Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:
Academic Bachelor's programme geografie
You may also be asked to provide additional documents so we may evaluate your application.
Aanbevelingsbrief 1 / Letter of recommendation 1
Aanbevelingsbrief 2 / Letter of recommendation 2
Motivatiebrief / Letter of motivation
Puntenlijst / Transcript of records
The master geography (120 ECTS) contains the following Modules:
- Common basis (27 ECTS)
- Profile (36 ECTS)
- Strengthening courses (27 ECTS)
- Master thesis (30 ECTS)
In total, this academic plan comprises 120 ECTS credits.
The common basis contains 27 ECTS.
To complete this module, students must obtain 27 ECTS credits.
Common Basis
All courses in the common basis are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS credits.
Common Basis: Field Trip
Students choose between "Physical Geography Field Trip Abroad" or "Social and Economic Geography Field Trip Abroad"
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 3 ECTS credits.
| 3ECTS credits - Physical Geography Field Trip Abroad |
| 3ECTS credits - Social and Economic Geography Field Trip Abroad |
The student chooses two modules and takes all the courses of these two modules.
To complete this module, students must obtain 36 ECTS credits.
Earth and Climate
All courses are compulsory if the student chooses this module.
| 6ECTS credits - Atmospheric Modelling |
| 3ECTS credits - River Geomorphology |
| 6ECTS credits - Dynamics and Modelling of Glacial Systems |
| 3ECTS credits - Numerical Modeling |
Society and Space
All courses are compulsory if the student chooses this module.
| 6ECTS credits - Housing and the City |
| 6ECTS credits - Economic and Financial Geography |
| 6ECTS credits - Greening the City |
Geo-Information Sciences
All courses are compulsory if the student chooses this module.
| 3ECTS credits - Advanced earth observation techniques |
| 6ECTS credits - Geospatial Information Technologies |
| 3ECTS credits - Remote Sensing of the Environment |
| 6ECTS credits - GIS Programming |
Mixed Methods
All courses are compulsory if the student chooses this module.
| 6ECTS credits - Interactive Data Visualization |
| 3ECTS credits - Qualitative Research Methods |
| 6ECTS credits - Modelling Land-use Changes |
| 3ECTS credits - Natural Risk Management |
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
Internship is optional
| 15ECTS credits - Internship |
Strengthening courses Climate and Meteorology
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 3ECTS credits - Advanced Land-climate dynamics |
| 6ECTS credits - Global Environmental Politics |
| 7ECTS credits - Operational Meteorology |
Strengthening courses Terrestrial Systems
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 6ECTS credits - Agro-Systems |
| 4ECTS credits - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
| 4ECTS credits - Global Biogeochemical Cycles |
Strengthening courses Hydrology
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 5ECTS credits - Groundwater hydrology |
| 5ECTS credits - Surface water hydrology |
Strengthening courses Remote Sensing and Data Science
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 4ECTS credits - Machine Learning and Inductive Inference |
| 6ECTS credits - Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Soil and Water Systems |
Strengthening courses Programming and Web Technologies
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 4ECTS credits - Introduction to Programming |
| 4ECTS credits - Object Oriented Programming |
| 3ECTS credits - Web Technologies |
Strengthening courses Sustainable Development
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
Strengthening courses Urban Studies
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 6ECTS credits - European Cities in an Urbanizing World |
| 5ECTS credits - Urban Anthropology |
| 4ECTS credits - Urban Studies |
| 3ECTS credits - StadsSalonsUrbains |
Strengthening courses Urban Planning and Design
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 3ECTS credits - Theory of Urban Planning and Design |
| 4ECTS credits - Urban Ecology and Green Management |
| 3ECTS credits - History of Urban Design |
| 6ECTS credits - Strategic Spatial Planning |
Strengthening courses Tourism
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
Specialization Earth and Climate
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 6ECTS credits - Atmospheric Modelling |
| 3ECTS credits - River Geomorphology |
| 6ECTS credits - Dynamics and Modelling of Glacial Systems |
| 3ECTS credits - Numerical Modeling |
Specialization Society and Space
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 6ECTS credits - Housing and the City |
| 6ECTS credits - Economic and Financial Geography |
| 6ECTS credits - Greening the City |
Specialization Geo-information Sciences
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 3ECTS credits - Advanced earth observation techniques |
| 6ECTS credits - Geospatial Information Technologies |
| 3ECTS credits - Remote Sensing of the Environment |
| 6ECTS credits - GIS Programming |
Specialization Mixed Methods
Add electives up till 120ECTS by choosing from either the Strengthening modules or from the profile modules.
| 6ECTS credits - Interactive Data Visualization |
| 3ECTS credits - Qualitative Research Methods |
| 6ECTS credits - Modelling Land-use Changes |
| 3ECTS credits - Natural Risk Management |
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.
The master thesis is mandatory and can only be taken in the graduation phase.
To complete this module, students must obtain 30 ECTS credits.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 30 ECTS credits.
| 30ECTS credits - Master Thesis Geography |