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The study programmes jas certain common features with Spatial Planning because they work with the same plan levels. The differences are that Landscape Architecture emphasises the physical design, while Spatial Planning focuses more on the implementation aspects and means, for instance from a legal perspective. The specialisation Green Space and Landscape Management will have some common features with the study programme Plant Sciences (with specialisation in Green areas and Horticulture science) since both emphasise management, maintenance and plant science. The differences are that Landscape Architecture focuses on the aesthetic and functional aspects, while Gardening and Horticulture Science will be more biologically orientated.

Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification. 40 students are admitted each year.

Internationalisation, studies abroad and exhange agreements
Some courses are offered in English, and students can get academic supervision in English.The programme is arranged so that students can study at other universities in one or two semester. The department has agreements with Oslo School of Architecture and various institutions in other countries: Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (Nederland), Technische Universität Dresden (Tyskland), Technische Universität München TUM (Tyskland), Universität Hannover (Tyskland), Universität für Bodenkultur (Østerrike), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spania), Ecole Nationale Superieure du paysage (ENSP) (Versailles, Frankrike), Universita degli studi di Genova (Italia), University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia), California Polytechnic (U.S.A.). In addition, UMB has several central agreements on student exchange.

The landscape architect works in the intersecting point between nature, design and human needs where the aim is to form and manage our surroundings in a sustainable and long-term perspective that corresponds to the aims in the European Landscape Convention that Norway has ratified.The study programme is profession-orientated, and a close cooperation with the profession landscape architect is emphasised. The students shall therefore become qualified for working with problem matters relating to landscape architecture both in public and private activities. The tasks are numerous, and vary from detail drawing of building areas, urban spaces and parks to regional planning, investigation tasks and green space management.

Programme content
All students must take the following courses: Introduction course 10 credits, Mathematics 30 credits, Informatics 10 credits, Physics 20 credits, Statistics 10 credits, Chemistry 10 credits, Philosophy of Science 10 credits, Economics and Social Science 10 credits. Elective courses: 30 credits. In addition, the students will take 80 credits in total of the following basic courses related to the programme: Building Structures and Soil Mechanics 25 credits, Structural Design of Buildings 30 credits, History, Planning and Drawing 15 credits, Construction Management 10 credits, Material Technology 10 credits. With this background, the students choose between three main profiles: Construction Technique Buildings and Wood Science and Technology, Construction Technique Buildings and Drawing and Design of Buildings, Construction Technique Buildings combined with courses from other subject areas such as Water and Environmental Technology or Economics. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings and Wood Science and Technology, the students take 20 credits within Timber Engineering and Wood Science and Technology. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings and Drawing and Design of Buildings, the students take 20 credits Free-hand Drawing, Drawing and Design of Buildings and Spatial Planning. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings combined with courses from other subject areas, the students shall choose 20 credits within their chosen subject area. Regardless of the profile chosen, all students must take 20 credits from courses at the 200 level within the specialisation area of the profile, and 30 credits from courses at the 300-level. All students must also complete a Master\’s thesis of 30 credits.

Student advising
Student supervision is provided by the student adviser affiliated with the programme, e-mail: studieveileder-teknologi@umb.no. Supervision will be offered when designing the study plans. The different course teachers are available for academic supervision during office hours. The students are encouraged to contact their teachers if needed.

Evaluation
The teachers and the department review the results of the web-based evaluations and mid-semester evaluations. The programme is also reviewed through discussions with students, at teacher gatherings and in discussions among the academic groups- and sections. Also, contact with external examiners, colleagues and networks outside the department give highly valuable input to ensure the quality of the programme.

Learning goals
When graduating, the students should have acquired the academic qualifications that are necessary to become skilled employees in businesses where the combination of science and technology play an important part. They should have the theoretical basis needed to solve problems and acquire further knowledge on their own. They should have practical skills in current technology and methodology so that they immediately can be engaged in productive work. It is stressed that the students acquire basic knowledge, skills and attitudes within each of the main areas aesthetics, utility function and construction. Knowledge of aesthetics shall secure beautiful buildings that harmonise with the natural surroundings and other buildings in the area, including valuable tradition. It shall also contribute so that the building serves its purpose in an effective way, while the interior at the same time is decorative and appropriate. The construction must make the building safe and lasting under the weight and climatic influences it may be exposed to. The students will practise this synthesis, based on insight into each subject area. Upon graduation, the students are to know how to visualise the building by using 2D and 3D graphic representation of the building objects (freehand and DAK). They shall also know how to use FEM software for constructive dimensioning after Norsk Standard NS or Euronorm, plus other relevant software used in the building process different stages. Cultural-historical awareness and introduction to architecture are emphasised. At the same time, economic insight and competitiveness within the safe framework required in the laws and regulations are also emphasised. Event-history analyses of the buildings environmental effects and energy demands provide awareness of the superior contexts, and can be related to political or ethical purposes.

Teaching and evaluation methods
The programme includes the following teaching methods: 1) Lectures. 2) Lectures given by the students in connection with presentation of their semester papers. During the work on their Master\’s theses, meetings are arranged where the students present their work. 3) Demonstrations. 4) Group work in relation to topics, methods, computer-models. 5) Exercises taken from previous examination papers or other relevant exercises. 6) Analyses in laboratory. 7) Participation in seminars. Excursions. 9) Study trips.Some courses have a written examination, while others have an oral examination. Grades (A-F) are mostly used, but also passed/failed in some courses. Assessment of completed assignments (with high relevance for the profession) is considered to be a very natural evaluation method, and will still be used extensively. In the final part of the programme, the students will do an independent assignment that shall show their understanding, reflection and maturity.

Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification and specific courses within science and mathematics from upper secondary school is a requirement. Acceptance to the higher level is open to students with a 3-year Bachelor\’s degree in Technology/relevant education of at least 180 credits. This has to include at least 27 credits of Mathematics (including Math 3, from an engineering college). Applicants with relevant background for the specialisation can normally complete the programme in two years. For applicants with an educational background only partially relevant to the specialisation, the study period may exceed two years. The study program is taught in Norwegian and applicants who do not have Norwegian as their native language must document sufficient Norwegian skills (Bergenstesten) to be admitted.

Internationalisation, studies abroad and exhange agreements
The Institute recommends students to take a semester or a year abroad on one of our bilateral or ERASMUS agreements. This should preferably be done in the 4th year of study. Many scientists are active in international fora and this contributes to the development of their research area.Encouraging and arranging for study periods abroad is a valid contribution to increase the international aspect of the programme, A study period abroad may easily be included in the study programme if the student is interested, preferably in the fourth academic year.

Related studies
The study programme is related to similar study programmes in technology at NTNU and will lead to the same degree.

Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology

The programme of study offers the combined scientific and technological qualifications that society needs in connection with operations and innovations in business activities, management and research. The programme represents a continuance of the former study programme Civil Engineering, and at UMB it is connected to subject areas that are central to the maintenance and development of a sustainable society.Graduates are qualified to work as property managers in larger businesses, as construction manager/project manager in construction companies or as a planner in an engineering or architect\’s office. They can also work as planners, consultants and chief building inspectors in municipalities and counties.

A memorandum of understanding was executed between the Bangladesh Technical Education Board and the Ahsanullah University of Science and technology on the 25th October, 1995. Institute of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ITVET), an institute of the University, is the first of its kind in the private sector in Bangladesh offering mid-level technical education with an innovative delivery method.

The Institute now offers programs in 6 (six) disciplines,

i) Architecture Technology,
ii) Civil Technology,
iii) Electrical Technology,
iv) Electronic Technology,
v) Computer Technology and
vi) Textile Engineering

leading to the award of Diploma-in-Engineering. The programs are open to S.S.C. passed candidates or its equivalent irrespective of age or year of passing the S.S.C. examination. As the program operates in the afternoon and evening, persons engaged in full time jobs also can join the program as regular students. This innovative aspect of the program has opened up new opportunity to those who aspire to attain or improve their skill and competence in technology. The duration of course is now 4 years. In the 3rd and 4th year, there will be two/three examinations under Bangladesh Technical Education Board.

The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program of the Department of Architecture involves a wide range of disciplines in the fields of arts, sciences and engineering. The diversified theoretical courses are aimed at developing an understanding of the bases of architectural design problems. The studio sessions are then available for application of these knowledge and understandings to practical design problems. Thus, design studio works constitute a very important aspect of the B. Arch. program and continues from Design Studios I & II in the first year to Design Studios IX-X in the fifth or final year.

The Jury System:

All significant studio projects of the students, particularly those of the higher levels including the final year terminal projects are evaluated by the ‘Jury’ system. Under this system, a jury of external examiners comprising of the faculty members as well as at least one or two well known architects from the profession is constituted to listen to the presentation of the students, deliberate with them and pass judgment on the standard and quality of the work presented. The students are graded largely on the basis of such open jury evaluations.

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The Department already has established departmental computer lab, photography lab and materials lab. The computer lab is equipped with computer networking, advanced software packages and internet connection. The students use the lab quite extensively. The students also use the photography lab under the photography course run by the department.

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