Content Official Master's Degree in Regional and Population Studies

Study guides

Master description

The master's degree consists of a total of 60 ECTS credits to be taken over one academic year. The study plan is structured into theoretical and practical training modules, as well as applied research modules, and a work placement unit. The master's degree includes two specialisations: "Demography" and " Land Use Planning, Local Development and Regional Planning", three compulsory modules for all students ("Advanced Topics in Regional and Population Studies", "Methodology" and "Master Thesis"), and two compulsory modules in each of the specialisation, as detailed below.

Course begins on

28/09/2020

Teaching timetable

Classes are taught in the afternoons, at the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Land Use Planning track) and at the Centre for Demographic Studies (Demography track).

Study plan structure

Type	Credits
Compulsory	18
Optional	33
Master Thesis	9
TOTAL	60

 

Specialization in Land Use Planning, Local Development and Regional Planning

 

Module	Credits	Type
Advanced Topics in Regional and Population Studies	9	OB
Master Thesis	9	OB
Methodology	9	OB
Cities and Metropolitan Areas	6	OT*
Geographical Information Systems, Planning and Landscape	6	OT*
Regional Planning	9	OT*
Local and Regional Development	6	OT**
Mobility, Transport and Territory	6	OT**
Tourism and Territory	6	OT**
Water, Energy and Land Management	6	OT**
Work Placement	6	OT**

* Specialization Compulsory
** Optional, you must take 12 credits

 

Specialization in Demography
The specialisation track in Demography will not be offered on the academic yerar 2019/20

 

Module	Credits	Type
Advanced Topics in Regional and Population Studies	9	OB
Master Thesis	9	OB
Methodology	9	OB
Demographic Analysis I	9	OT*
Demographic Analysis II	6	OT*
Research Techniques	6	OT**
Social Demography	6	OT**
Historical Demography	6	OT***
Migrations	6	OT***
Urban Demography	6	OT***
Work Placement	6	OT***

* Specialization Compulsory
** Optional, you must take 6 credits
*** Optional, you must take 12 credits

 

OB: Compulsory
OT: Optional

Discontinuation of courses

All optional subjects are not scheduled each year.

Additional information about the study plan