MScHuman Geography: Economic Geography

Study location	Netherlands, Nijmegen
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 (or equivalent, from a research university) from a geography-related discipline, such as Spatial Planning, Geography, Environment Studies. For students with a completed Bachelor’s degree in a related area such as International Relations, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology, History, Philosophy, Religion Studies, European Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Language Studies, Architecture, (Urban) Design Studies, Leisure and Tourism, Conflict Studies and Management Sciences your prior education might first need to be approved by the Examination Board, by a matter of an intake interview. 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 Central Student Administration P.O. Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen

Language requirements	English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 6.5 overall, subscores ≥ 6.0, writing subscore ≥ 6.5 - TOEFL iBT: ≥ 90, subscores ≥ 22 - Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency: C or higher All certificates may not be older than two years.

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 Please upload an overview of education/experience that contains, in chronological order, information about your education and knowledge/experience acquired during an internship, training, or work. Background in research methodology Because of the academic nature of this programme, you are required to have basic training in research processes, e.g. research design and data analysis.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

The Master’s specialisation in Economic Geography is taught at the Nijmegen School of Management. It has a course load of 60 EC* (one-year) and offers space for elective courses, with which students can give their programme their own personal finishing touch. The structure of the programme is presented here.

Career opportunities

With expertise gained during this Master’s, a graduate can be employed in a wide range of jobs, both in and outside the Netherlands, for example:

- At a consultancy and advisory firms, as a consultant or advisor, writing Strategic Plans for the sustainable development of regions and cities, helping foreign firms and investors to find a suitable location, or assisting regional and city governments in getting and managing EU funds (project and process management)
- At a Spatial or Economic Development department of a city municipality, where you could be responsible for the planning of industrial zones, the upgrading of city centres, the attraction of new firms and investments, or for getting European Union funds.
- At provincial governments and new spatial-governmental entities such as city-regions
- At ministries: in the Dutch context, you can think of ‘Economische Zaken’, ‘VROM’, ‘Verkeer en Waterstaat’, ‘Binnenlandse Zaken’ and ‘LNV’.
- At a Chamber of Commerce, Regional Development Agency, and Innovation Platform to provide (starting) entrepreneurs with a wealth of information about rules, subsidies, regional labour markets and innovation policies, as well as setting up (informal) networks of key actors in a region.
- At employers’ organisations like labour unions and housing corporations as an expert in themes such as immigrant entrepreneurship, the ‘Creative Economy’, and sustainability