Certificate in Holistic Landscape Design

Bastyr University

Date Posted: Aug. 22, 2016
Submitted by: Julian Dautremont-Smith
Sustainability Topics: Curriculum, Food & Dining, Grounds
Content Type: Academic Programs
Disciplines: Agriculture, Design
Program Type: Professional or Continuing Education Certificate/Diploma
Completion: 14 months, beginning during Summer term
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Part-Time

Description

Bastyr's Certificate in Holistic Landscape Design offers training for those who want to build upon their knowledge of medicinal and edible plants and apply that expertise by developing sustainable landscapes. Grounded in the philosophy of working with nature rather than against it, the landscape design program engages students through a hands on curriculum. Holistic Landscape Design courses such as Soil Ecology, Biodynamic Agriculture, and Medicinal and Edible Plants in the Landscape support graduating students who:

  • Understand techniques for the sustainable cultivation of food and medicinal plants
  • Apply sustainable landscape measures creatively, designing for biodiversity, therapeutic utility and aesthetics
  • Know the importance and elements of soil science and how to use this knowledge in horticultural methods

The program is open to anyone with a creative eye and a passion for ecology and sustainability. It is well suited to landscape designers or students/graduates of degree programs in botany, horticulture, herbal science, nutrition or naturopathic medicine. Students who complete the Holistic Landscape Design program are equipped to develop sustainable landscapes that benefit both the environment and the human community.

Learning Outcomes

Following are the learning objectives for students in the holistic landscape design program:

  • Ability to create a landscape design that enhances the natural landscape and reflects the health of all of the beings that utilize it as well as the health of the planet
  • Apply sustainable landscape measures creatively, designing for biodiversity, therapeutic utility and aesthetics
  • Integrate permaculture techniques and principles for sustainably modifying land and implementing designs
  • Understand importance and elements of soil science and how to utilize this knowledge in horticultural methods
  • Enhance knowledge of practices that support seasonal and sustainable cultivation of food and medicinal plants
  • Practice therapeutic plant propagation and cultivation from native and analogue climates for landscape design as well as nursery or market production

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