Study program:

Academic level and semester:

Master, 3^rd semester

ECTS credits/workload per semester:

5 / 125

Contact hours per week/contact hours per semester:

3 / 75

Type/Teaching method:

Frequency:

Lecturer:

Content:

TELOS is an interdisciplinary online course and international programme that brings together students from landscape architecture, urban planning, business, economics, and related fields to co-create sustainable, place-based solutions. It explores the systemic connections between landscapes and economies, combining design thinking with economic modeling, governance strategies, and social innovation.

Participants engage with key topics such as sustainable resource use, value chains, social business modeling, and impact evaluation—learning to apply tools like scenario building, system modeling, and visioning. The course fosters critical, cross-disciplinary collaboration and supports students in designing innovative solutions for real-world challenges in local communities and landscapes.

Who is it for?

• Business and economics students interested in sustainability, regional development, and social innovation

• Landscape, urban, and regional planners seeking to deepen their systemic and strategic thinking

• Students eager to work across disciplines and cultures on transformative, practice-based projects

Registration only possible via this link: https://telos.hfwu.de/index.php?title=TELOS_Online_Seminar_2024-2025

Textbooks:

Restrictions:

None - this course is also open to Business and Economics students who want to work with other disciplines on transformative processes

Assessment: