instruments and technologies relating to each issue. The findings must be clearly documented, presented and critically viewed.

Section 4

Structure and organisation

(1) The Master’s programme is structured in units of defined content (modules) which usually cover two types of topic-related learning and teaching units. Study and examination attainments (attainments) totalling 120 credit points (CP) are to be completed, of which 90

CP are allocated to in the modules and 30 CP to the Master’s thesis with its accompanying colloquy.

(2) In the compulsory area the following modules comprising a total of 50 CP must be taken:

- Module: Introduction to Environmental Policy (10 CP),

- Module: Introduction to Environmental Planning (10 CP),

- Module: Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects (15 CP) and

- Module: Project in Environmental Planning (15 CP).

(3) In the compulsory elective area, modules comprising a total of 30 CP must be selected from the following list and completed:

- Module: International Comparative Environment-, Climate- and Energy Policy (10

CP),

- Module: Environment, Climate and Energy Governance (10 CP),

- Module: Vulnerability, Resilience and Catastrophe (10 CP),

- Module: Internship in Environmental Policy and/or Planning (10 CP),

- Module: Environmental Assessment (5 CP),

- Module: Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment (5 CP),

- Module: Landscape Planning (5 CP),

- Module: Landscape Planning and Society (5 CP),

- Module: Geoinformation Systems (5 CP),

- Module: Remote Sensing in Environmental Planning (5 CP),

- Module: Economic Analysis of Environmental Policies (5 CP) and/or

- Module: International Environmental Policy Analysis (5 CP).

(4) In the elective area, one or more modules comprising a total of 10 CP must be selected and completed from other study programmes at the Freie Universität Berlin or the

Technische Universität Berlin – but above all from the Environmental Policy Research Centre of the Freie University Berlin and the Faculty Planning Building Environment at the

Technische Universität Berlin. The students on the Master’s programme must ensure that these modules are eligible for selection on the basis of the relevant institutions ’ decisions.

(5) The module descriptions of each module in Annex 1 give information about content, qualification aims, teaching and learning units, time required, forms of active participation, usual duration and how often the module is offered. For the modules in the elective area in accordance with paragraph 4, we refer students to the relevant study regulations.

(6) The sample study schedule in Annex 2 gives information about the recommended study plan.

Section 5

Teaching and learning units

The following types of teaching and learning units are prov ided in the Master’s programme:

(1) Lectures (L) give either an overview of a larger area of the subject and its methodological and theoretical principles or knowledge of a specialised subject area and related research issues.

(2) Seminars (S) give students the opportunity to approach the topics taught in more depth on the basis of specialist literature and taking into account the current state of research and the relevant source material; they promote independent scientific work. Active participation in discussion is an essential part of the seminars.

(3) Integrated units (IU): Here the different types of teaching units alternate, not in accordance with a set schedule, so that theoretical communication of material and practical application can take place within a single unit.

(4) Colloquies (Co) give the opportunity to reflect on and discuss the concepts of the master’s thesis and of third party research projects.

(5) Project seminars (PS) give the opportunity for joint interdisciplinary work on tasks and issues in the field of environmental policy and planning.

(6) Practicals (PR) are designed to foster the transfer of theory into practice, professional orientation and finding out about professional fields.

(7) Projects (P) give the opportunity for joint interdisciplinary work on tasks and issues in the field of environmental policy and planning.

Section 6

Study abroad

(1) Students are recommended to take a period of study abroad. In the course of their studies abroad, they should achieve attainments which can be credi ted to their Master’s programme.

(2) Before starting to study abroad, the student should reach an agreement with the chair of the examination committee responsible for the programme and the relevant position at the university to be visited, covering the duration of the study period abroad, the attainments to be completed during the study period abroad which must be equivalent to the attainments in the Master’s programme and the credit points allocated to the attainments. Attainments which comply with the agreement will be credited.

(3) The third semester of the Master’s programme is recommended as a suitable time for a period of study abroad.

Section 7

Academic advisory centre and departmental advisory service

(1) The general student advisory centre cover issues related to academic studies and also includes psychological counselling. These services are provided by the central academic advisory centre and the psychological counselling service at the Freie Universität Berlin and the student service at the Technische Univers ität Berlin.

(2) The departmental advisory service is provided both at the research centre for environmental policy at the Freie Universität Berlin and at the Faculty Planning Building

Environment at the Te chnische Universität Berlin.

Section 8

Coming into effect

These regulations come into effect on the day after their publication in the FU Mitteilungen

(Gazette of the Freie Universität Berlin) and the Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt (Official Gazette) of the Technische Universität Berlin.

Annex 1: Module descriptions

Explanations:

Unless other regulations are referred to, the following module descriptions specify the following for every mo dule in the Master’s programme:



Module name



Module content and qualification aims



Module teaching and learning units

 Students‘ study time estimated as necessary to complete the module successfully



Forms of active participation



How often the module is offered.

Statements on students’ study time required take into account the following in particular:

 Active participation in the compulsory attendance phase

,

 Students‘ study time required to complete small tasks in the compulsory attendance phase,



Time for independent preparation and follow-up,



Working on study units in online study phases,



Preparation time for examinations,



Examinations.

The notional times given for independent study (including preparation, follow-up and preparation for examinations) are intended as guidance to help the students in managing the time required for the module-related work.

The statements on study hours correspond to the number of credit points allocated to the module as a unit of measurement for the student’s approximate study hours required to complete the module successfully.

Active participation, regular attendance at the teaching and learning units and successful completion of the examinations in a module are all prerequisites for gaining the credit points allocated to each module. For modules without an examination, the prerequisites for gaining the credit points allocated to the module are active participation and regular attendance at the teaching and learning units.

The number of credit points and other examination-related information on each module can be fou nd in Annex 1 of the examination regulations for the Master’s programme.

Compulsory modules

Module: Introduction to Environmental Policy

University/Department/Institute: Freie Universität Berlin / Department of Politics and Social Sciences / Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science

Responsible for the module: module lecturer

Admission requirements: none

Qualification aims: All students are aware of the interrelationships of environment, climate and energy issues and are familiar with the prevailing research trends and issues in these fields. They have a basic knowledge of the major problem areas. They can apply the relevance of these problem areas of environmental policy to a range of countries and regions.

They can identify interdisciplinary interrelationships of problems in the environmental field, taking gender and diversity aspects into account and can present them in a comprehensible way both orally and in writing.

Content: This module introduces students to environmental policy and environmental policy analysis. It gives an overview of current political and scientific discussions in the fields of the environment, climate and energy. The focus is on the interrelationships between climate protection with various areas of environmental protection and the energy industry as well as the challenges, potentials and limitations of transdisciplinary scientific research.


Seminar

Language of instruction

Compulsory regular attendance

Study time, total hours

Duration of module

Module offered

Application

Compulsory attendance

(Semester hours per week = SH)

2

Forms of active participation

Study time

(hours)

Lecture

2

Paper, written report

Attendance

Preparation and follow-up

Preparation for examination

Examination

English

Attendance recommended

300 hours

One semester

Winter semester

Master ’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning

10 CP

60

180

60

Module: Introduction to Environmental Planning

University/Department/Institute: T echnische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment



Qualification aims:

The students have gained knowledge of:

 the principles of the instruments and methods of landscape planning, environmental assessments, landscape

/environmental economics and geoinformation and their significance, function and weight in the political context.

 the interplay of social, environmental-economic, environmental policy and environmental and spatial planning processes and contents

The students are able to:

 analyse and evaluate the interrelationships of planning and policy, thereby gaining the capacity to

 apply this knowledge and these skills in the context of evaluating and developing concepts both in planning and policy programmes (including legal aspects).

Content: the following topics are covered:



Content, tasks and aims of planning instruments in environmental and nature protection, both formal and informal



The political conditionality and emergence of planning instruments for the protection of nature and the environment, coverage and implementation issues; relevant political institutions for different cases



Methods of environmental economy and approaches to analysing and promoting aims and measures of environmental planning instruments



The contribution of geographical information systems to planning instruments and social and political decision-making processes

The topics mentioned above are covered in the context of teaching current environmental policy topics and concepts (e.g. climate change, the transition to renewable energy sources, biodiversity, ecosystem services, TEEB etc.).

The module comprises lectures and an integrated unit (IU) which is to be selected from one of the following four modules in the compulsory elective area (CE module):

1. Environmental Assessment (CE module)

2. Landscape Planning (CE module)

3. Geoinformation Systems (CE module)

4. Economic Analysis of Environmental Policies (CE module)

The integrated unit selected for this module excludes the additional selection of the CE module of which this IU is a part.





Study time

(hours)

Lectures 2 -

Attendance at lectures

Lecture preparation and

30

60

Integrated unit (IU)





Module offered

Application

4

Papers

Practice seminars

Reading and discussing texts follow-up

Attendance at IU

IU preparation and followup


Examination

English


300 hours

One semester

10 CP

Winter semester


Master’s programme Environmental Planning (TU)

60

60

90

Module: Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects

University/Department/Institute:

Freie Universität Berlin / Department of Politics and Social Sciences /

Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science



Qualification aims: The students are familiar with scientific working methods and fundamental theoretical concepts of environmental policy analysis which are of essential importance for the entire master’s programme, including the master’s thesis. In addition, knowledge of the methods and theories forms the basis for structured, independent work. The students are capable of applying the theories and methods in research practice. They can work on scientific and application-oriented issues with a consistent research concept in a project both independently and in groups.

Content: The seminars deepen the knowledge of theories and methods of environmental policy analysis and test their practical application. Both fundamental and application-oriented research are covered. The seminars focus on the selection of research subjects and issues and develop criteria for evaluating the relevance of research issues in terms of environmental, climate and energy policy and assessing how innovative they are. Aspects covered include the identification of relevant scientific discussions, the description of the state of research, the selection of appropriate theories, the development of an analytical framework for research projects and the critical discussion of research designs. These topics are introduced in a peer review process and their application tested in practice. Participants develop research designs and critically evaluate research concepts. A student research project is designed in individual or group work. It is possible to take part in related university and non-university research. During the project seminar, those working on the project receive supervision and feedback from lecturers, students and external experts from the scientific and political fields.





Study time

(hours)

Seminar A

Seminar B

Project seminar

2

2

2

Discussion

Paper

Working group

Peer Review

Moderation

Project report

Research design

Seminars

Reading

Paper and research

Working group

Peer Review

Research design

Project work





English

Yes

450 hours

Two semesters

15 CP

Module offered

Application

Seminar A in winter semester; Seminar B & project seminar in summer semester

Master’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning,

Master

’s programme Political Science

Module: Project in Environmental Planning


Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment



Qualification aims: The students gain the ability to independently structure a complex problem situation or task, to define the steps required to solve the task, to carry out the stages of the work, to document the work in a project report and to present it to a large audience.

In doing this, the students gain skills in time management and project management, in working on complex planning and/or research tasks and in communication and presentation.

Content: Taking a concrete case study from planning-policy practice, the students apply and expand the knowledge and skills they have learnt in other parallel units in practice. The issue may be more oriented on planning practice or on

90

90

60

40

30

20

120

research.

The actual contents vary according to the project, but are taken from a subject area relevant to the professional field such as e.g. preservation and utilisation of biodiversity, climate protection or adaptation to climate change, energy supply and consumption, human health, water supply etc. These topics are worked on in the context of environmental planning instruments and methods, including environmental / landscape accounting and geoinformation / remote sensing.





Study time

(hours)

Project, part 1

Topic finding, fundamental research, work planning

Project, part 2

Implementation,

Documentation, Presentation





Module offered

Application

Compulsory elective modules

2

4

Task definition

Literature research and evaluation

Project planning

Text writing

Independent work on the task,

Project organisation,

Presentations, Reporting

Attendance



Examination

English


450 hours 15 CP

Two semesters

Part 1 of the project in the winter semester and part 2 of the project in the summer semester

Master

’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning

90

120

240

Module: International Comparative Environment-, Climate- and Energy Policy





Admission requirements: successful completion of the modules

“Introduction to Environmental Policy”, “Introduction to

Environmental Planning

”, “Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects” and “Project in Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims: The students are familiar with the scientific fields of application, research perspectives and issues of international comparative policy research. They can apply the theories and methods of international comparative policy research in the fields of environmental, climate and energy governance. They can independently analyse and evaluate empirical research and present it in an accessible way.

Content: The module gives an introduction to relevant theories, models, analytical frameworks and empirical research fields of comparative environmental, climate and energy policy. It covers the significance of institutions, political parties, socio-economic factors, path dependencies of energy systems, civil society structures and knowledge for environmental and climate policies. The variety of political systems and the differences between them are also considered. Conditions which explain success or failure are discussed. Research fields cover international and intranational comparison of established industrialised countries as well as countries in transition and developing countries. Taking case studies of empirical research, the students learn how complex masses of information can be transmuted into adequate comparative research concepts appropriate to the experimental aims.





Study time

(hours)

Seminar

Seminar

2

2

Discussion,

Paper,

Seminar work

Attendance



Examination

60

100

140





Module offered

English

Yes

300 hours

Two semesters

10 CP

Application

Every semester

Master

’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning,

Master ’s programme Political Science

Module: Environment, Climate and Energy Governance







Environmental Planning

”, “Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects” and “Project in Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims: The students are familiar with analytical concepts and theories of governance research in the examination of policies, instruments and implementation processes of environmental, resource and climate protection and the energy industry. They can examine different forms of governance in multi-actor and multi-level structures and explain and classify specific aspects of governance.

Content: The seminars give an introduction to issues of environmental and climate governance. They cover the formal and informal institutions, multi-actor structures and multi-level structures which the state and society use to deal with environmental, climate and energy issues. The seminars cover forms of governance for pollution control and prevention, for nature protection and for the utilisation of natural resources. They differentiate between the term “government” which refers to government institutions and actors and the concept of

“governance” and give an introduction to the theoretical concepts of governance. Environmental governance is examined as a mechanism which is not limited to the government’s top-down mechanisms to regulate behaviour; it also includes non-regulatory approaches such as voluntary and market-based instruments or educational programmes. The relationships between governments and market actors, civil society and the scientific community are also covered. With reference to relevant international empirical research, the module covers topics such as governance for sustainable development, sustainable production and sustainable consumption; resource efficiency; climate protection, mitigation and adjustment to climate change.





Study time

(hours)

Seminar

Seminar

2

2

Discussion,

Working group,

Paper

Attendance



Examination

60

100

140




English

Yes


Module offered

Application

300 hours

Two semesters

10 CP

Every semester

Master

’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning,

Master ’s programme Political Science

Module: Vulnerability, Resilience and Catastrophe



Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology




Environmental Planning”, “Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects” and “Project in Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims: The students are familiar with analytical concepts and theories of social science research into vulnerability, resilience and catastrophes and with methods to determine and assess vulnerability, resilience and susceptibility to disaster. They are able to estimate and assess vulnerability and resilience in a variety of social and cultural contexts, multi-actor constellations and multi-level structures and in relation to a range of risks and hazards. They have a differentiated understanding of disasters.

Content: The module gives an introduction to social science research into vulnerability, resilience and catastrophes. It focuses on the vulnerability and resilience of a range of socio-cultural units or constellations which often face a range of multiple hazards or stresses and examines disaster potentials. The units in this module discuss vulnerability and resilience e.g. of cultural minorities, whole societies, (mega) cities, linked socio-ecological systems etc. and investigates the underlying and interacting social, cultural, political and natural processes. Formal and informal institutions, multi-actor structures and multi-level structures in which the state and (civil) society negotiate the concern and assessment of hazards and protective measures are scrutinised in their social context. With reference to relevant international theoretical and empirical research, the module covers topics such as global environmental and climate change, economic and social crises and the potential for disaster they contain. Options for social transformation and methods for sustainable reduction of vulnerability and increasing resilience to reduce susceptibility to disasters are discussed.





Study time

(hours)

Seminar

Seminar

2

2

Discussion

Working group

Paper

Attendance



Examination

60

100

140



English

Yes



Module offered

300 hours

Two semesters

10 CP

Application

Every semester


Module: Internship in Environmental Policy and/or Planning



Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science and Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment




Environmental Planning”, “Environmental Policy: Theory, Methods and Projects” and “Project in Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims: The students have explored an actual professional field and can master practical professional demands. They have well-thought-out experience and active knowledge in relation to a future professional activity in the environmental field in European and international job markets.

Content: The core of the module is a six-week internship in the fields of environmental policy and environmental planning.

This gives the students the opportunity to explore an actual professional field and to practice mastering practical professional demands against the background of the qualifications gained during their studies.

A colloquium takes place alongside the internship in which strategies for a successful internship and typical internship constellations and situations are covered. The colloquium takes place either at the Freie Universität Berlin or at the

Technische Universität Berlin.





Study time

(hours)

Internship

Colloquium

240h

1

Discussion

Attendance at internship

Attendance at colloquium


Examination

240

15

45





Module offered

English


300 hours

One semester

Every summer semester

Master’s programme Environmental Policy and Planning

10 CP

Application

Module: Environmental Assessment

University/Department/Institute

Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment, Environmental

Assessment & Planning Research Group



Qualification aims: The students are able to

 apply the main instruments of environmental assessment in planning practice, building on their Bachelor degree

 master the subject content and the planning processes of instruments to compensate for interventions (e.g. Impact

Mitigation Regulation, Habitats Directive Assessment, wetland mitigation), environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment

 process ecological demands in a planning-oriented way and to identify interfaces with the field of ecology

 apply the instruments in Germany and in the international field

 e valuate the instruments‘ efficacy and generate the relevant research demand

 identify and formulate research approaches to develop the instruments further

 identify and analyse gender aspects in planning processes.

Content: The module covers the Impact Mitigation Regulation, the Habitats Directive Assessment, the Environmental

Impact Assessment and the Strategic Environmental Assessment in the German, European and international context. The strategic environmental assessment is examined in the context of expert planning (e.g. road construction, waste disposal industry etc.). The teaching units initially focus on screening, the relevant subjects of protection, the decision-making and the procedural process. The content of a landscape conservation support plan, a habitat directive assessment and environmental impact assessment and finally an environmental report for expert planning are also covered. The module also presents recent international developments and demands on the instruments, e.g. the extension of the assessment procedure to a sustainability appraisal or the opportunities for using German planning know-how in the international context.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit Environmental

Impact Assessment and

Strategic Environmental

Assessment

2

Short presentation

Discussions

Attendance


60

45

45

Integrated unit Impact

Mitigation





Module offered

Application

2


Examination

English


150 hours

One semester

Winter semester


Master

’s programme Environmental Planning (TU)

5 CP

Module: Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment


Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment, Environmental

Assessment & Planning Research Group


Admission requirements: successful completion of the module “Introduction to Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims : The students are able to

 apply the main methods to predict environmental impacts on a range of environmental subjects of protections

 carry out planning-oriented preparation of ecological models and content and identify interfaces with ecology

 apply the methods and instruments both in Germany and in the international context

 and are familiar with the most recent research approaches to environmental impact prediction and are able to formulate new issues.

Content : The teaching unit “Methods of Impact Prediction and Environmental Impact Assessment – project level” covers methods of determining relevant environmental impacts in relation to a range of different types of project. The focus is on the planning application of suitable simple prediction models and simple qualitative active-factor negative impact chains.

The prediction of impacts on subjects of protection such as soils, water, air, climate, biodiversity, people, cultural and material assets and landscape and their interplay is closely related to ecological impact models. In terms of content, for example from the international area, the DPSIR model is covered (Driving Force, Pressure, State, Impact, Response), or ecological hazard analysis with the relevant overlay techniques. In addition, the unit covers issues of impact levels and the principles of monitoring unexpected environmental impacts. Examples of technical planning strategies to avoid and mitigate environmental impacts are also dealt with. T he teaching unit “Methods of Impact Prediction and Environmental

Impact Assessment

– planning, programme and policy levels”, initially covers methods of estimating environmental impacts with the focus on approaches for the strategic level. For example, the unit covers the topic of scenario technique to examine strategic planning alternatives or cumulative impact assessment. Approaches to sustainability appraisal are also discussed.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit: Methods of

Impact Prediction and

Environmental Impact

Assessment – project level

Integrated unit - Methods of

Impact Prediction and

Environmental Impact

Assessment – planning, programme and policy level



2

2

Short presentations

Discussions

English

Attendance



Examination

60

45

45




150 hours

Two semesters

5 CP

Module offered

Application

Summer semester (Methods of Impact Prediction and

Environmental Impact Assessment

– project level),

Winter semester ( Methods of Impact Prediction and

Environmental Impact Assessment

– planning, programme and policy level)

Master



Module: Landscape Planning


Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment



Qualification aims

The students have gained knowledge of

 formal and informal instruments of landscape planning, site planning and nature protection in Germany and selected European and non-European states

 current trends in landscape development, their causes (e.g. changes in land use, climate change) and possible planning options for dealing with them

 planning-relevant international concepts and agreements relating to biodiversity protection, nature and environmental protection, climate protection / climate adaptation.

They are able to

 apply the instruments and concepts covered in the module independently in practice in relation to concrete issues

 to classify these instruments and concepts in relation to their relevance in practice

 to address the issue of these instruments and concepts appropriately in the context of scientific issues. and can

 evaluate the performance and perspectives of instruments and concepts and the necessity of developing them further

 qualify themselves for working abroad and reflect on the special features of German landscape planning in comparison with planning systems in other countries

 perceive and assess the significance of current planning policy developments and developments in the subject area for planning, biodiversity protection and nature and climate protection.

Content: The module covers formal and informal instruments of landscape planning, environment/landscape related site planning and nature/biodiversity protection in Germany and other selected countries. In detail, topics covered include the following among others: landscape planning in Germany; how far it may be applicable and is applied in other countries; examples of dealing with environmental/landscape planning topics with the planning instruments of other selected countries; informal instruments such as regional energy plans, urban development plans, participation procedures and others, including the discussion on the meaningfulness and necessity of informal instruments and how they relate to formal instruments. There is also the opportunity to think critically about the perspectives of landscape architecture as a preventive instrument and possibilities and demands for developing it further. International developments in and approaches to landscape development and planning and in nature/biodiversity protection are also covered. This includes current trends in landscape development (e.g. due to climate change, demographic developments and other causes), as well as institutions, documents and planning approaches (e.g. IUCN, Convention on Biodiversity, Millennium Ecosystem

Assessment. TEEB, adaptive planning and management, ecological footprint). The principles of planning theory are also discussed.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit

4

Papers

Practice seminars

Written reports

Attendance



Examination





Module offered

English


150 hours

One semester

5 CP

Application

Winter semester

Master



Module: Landscape Planning and Society

University/Department/Institute: Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment


Admission requirements: successful completion of the module

“Introduction to Environmental Planning”

Qualification aims: The students are familiar with

 individual intellectual, social, administrative and political influences on landscape planning and environmental

60

45

45 planning

 the historical development and complexity of basic terms in the discipline (nature, landscape)

 normative ethical justifications and principles of nature and environmental protection.

They can

 estimate the significance of the above-mentioned influences on landscape and environmental planning and take them into consideration appropriately in the planning process

 consider the significance of basic terms in order to be able to argue clearly, clarify obscurities and avoid misunderstandings in planning and academic practice

 asses the planning relevance of nature protection concepts and planning concepts related to selected basic terms and can apply them in planning practice

 assess the social conditionality and validity of normative ethical justifications and develop their own normative position and basis for their personal action.

Content: In the summer semester, the module first covers the conditions for action of social actors (e.g. in the context of administration, land use sectors). Based on this, the module deals with the influence of individual psychological factors

(e.g. cognition, complexity reduction, perception selection, basic needs), social factors (e.g. social roles, community asset issues), administrative factors (e.g. administrative structures) and political factors (e.g. power, influence) including genderspecific aspects on the practice of landscape and environmental planning and nature/biodiversity protection. In the winter

semester, the module focuses on ethical normative principles of landscape planning and evaluation issues and with basic terms in the discipline, their history and in particular their complexity and ambiguousness. These terms include above all landscape (cultural landscape, natural landscape) and nature. The understanding of nature in (Western) history is contrasted with how nature and the environment were actually treated in various eras and areas. Leading on from this, the issue is discussed of what perception of nature lies behind nature /environmental protection and which “nature” is actually intended to be protected or is protected. The question of the reasons for protection is discussed, based on a range of environmental ethical positions.


Integrated unit

Integrated unit



2

2 texts

Forms of active

Papers

Essays participation

Practice seminars

Reading and discussing

Study time

(hours)

Attendance



Examination

60

45

45





German


150 hours

Two semesters

5 CP

Module offered

Application

Winter semester (cultural dimensions)

Summer semester (social aspects)


Master


Module: Geoinformation Systems


Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment, Department of

Geoinformation in Environmental Planning



Qualifications aims:

The students are familiar with

 goeinformatics terms and methods

 planning-relevant areas of application and methods of geoinformatics in research and practice

The students gain the skills and competencies to

 independently solve complex environmental planning issues and analysis using geoinformation systems (GIS)

 apply GIS as an instrument for evaluating landscape, building scenario models and visualisation

 evaluate and critically assess the potentials and limitations of GIS methods

 apply GIS methods in a range of national and international planning instruments

 identify and formulate new research approaches to environmental planning and analysis using GIS

Content: Building on knowledge of GIS principles, the module covers the fields of data collection, analysis and presentation of site-related data in more depth. Complex site-related issues are worked on using interactively prepared function models. The teaching units will cover 3-D visualisation as one form of data presentation and analysis. The second part of the module focuses on the modelling of site-related environmental issues. The students will work on tasks relating to topics of GIS –based environmental analysis and evaluation. These include e.g. the evaluation of ecosystem services, favourable and unfavourable locations, terrain modelling and the analysis of landscape structures. A range of raster-based and vector-based processes are used.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit

Lectures form the basis for mainly practical exercises on computer, independent presentations and written reports

Integrated units

Lectures form the basis for mainly practical exercises on the computer, independent presentations and written

2

2

Independent work on the computer, reading texts, short presentation as poster, discussions

Attendance



Examination

60

45

45 reports





Module offered

English


150 hours

One semester

Winter semester

5 CP

Application


Master


Module: Remote Sensing in Environmental Planning

University/Department/Institute: Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment, Department of

Geoinformation in Environmental Planning




 remote sensing terms and methods

 a range of analogue and digital sensor systems

 planning-relevant areas of application and methods of remote sensing in research and practice

The students gain skills and competencies enabling them to

 independently solve complex issues in environmental planning and analysis using digital remote sensing methods

 use remote sensing as an instrument for landscape analysis and assessment

 evaluate and critically assess the potential and limitations of remote sensing

 apply remote sensing methods in the context of a range of national and international planning instruments

 identify and formulate new research approaches to environmental planning using remote sensing

Content: The module equips the students with knowledge about the collection of remote sensing data, their geometrical and physical properties and methods of processing and interpreting them. Alongside the theoretical principles of the different sensor systems and the physical processes of image formation, examples from research and practice are taken to teach students the techniques of image processing and analysis and give them the opportunity to put them into practice independently on the computer. At the same time the potential and limitations of remote sensing as an instrument in a range of fields of application in landscape analysis and assessment are discussed. Students are introduced to a range of classification concepts and algorithms.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit


2

Independent work on the computer, reading texts, discussions

Attendance



Examination

Integrated unit



2




English


150 hours

Module offered

Application

One semester

Winter semester


Master


Module: Economic Analysis of Environmental Policies

University/Department/Institute: Technische Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment


Admission requirements: successful completion of the module

“Introduction to Environmental Planning”

5 CP

60

45

45


 institutional economics approaches and their application to the institutional framework conditions of environmental planning in Germany and in international comparison

 current trends in land use and the development of sector policies which are significant for land use, such as agricultural policy, forestry policy and water policy and their institutional and instrumental organisations

 the approaches to linking the above-mentioned sector policies with the aims of environmental planning and the instruments developed for this purpose.

They are able to take the above-mentioned conceptual approaches to institutional economics and knowledge of sector policies and can independently

 identify the significance of the institutional conditions of landscape planning and environmental policy in relation to other sector policies and in international comparison

 apply them in practice in relation to concrete issues

 address them in the context of scientific issues and can

 apply the institutional economics approaches independently to newly arising environmental problem situations and develop strategic approaches to action

 further qualify themselves for working abroad and reflect on the special features of German landscape planning in comparison with planning systems in other countries and

 identify existing gaps in research and formulate approaches to deal with them.

Content: The module covers the principles of institutional economic analysis of politics and political field analysis and their application to nature protection policy and water policy. The focus is on the presentation and evaluation of the range of different approaches, their fields of application and methodological issues. Topics are the property rights theory, transaction costs and principal agent models, common property regime, the new political economy, the economic bureaucracy theory, the political field analysis and multi-level analysis. These are studied in more depth in relation to examples of nature protection and water policy in Germany and in international comparison.

Building on the principles of institutional economics, the application to inter-sectoral coordination between land useoriented sector policy and environmental planning are examined in more detail. Linking environmental and nature protection policy to individual sector policies and their institutional base, such as agricultural and forestry policy, water and regional policy gives more depth to the study. All federal levels, the European Union and the coordinating mechanisms which exist there are covered.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit 4

Papers

Practice seminar

Reading and discussing texts

Attendance



Examination





Module offered

English


150 hours

One semester

5 CP

Application

Winter semester

Master


Master ’s programme Environmental Planning (TU)

Module: International Environmental Policy Analysis

University/Department/Institute: Technische

Universität Berlin/Faculty Planning Building Environment

60

45

45




 legal, economic and political principles of international cooperation between states, particularly in areas of environmental policy

 international treaties in the fields of biodiversity, nature protection and water policy

 the structure of European Union environmental policy and how it functions and are able to

 independently apply scientific approaches to newly emerging international environmental problems and to develop strategic courses of action

 identify the significance of the institutional framework conditions of international environmental policy for national environmental policy and for (German) landscape planning

 understand the wide range of scientific approaches to their analysis in relation to their theoretical principles and working methods and to identify their relevance for planning practice

 identify existing gaps in research and to formulate approaches to deal with them.

They have learnt to view international framework conditions in relation to gender aspects.

Content: The module deals with the principles of the economic and politological analysis of international environmental policy as a mechanism of inter-state cooperation. The focus is on the analysis of the preconditions for cooperation between states in the environmental field and the evaluation of the efficacy of agreements. This is supplemented by the analysis of the increasing influence of non-state actors and of cooperation mechanisms which are supported by non-state actors.

Building on the teaching unit on institutional economic principles, the application to the European Union is examined in more depth. The range of theoretical approaches to explain the EU environmental policy is introduced and studied in more depth using examples.





Study time

(hours)

Integrated unit

Integrated unit

2

Papers

Practice seminar

Reading and discussing texts

Essays

Attendance



Examination

60

45

45

2





Module offered

Application

German


150 hours

One semester

5 CP

Winter semester


Master ’s programme Environmental Planning (TU)

Annex 2: Sample programme plan for the Master’s programme in Environmental Policy and Planning

Semester Compulsory modules Compulsory elective modules

1st semester

WiSe

(30 CP)

Module:

Introduction

Environmental

Policy

(10 CP)

Module:

Introduction

Environmental

Planning

(10 CP)

2nd semester

SuSe

(30 CP)

Module:

Environmental

Policy: Theory,

Methods and

Project

(15 CP)

Module: Project

Environmental

Planning

(15 CP)

Compulsory elective modules

(10 CP)


(10 CP)

3rd semester

WiSe

(30 CP)


(5 CP)


(5 CP)

4th semester

SuSe

(30 CP)

Master ’s thesis with accompanying colloquium (30 CP)

Elective modules

Elective module or modules

(totalling 10 P)

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