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Discover the other Master's tracks in Human Geography:
Study programme
The Master’s programme in Human Geography provides students with a strong background in contemporary theories and theoretical and methodological debates in human geography, and more specifically in the geographical sub-disciplines that are the focus of the four tracks.
Academic staff
The lecturers in the Master's track Urban Geography are all active researchers involved in the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), Amsterdam research centres such as Centre of Urban Studies, IMES, ACCESS EUROPE and numerous international research networks and projects. They bring this research expertise and their networks to the programme.
Careers
The combination of taught skills, together with the specialisation track and the focus in the thesis will prepare students for their future career as a geographer in a wide array of institutional contexts: either public service, profit sector or civil society, either local, national, international or transnational organisations.
‘Doing Geography’
Amsterdam as a laboratory
Specialise in Urban Geography
Geographic fieldwork abroad
Is Urban Geography for you?
If you are interested in:
- Studying people, space and place
- Urban problems
- Being actively involved in the content of the programme by organising track seminar sessions, and are also continuously challenged by involved academic staff to explore the boundaries of human geography
- Studying in a personal, inspiring and international environment
Then Urban Geography might be the track for you!