Spatial Analysis (Human Geography)
Private and public sectors increasingly use geographic information systems (GIS) to analyse spatial data and understand social realities. However, this technology is not neutral: it both reflects and shapes power, meaning, and inequality. In this community-engaged programme, you will collaborate with societal partners to apply GIS, critically examine its uses, and reflect on its ethics, politics, and power.
Language of instruction
English
Mode
Full-time
Location
🎓 Best practices in data visualisation and cartography
Feb09
Master's Week 9 -12 Feb
Nov02
Master's Week: 2-6 Nov
Here's why you want to study Spatial Analysis at the UvA
Community-engaged teaching
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Gain hands-on experience through collaborating with peers and societal partners to address community-identified priorities while maintaining a commitment to the public good.
GIS methods: theory and practice
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Gain conceptual and practical GIS skills while understanding the social construction of GIS.
Societal importance
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Learn how to apply GIS methods to tackle urgent societal challenges and support positive change in communities.
Professional and transferable skills
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Build critical project management, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Is Spatial Analysis right for you?
Yes, if you:
- Want to sharpen your GIS skills while working on a real-life project with societal partners.
- Are a critical thinker who is interested in how GIS can both empower communities and reproduce inequalities.
- Wish to reflect on how GIS connects to important theories in Human Geography.
- Are motivated to engage with ethical issues: data privacy, representation, positionality, community ownership of data.
- Want to communicate your findings effectively to diverse audiences, including community partners, policy makers, and the public.
Discover other tracks in this Master's programme
The Master's programme Human Geography offers five tracks. Spatial Analysis is one of them. The other tracks are:
Facts & Figures
- Degree programme
- MSc Human Geography
- Type
- Regular study programme
- Mode
- Full-time
- Credits
- 60 ECTS, 12 months
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- September
- RIO code
- 66620
- Location
- Roeterseiland campus