Registration is now open for the new Master’s Degree in Landscape Engineering, Green Infrastructure and Rural Transition, a programme offered by the University of Santiago de Compostela aimed at training professionals capable of addressing the major environmental and territorial challenges of the 21st century. The programme combines knowledge in territorial planning, ecological restoration, the green transition, and rural development.
This is a 60-ECTS master’s degree lasting one academic year, designed to be compatible with professional activities. Its hybrid format combines online and on-site teaching, with an approximate distribution of 50% videoconference-based instruction and 50% face-to-face classes. Students also have the option of enrolling on a part-time basis. In addition, the programme includes external academic placements that allow students to gain first-hand experience in real professional environments.
The programme is designed to enhance employability in fields such as public administration, environmental and territorial consultancy, landscape planning, rural development, and research, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the current processes transforming territories.
Two specializations to address the challenges of the Green Transition
The programme has been developed within a context shaped by new European policies on the green transition, nature restoration, and green infrastructure, which are transforming the way natural resource management, landscape planning, and rural development are approached. In this context, specialized training becomes a key element in supporting public administrations, businesses, and organizations as they adapt to emerging environmental challenges.
The curriculum is structured around subjects such as rural and landscape planning, ecological economics and restoration, rural development policies, geospatial information technologies, and the green transition in rural areas.
One of the most attractive features of the master’s degree is the opportunity to specialize through two complementary pathways. On the one hand, the Green Infrastructure and Landscape specialization focuses on landscape design, green infrastructure planning, landscape bioengineering, and applied ecological restoration. On the other hand, the Green Transition specialization addresses agroecological transition dynamics, land management and administration, and the analysis of rural social-ecological systems from a territorial perspective.
Many of these subjects are directly connected to the research and action areas developed by the Land Lab (Laboratorio do Territorio). In particular, the master’s programme addresses issues related to territorial planning and transitions, land management, green infrastructure, environmental restoration, and rural systems—areas that are becoming increasingly important in the search for sustainable, resilient territorial models adapted to environmental and social change.
Interested candidates can find full information about the programme and the enrolment process on the USC website: