Master of Science in Geography
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Key Information
Campus location
Brussels, Belgium
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 1,116 / per year **
Application deadline
31 Mar 2024*
Earliest start date
16 Sep 2024
* students not requiring a student visa can apply until 30 June
** full time for EEA nationals; €4,284 per year full time for non-EEA nationals
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Introduction
The Master of Geography program is a two-year advanced study organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the K.U.Leuven. This inter-university master’s program provides the students with comprehensive training in spatial approaches to social and/or natural phenomena.
The global aim of the master’s program is to generate geographers that can play an active role in contemporary society.
The following specializations are offered:
- Earth and Climate
- Society and Space
- Geo-Information Systems
- Mixed Methods
Scholarships and Funding
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarships 4CITIES
- Master Mind
- Erasmus+ KA1 - incoming
- PRONABEC
- China Scholarship Council
- ICP Master
- VUB Scholarships for Master of Science in Photonics Engineering
Curriculum
- Common basis (27 ECTS)
- Specialization (36 ECTS)
- Strengthening Courses (27 ECTS)
- Internship (15 ECTS)
- Reorientation Courses (up to 15 ECTS)
Specialization Modules
- Earth and Climate
- Society and Space
- Geo-information Sciences
- Mixed Methods
Program Outcome
Master of Geography graduates is to:
- have a broad-based basic knowledge of natural and/or social sciences;
- have acquired an in-depth understanding of the fundamental physics and/or culturally determined processes, which help explain the physical and/or social environment;
- have developed the necessary skills and attitudes to follow up developments in know-how in their field of expertise and in related disciplines in a self-reliant manner;
- have the necessary domain-related know-how, skills, and attitudes to successfully assume a range of positions in the geo job market, either in the area of education, industry, or public sector.
After graduation students can continue their academic careers as Ph.D. researchers.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Geographers integrate the study of physical and human systems. They are in equal parts natural and social scientists and have specialized knowledge in geographical information science techniques.
There is a growing interest in the multidisciplinary approach geographers can offer to solve real-world problems at all spatial scales - from local to global - and strong demand for competent professionals in the broad field of geospatial sciences. As a graduate from the interuniversity program Master of Geography, you may be recruited by public authorities, private companies, and research institutions dealing with urban and regional planning, mobility and transportation, tourism, environmental conservation and management, natural risk assessment, as well as by a multitude of providers and users of geodata-based tools and services.