4 ECTS credits
120 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023288FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Excursions are a crucial element of an urban studies programme.
Students will visit important cities and urban projects in Europe and gain hands-on experience of urban issues discussed during the lectures and seminars of the other courses in the programme. Each excursion includes a preparation seminar and preparatory reading, followed by empirical work (observations, interviews, text and visual analyis, …) during the excursion.
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To apply the acquired knowledge in the domain of urban studies to a specific situation:
- to recognize dominant social and economic processes in several cities and city-regions;
- to carry out and process field observations by oneself.
To apply the acquired knowledge in the domain of urban studies to a specific situation:
- to recognize dominant social and economic processes in several cities and city-regions;
- to carry out and process field observations by oneself.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Students will be evaluated on the basis of preparatory work, their performance during the excursion and/or the submission of a final report. Partial marks for the preparatory and final reports are transferred to the resit period. The student can relinquish partial marks, provided she/he reports this to the course coordinator not later than August 15. No transfer of partial marks to the next academic year is possible. Physical attendance during the excursion is required; no attendance will be marked as 0.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Urban Studies: Standard track