MScSpatial Planning: Cities, Water and Climate Change
| Study location | Netherlands, Nijmegen |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year (60 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies, Spatial Planning, Human Geography, or another spatially-oriented discipline. Please provide a list of all courses you have taken, are taking and are planning to take including course content, the number of hours and literature used. See an example here. You may compile this list yourself or upload a course syllabus. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University |
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| Language requirements | English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 6.5 overall, subscores ≥ 6.0, writing subscore ≥ 6.5 All certificates may not be older than two years. |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please explain why you have chosen this specific Master’s programme and how it fits your previous education. Resume Background in research methodology |
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Overview
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Programme structure
The Master’s specialisation in Cities, Water and Climate Change is taught at the Nijmegen School of Management. It has a course load of 60 EC* (one year). The structure of the programme is presented here.
Career opportunities
The Spatial Planning graduates are greatly valued by their employers for their analytical skills, critical perspective, and sound academic understanding of the relationship between human activities, their spatial environment, and relevant spatial interventions enhancing their living environment.
Upon completion students will have knowledge of:
- Interfaces between different planning concepts, sectors, and interests
- Synergies that are found and trade-offs that are made along with these interfaces
- Paths through which integrative planning is manifested in policy formulation, decision-making, and projects at different geographical and institutional levels
Spatial planners from Nijmegen work as a policymaker, consultant, or project manager for government, consulting firms, project developers, housing corporations, or research institutes. Also, more and more of our alumni are working on international projects.