Master in Human Geography
Master of Human Geography
A NEW PROGRAMME WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION
Human Geography is a new Master’s programme that starts in September 2017. It stems from the former Economic Geography and Urban Geography programmes. You can specialise in one of the two fields by choosing a track:
- Urban Geography: Neighbourhoods & Residential Dynamics
- Urban Geography: Daily Life & Public Spaces
- Economic Geography: Business & Location
- Economic Geography: Regional Development & Policy
CITIES AND URBAN REGIONS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CONCERNS
Urban regions are bubbling, dynamic places where people get together and generate new ideas. They are breeding grounds for innovation and economic growth. Many people still move to the city, chasing their dreams: for a challenging career, a pleasant living environment, all the amenities within easy reach. And besides the local residents, large numbers of tourists visit the city seeking an entertaining stay. The continuous urban growth in an increasingly global economy has both winners and losers. On the one hand, there are start-ups that expand to become large companies. While on the other hand, there are traditional companies that succumb to global competition. How can we explain success and failure? Urban growth also leads to a great diversity of people and lifestyles, which ensure thriving communities. Yet there are also places where spatial and social inequalities reveal themselves between communities. This results in unpleasant living environments and neighbourhoods in decline. How do you breathe new life into those communities? In the Human Geography Master's programme, you learn how urban and economic issues are interwoven. As a student of the Human Geography Master’s, you will study the city and its economic developments from various academic perspectives and thematic angles, with an interdisciplinary approach.
AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
This Master’s programme has an international character. We welcome students from around the world onto the programme. This way you are provided with the opportunity to come into contact with other cultures and national contexts. You will go on an international field trip and can complete your Master's thesis project and/or internship abroad. You will be able to find work in many fields, positions, and locations following graduation.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE AND WORKING METHODS
This Master’s programme gives you a thorough understanding of important urban and economic issues. You will receive comprehensive training in the methodological and critical analytical skills needed to find possible solutions for challenges in urban regions. Working from a scientific and theoretical foundation, you come into contact with the daily practice. Through guest lectures and practical assignments (active learning), you will learn what graduates do and be able to determine where you would be most at home. Your choice of graduation subject and the accompanying research internship provides the best way for you to present yourself to future employers. The programme has made arrangements with various companies, research agencies and government organisations regarding internships and interesting research projects.
SUMMARY
DEGREE:
- Title: MSc
- Master's degree in Sociale geografie
- Programme: Human Geography
ACCREDITATION: Accredited by the NVAO CROHO CODE: 66620 LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English PART- OR FULL-TIME STATUS: Full-time DURATION: 1-year CREDITS: 60 START OF STUDIES: September TUITION FEES:
- Statutory fee - fulltime 2017-2018: € 2,006 (NL/EU) (for exceptions see Tuition Fees and Financial Support)
- Institutional fee 2017-2018: € 15,167 (non-EU/EEA)
FACULTY: Geosciences GRADUATE SCHOOL: Geosciences
Statutory fee - 2018-2019: € 2,060 (NL and EU/EEA); Institutional fee - 2018-2019: € 10,512 (NL and EU/EEA) and € 15,575 (non-EU/EEA). For more details see the institution's website.
This school offers programs in:
- English
Last updated January 25, 2018
