Master’s Degree Programs at the UA Ruhr
The UA Ruhr offers diverse opportunities for graduate students to become involved in metropolitan research. The following overview shows English-language Master’s degree programs at the respective universities and also indicates several of the programs that are mainly taught in German.
RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
- M.Sc. Transformation of Metropolitan Spaces
International Double Degree Master with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Tongji University in Shanghai, China.
Thematic priorities- spatial analysis competencies
- planning and governance competencies
- intercultural competencies
The following German-language study programs at the Ruhr-University are directly related to metropolitan research:
TU DORTMUND
- Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies (SPRING)
Master’s program in cooperation with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana; School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines; Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Thematic priorities:- concepts and theories of spatial planning
- planning in developing countries
- socio-economic development planning
The following German-language study programs at the TU Dortmund are directly related to metropolitan research:
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DORTMUND: MASTERSTUDIENGÄNGE ZUR METROPOLENFORSCHUNG
UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG-ESSEN
- M.Sc. Sustainable Urban Development
Master’s program aimed at research in planning, engineering and natural sciences
Thematic priorities:- sustainable urban planning
- logistics, energy systems, energy economy, technology management
- urban ecology and climatology
The following German-language study programs at the University of Duisburg-Essen are directly related to metropolitan research: