Program Overview

Master's Specialisation in Human Geography: Cities, Culture and Inequality

The Master's specialisation in Human Geography, with a focus on Cities, Culture and Inequality, is a one-year programme that explores the socio-spatial dimensions of urban landscapes and how these are impacted by individual and collective forms of human behaviour. This specialisation encourages a multidisciplinary approach, relating human geography to other fields such as economics, spatial planning, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, and development studies.

Programme Overview

• The programme has a strong focus on the socio-spatial dimensions of urban landscapes and how these are impacted by individual and collective forms of human behaviour.
• It encourages a multidisciplinary approach, relating human geography to other fields such as economics, spatial planning, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, and development studies.
• Students are encouraged to conduct first-hand research on the way culture and cities interplay and connect at various scalar levels and through different moments in time.

Admission Requirements

• To be admitted to the programme, students must meet specific requirements, which can be found on the university's website.

Study Programme

• The first semester has a strong knowledge and theory-gaining orientation, with guest lectures, in-class interaction, assignments, and excursions providing an opportunity to apply theoretical lenses to empirical cases.
• The second semester is primarily devoted to the master's thesis research, which is conducted as part of an internship experience with a relevant organisation in the field and often requires extensive fieldwork to collect new and relevant data.

Career Prospects

• Alumni are prepared for a (inter)national career in government, semi-government, and business.
• Possible job opportunities include:
  • Developer at a municipality
  • Consultant in the field of multiculturalism and integration
  • Practitioner at the cultural industry

Research

• The programme explores various research areas, including:
  • The roles of diversity; gender; representation or non-human entities in shaping city-life
  • The relationship between culture and social movements
  • The politics of aesthetics
  • The culture of care that can be seen as emerging to help sustain life within cities
  • The long-term impact of tourism on urban landscapes

Tuition and Fees

• Students pay an annual tuition fee, with different rates depending on their personal situation.

Related Programmes

• Other specialisations within the Master's programme in Human Geography include:
  • Conflict, Territories and Identities
  • Capital, Labour and Extraction
  • Borders, Migration and Justice
  • Two-year Educational Master's Geography (in Dutch)