Default track

Master of Science in Geography

Common Basis

Compulsory courses

Environmental Change
6 ECTS
Introduction to remote sensing
3 ECTS
Environmental and Resource Economics I
6 ECTS
Geography of Development
6 ECTS
Research Seminar
3 ECTS

Common Basis: Field Trip

You select one option

Physical Geography Field Trip Abroad
3 ECTS
Social and Economic Geography Field Trip Abroad
3 ECTS

Profile

You choose two modules and take all the courses of these two modules. To complete this module, you must obtain 36 ECTS credits.

Earth and Climate

Atmospheric Modelling
6 ECTS
River Geomorphology
3 ECTS
Dynamics and Modelling of Glacial Systems
6 ECTS
Numerical Modeling
3 ECTS

Society and Space

Housing and the City
6 ECTS
Greening the City
6 ECTS
Economic and Financial Geography
6 ECTS

Geo-Information Sciences

Advanced earth observation techniques
3 ECTS
Geospatial Information Technologies
6 ECTS
Remote Sensing of the Environment
3 ECTS
GIS Programming
6 ECTS

Mixed Methods

Interactive Data Visualization
6 ECTS
Qualitative Research Methods
3 ECTS
Modelling Land-use Changes
6 ECTS
Natural Risk Management
3 ECTS

Strengthening courses

Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules. Students can take up to 15 ECTS in reorientation courses after approval of the program director.

To complete this module, students must obtain 27 ECTS credits.

Internship (optional)

Internship
15 ECTS

Strengthening courses Climate and Meteorology

Advanced Land-climate dynamics
3 ECTS
Global Environmental Politics
6 ECTS
Operational Meteorology
7 ECTS

Strengthening courses Terrestrial Systems

Agro-Systems
6 ECTS
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
4 ECTS
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
4 ECTS

Strengthening courses Hydrology

Groundwater hydrology
5 ECTS
Surface water hydrology
5 ECTS

Strengthening courses Remote Sensing and Data Science

Machine Learning and Inductive Inference
4 ECTS
Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Soil and Water Systems
6 ECTS

Strengthening courses Programming and Web Technologies

Basic Programming
4 ECTS
Object Oriented Programming
4 ECTS
Web Technologies
3 ECTS

Strengthening courses Sustainable Development

The Sustainable Development Challenge
6 ECTS
EUTOPIA Learning Unit - Sustainable Mobility and Logistics
6 ECTS
Environmental and Resources Economics II
3 ECTS

Strengthening courses Urban Studies

European Cities in an Urbanizing World
6 ECTS
Urban Anthropology
5 ECTS
Urban Studies
4 ECTS
StadsSalonsUrbains
3 ECTS

Strengthening courses Urban Planning and Design

Theory of Urban Planning and Design
3 ECTS
Urban Ecology and Green Management
4 ECTS
History of Urban Design
3 ECTS
Strategic Spatial Planning
6 ECTS

Strengthening courses Tourism

Economics and Development of Tourism Destinations
3 ECTS
Policy, Planning and Management of Mobility and Tourism Destinations
3 ECTS
Tourism, Globalisation and Sustainable Development
3 ECTS
Culture and Tourism
3 ECTS
Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development
3 ECTS

Specialization Earth and Climate

Atmospheric Modelling
6 ECTS
River Geomorphology
3 ECTS
Dynamics and Modelling of Glacial Systems
6 ECTS
Numerical Modeling
3 ECTS

Specialization Society and Space

Political Ecology
3 ECTS
Housing and the City
6 ECTS
StadsSalonsUrbains
3 ECTS
Economic and Financial Geography
6 ECTS
Political Ecology
3 ECTS

Specialization Geo-information Sciences

Advanced earth observation techniques
3 ECTS
Geospatial Information Technologies
6 ECTS
Remote Sensing of the Environment
3 ECTS
GIS Programming
6 ECTS

Specialization Mixed Methods

Interactive Data Visualization
6 ECTS
Modelling Land-use Changes
6 ECTS
Natural Risk Management
3 ECTS
Qualitative Research Methods
3 ECTS

Reorientation courses

These reorientation courses can be chosen, up to 15 ECTS, by students that did not take these or similar courses in their previous education. These courses can only be taken with the approval of the programme director.

Environmental Programming
4 ECTS
Introduction to Geoprocessing
3 ECTS
Linear Algebra
7 ECTS
Calculus
5 ECTS
Univariate Data and Modelling
5 ECTS
Urban Geography
6 ECTS
Applied Geomorphology
6 ECTS
Introduction to GIS
3 ECTS

Master thesis

Master Thesis Geography
30 ECTS
Total number of ECTS
120