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MSc European Urban Studies (EUS) at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany

Programme overview

European Urban Studies is a research-oriented, transdisciplinary Master's addressing contemporary urban challenges such as social cohesion, housing, cultural diversity, sustainable planning and mobility. It combines urban planning, urban sociology, urban design, landscape and spatial planning and leads to the M.Sc.; a double degree with Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden is offered.

Faculty: Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory courses on European cities (12 ECTS), urban and landscape planning (12), urban sociology (6) and research methodology (6), a comparative study project with a European partner university (12), a European language course other than English (3), electives (9), a research project in Germany or abroad (27), project supervision (3) and the thesis (30).

Career pathways

Aims to educate researchers and prepare graduates for careers in urban planning, research and academic institutions and civil society, or for doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University degree of at least 180 credit points in architecture, landscape architecture, urban or regional planning, urban design, geography, urban sociology, political, social and cultural sciences, European studies or related fields, with a minimum grade of 2.5 (German system); motivation letter, essay and evidence of advanced English. EU applicants apply via Bauhaus.CampusPortal, non-EU applicants via Uni-Assist.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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