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M.A. Stadtforschung – Urban Studies at Technische Universität Darmstadt

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts in Stadtforschung - Urban Studies offered jointly by TU Darmstadt's Department of Social and Historical Sciences and the Department of Geosciences/Geography at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Faculty: Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften (FB 02)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught (some modules in English)  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Urban and spatial sociology, governance, economic and urban geography, and urban and environmental history; modules from Frankfurt include Concepts of Globalisation and City and Social Inequality.

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Entry requirements

A degree from one of the reference programmes at TU Darmstadt (B.Sc. Architektur if at least 40 CP in social-science modules were acquired; B.A. Geschichte mit Schwerpunkt Moderne; B.A. or J.B.A. Politikwissenschaft; J.B.A. Geschichte; J.B.A. Soziologie; B.A. Soziologie) or the Goethe University Frankfurt B.A. Geographie with focus on human geography, or an equivalent degree; passed entrance examination. No numerical admission limit if the requirements are met. After enrolment at TU Darmstadt, registration at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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