MSc in Cultural Geography - Climate Adaptation Governance
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 20,800 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch, EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students
** for Non-EU|for EU/EEA EUR 2,530
Introduction
Climate Adaptation Governance
Be part of the solution and join the Climate Adaptation Governance track of our MSc in Cultural Geography!
Accelerated climate change and wide-ranging global risks such as biodiversity loss and global pandemics require fundamental transformations of how our societies are organised and interact with the environment. We need to adapt to these risks and foster increased resilience. These efforts will require culturally-sensitive and transdisciplinary approaches to governance to bring about enduring change.
In this master's programme, you will take specialised courses in governance as well as in urban and community-based adaptation. After taking advanced skills training courses in intervention impact assessments, data collection, and analytical methods, you will conduct field research on a topic of relevance to climate adaptation governance and write your Master’s thesis.
Note: Climate Adaptation Governance is part of MSc Cultural Geograpy (you can follow two tracks: Climate Adaptation Governance and Sustainable Tourism & Society.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
This programme has no scholarships or funding options.
Curriculum
The curriculum is aligned across four blocks:
- Block 1
Courses:
- Adaptation Governance
- Critical Approaches to Cultural Heritage and Identity
- Field Work and Community Engagement
2. Block 2
Courses:
- Nature, Landscape & Heritage
- Thesis Design
- Urban Adaptation and Innovation
3. Block 3
Courses:
- Geographies of Migration
- Nature Based Solution
- Social Impact Assessment - Data and Representation
4. Block 4
Courses:
- Thesis
Program Outcome
Credits: 60 ECTS
Degree: MSc in Cultural Geography
After graduation: Cultural Geography equips you with the necessary theoretical and practical tools to contribute to place-related liveability in society. Quality of life depends to a large extent on successful adaptation to climate change.
After finishing our specialised track, you will be an expert in climate adaptation governance pathways. In such a position, you can positively influence key adaptation strategies, policies, and decisions that will play an increasingly influential role into the future.
Career Opportunities
Career
Field trips, guest lectures, workshops, and serious gaming simulations, which are part of your programme, allow networking with future employers, such as the Global Center on Adaptation and local government. Furthermore, the University of Groningen offers a wide range of career services to support your job market preparations.
Possible jobs
As a leading Cultural Geographer and Climate Adaptation Governance specialist, your expertise enables you to work, for example:
- Analyst or trainer within both the public and private sectors;
- Strategist, policy-maker, advisor, project officer, or programme coordinator for local, regional, and national governments, intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental organisations at home and abroad, the management of businesses, and other institutions;
- Researcher and lecturer in academia.