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master s programme in european spatial and environmental planning msc nijmegen school of management international master s programme unique master s programme the spatial and environmental impacts of european union eu policy are visible wherever we look there are now many eu policies with spatial impacts such as for the environment transport and agriculture there is also increasing supra-national cooperation for example in water management at radboud university nijmegen you can specialise in this dynamic field within a unique master s programme european spatial planning and environment esep boundary breaking you will study issues relating to the environment and spatial planning that cross national borders you will compare how different eu member states structure their planning and environmental policies and how they are influenced by european legislation and policies you will do this together with students from other countries and you will be able to profit from the extensive international networks of our researchers at the institute for management research we currently have exchange agreements with fifteen universities in the uk germany romania france sweden hungary and other countries interactive education this programme challenges and stimulates students who work in small groups on contemporary themes and learn to think critically about new developments students receive personal supervision and a thorough training in methodology to learn how to conduct meaningful comparative research the programme the 60 ec programme takes one year and is structured as follows · fourcoremodules6eceach institutional perspectives on societal change and spatial dynamics european spatial planning and the eu territorial cooperation agenda comparative planning international environmental politics · oneelectivemodule6ec · preparationofmasters thesis6ec · masters thesis24ec onceyou vegraduated,you llbeawardedamasterofscience degree msc

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career prospects there is a great demand for spatial and environmental planners with a thorough knowledge of the eu and the international policycontext.ourgraduatescanworkineuinstitutions national and regional public authorities private companies andngos,dealingwithenvironmentalplanning,regional policyandspatialplanning.ourgraduatescanalsopursue academic careers as a master s student you will be trained to be a researcher or policy maker who will be able to contribute to better environmental and spatial planning policy admission requirements · theequivalentofadutchbachelor sdegreeinspatially oriented disciplines such as spatial planning human geography or environmental planning as evaluated by theexaminationboard · fluencyinbothwrittenandspokenenglish.atoeflscore ofatleast550orielts6.5fornon-nativespeakersofenglish admission to the programme takes place once a year in september application for students from outside eea countries closes on 1 march and for students from within the eea on 1 may for detailed information on deadlines application and scholarships please check our website more information www.ru.nl/fm/esep www.internationalmasters.eu www.internationalmasters.eu publication date september 2010

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