Garden therapy includes the targeted use of nature to increase the psychological and physical well-being of human beings. Besides medical therapy reasons (e.g. disabilities, dementia, Alzheimer's disease), the increasing number of societal and social disorders (e.g. depression, traumatization) call for new therapeutic strategies in addition to the classical treatment options. Garden therapy has been very successful in the care of children and adolescents, the psychosomatically and psychiatrically ill, geriatric or dementia patients, as well as in the rehabilitation of addicts, and represents a holistic supplement or alternative to conventional therapeutic strategies.

Target group

People with basic professions in pedagogy, social sciences, psychology, medicine, biology and horticulture.

  • Physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, geriatric nurses
  • biologists, persons qualified in horticulture, landscape planners, graduates of a horticultural course at universities
  • and technical colleges, educators, social workers, social pedagogues, child minders and daycare teachers, psychologist.
Course option
Expert Program
Admission requirements
Study or work experience according to regulations
Learning format
Classroom teaching
Duration
4 Semester, part time
ECTS-Points
60
Course fee
EUR 7.500,--
Presence phases
Sa-Su
Start
Winter semester 2023/24
Language
German
Regulation (Curriculum)
BLT 111/2013, No. 360 from 28 November 2013
Study location
University for Continuing Education Krems
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
3500 Krems
Austria
Organizer
Department for Health Sciences, Medicine and ResearchCenter for Health Sciences and MedicineUniversity College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy
External partners

If not otherwise stated, classes are held at the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education Vienna, Angermayergasse 1, 1130 Vienna. The course start and the graduation ceremony take place in Krems.

Scientific and Course direction

Hon.Prof. Dr. Andrea Zauner-Dungl

Cooperation

This course is implemented in cooperation with the University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy. 

 

 
http://www.haup.ac.at

Contact Cooperation Partner

Birigt Steininger

Course Direction

Organisation

Questions about studying?

Please feel free to contact us.

Susanne Bauer

tcm@donau-uni.ac.at
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