URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY Master’s in Geography

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Compulsory courses Elective courses

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Elective courses

KGA107 Project management and project planning (7.5 credits)

KGA114 Sustainable mobility (7.5 credits)

GVN330 Climate data analysis (7.5 credits)

GVN340 Applied climatology (7.5 credits)

KGA106 Sustainable landscapes (7.5 credits)

KGA111 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

KGA112 Globalization, urbanisation and unequal development (7.5 credits)

NGN210 Geographical information Systems 4 (7.5 credits)

NGN240 Remote sensing and GIS (7.5 credits)

GVN 380 GHG Inventories and Policies (7.5 credits)

Candidates with a human geography profile are recommended to take KGA111, as well as at least one of the following courses: KGA106, KGA114 or KGA112.

Candidates with a physical geography profile are recommended to take NGN210 as well as at least one of the following courses: NGN240 or GVN380.

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GE5000 Urban Sustainable Development (7,5 credits)

GE6000 Urban climate and climate planning (7,5 credits)

KGA108 History of ideas and theory in Geography (7,5 credits)

GVN380 GHG inventories and policy implications (7,5 credits)

NGN240 Remote sensing and GIS (7,5 credits)

KGA111 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods (7,5 credits)

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GVN330 Climate data analysis 7,5 credits)

GV0340 Earth System Science (7,5 credits)

GEO230 Master Degree Project (30 credits)

GE0245 Master Degree Project (45 credits)

GE0245 Master Degree Project (45 credits)

KGA107 Project management and project planning (7,5 credits)

KGA114 Sustainable mobility (7,5 credits)

ES2423 Sustainable development: A case study approach (15 credits)

KGA106 Sustainable landscapes (7,5 credits)

KGA112 Globalization, urbanisa-tion and unequal deve- lopment (7,5 credits)

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NGN210 Geograph-ical info Systems 4 Even year (7,5 credits)

NGN200 Geograph-ical info Systems 3 Odd year (7,5 credits)

NGN200 Geographical info Systems 3 Odd year (7,5 credits)

NGN210 Geographical info Systems 4 Even year (7,5 credits)

Why does an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population live in urban areas and does this elucidate the concentration of business and production in urban regions or vice versa? How do such structural trans-formations articulate with and influence people’s lives and environments, their corre-sponding short and long-range resource chains, as well as land and resource use?

Achieving sustainable planning and de-velopment for tomorrow’s cities places the need for holistic thinking decidedly on the agenda. The discipline of geography, which bridges the social and natural sciences, is particularly suited to this challenge.

The overriding goal of the Master’s Pro-gramme in Geography is to train students in the aforementioned thematic problem areas in such a way that the acquired know-ledge, skills and analytical expertise provide excellent career opportunities within related fields of employment.

Programme AimsThe Master’s Programme aims to provide geographers with sufficient expertise in the discipline of geography to be able to work independently with complex geographical

problems and to carry out advanced plans and evaluations in the fields of sustainable urban development, urban – rural relations as well as between cities and regions.

Depending on the profile of the individual student, the Master’s Programme aims to provide specialized competency in specif-ic thematic areas of urban sustainability including land issues, mobility, planning and globalization, and in methods including GIS. A further important program aim is to provide students with sufficient knowledge and analytical proficiency in the above mentioned thematic problem areas to make them attractive in related areas of employ-ment. The programme will also prepare students for doctoral studies in geography.

The Programme Entry Requirements A university degree in Geography (180 credits) or an equivalent degree including a minimum of 7.5 credits in GIS (geogra- phical information systems). Certified Eng-lish language proficiency equivalent to English 6 / English B or an internationally certified certificate such as TOEFL or IELTS.

Geography Master’s Programme in Geography with focus in urban regionsfacing present and future urban landscapes in achieving sustainable development. Em-phasis is focused on planning and measures to mitigate the consequences of a changing climate at the local level.

KGA108 History of Ideas and Theory in Geography (7.5 credits) How can we understand the origins and subsequent development of the discipline of geography? What have geography’s central foci, aims, and purposes been over time and what concepts have been developed to meet these foci, aims and purposes? This course provides students with a deepened knowledge in the history of geographical ideas, and in the major theoretical perspec-tives in the discipline of geography.

NGN200 Geographical Information Systems 3 (7.5 credits)The course aims to enable candidates with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply advanced computational tools in order to conduct advanced analysis of issues such as potential areas of conflict in urban plan-ning, regional accessibility and visualizing geographic data in 3D. Candidates will also learn how to employ open source GIS

Compulsory CoursesGE5000 Urban Sustainable Development (7.5 credits)The course provides a broad geographical perspective concerning processes of urban-ization. The programme aims to enable can-didates to be clarify the forces that drive urban growth as well as to describe and analyze the opportunities and problems

software and techniques and learn how to exploit them in geographical applications and research. GIS is an essential tool that candidates will make use of in several courses within the programme.

GE6000 Urban climate and climate planning (7,5 credits) The aim of the course is to give advanced knowledge and understanding of the cli-mate conditions typical for a city and the processes behind them, their socioeconomic and health impacts and how climate know-ledge can be integrated in urban planning and design. The course gives deepened knowledge in subjects such as urban radia- tion and energy balance, temperature, humidity and wind in urban areas as well as human thermal comfort, climate sensi-tive design and air pollution.

GE0230/GE0245 Master Degree Project (30 credits/45 credits)In the Master Degree Project students in-dependently design, carry out and defend an advanced research work. The degree project provides the opportunity for the in-dividual student to study a specific chosen thematic problem area in depth that will

provide each student with a unique educa-tional profile. It is recommended that a part of the degree project comprises fieldwork. This can preferably be linked to a work-place within Sweden or abroad. The thesis should be written in English.

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