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master s programme in human geography msc nijmegen school of management international master s programme human geography is a research field which focuses on studying the spatial behaviour of people firms and organisations or to put it simply it is a study that observes the relationship between human activities and their spatial environment because it is an integrative discipline human geography serves as an excellent platform for integrating knowledge from various related disciplines such as sociology psychology international relations economics business administration and development studies multi-disciplinary and diverse human geography is a relatively young and dynamic field of study a study that has preserved its `multidisciplinary character remaining true to its roots in traditional geography that is why you will be able to specialise in one of the main sub-fields of human geography each of the specialisations offers a one-year programme and finishes with a master s thesis in which you study a topic from your own field of interest the study programme below follows a short description of each specialisation for an overview of courses within each specialisation please visit our website at www.ru.nl/humangeography economic geography in the specialisation economic geography you will study the role of regions that serve as locations for companies think of knowledge flows the recruitment and training of employees relations with suppliers local governments and ngos the presence of companies that operate on an inter-regional international or even global market provide the key to prosperity in certain regions on the other hand these companies are usually inclined to move elsewhere if other regions appear more attractive in this specialisation you will learn to analyse and understand local developments from a global perspective globalisation migration and development in the specialisation globalisation migration and development you will study the aspects of globalisation and socio-economic and spatial development in different parts of the world social and spatial inequalities processes of social exclusion emancipation of social groups immigration and the multicultural society all make up the core issues in this master s specialisation these issues have a different impact in different spatial contexts our courses focus on urban contexts in both western and developing countries urban and cultural geography cities are vibrant and dynamic focal points in our society they form diverse agglomerations of people companies and organisations which have complex relationships in the specialisation urban and cultural geography you will study how different actors influence the physical shape of cities you will also learn how they present and bring an understanding to a city s unique identity although a wide diversity of activities can be found in cities these activities in turn can cause

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conflicts they can also generate innovative ideas and stimulate development by studying these processes you will become an expert in the areas of research design policies and business in urban development europe governance borders and identities in the specialisation europe governance borders and identities your scope will be focused on various european social and politically geographical themes which are currently prevalent in scientific societal and policy debates the emphasis will be on the internal relationship between national identity and cohesion in the european union as a whole as well as on the external policy of the european union and its role in the world several concrete themes that are typical of this specialisation are the european internal market european federalism forms of european citizenship and degrees of european identity transnational governance geopolitics of states nations and regions in the eu multicultural society and external border and immigration policy conflicts territories and identities in the master s specialisation conflicts territories and identities you will investigate phenomena such as international conflicts war and terrorism you will study the background and causes of these phenomena imperialism geopolitics failing states religions national identities discrimination resources borders as well as what it means to control and manage solutions good governance humanitarian aid diplomacy peace power you will gain insights into the political and social construction of conflicts territories and identities as well as into theories and practices of international conflict management this specialisation has resulted from the close collaboration between human geography and the centre for international conflict analysis and management cicam at radboud university career prospects if you have a degree in human geography from radboud university nijmegen you will be qualified for many different job positions these jobs all require excellent analytical skills at an academic level a critical perspective thorough knowledge of societal relations and a clear vision of how crucial societal problems can be solved human geography graduates find jobs rather easily at international research institutes international companies or at consultancy firms top-ranking positions in private industry as well as in governmental and non-governmental organisations can also be found admission requirements you will need to have the equivalent of a dutch bachelor s degree received from a geography-related discipline such as spatial planning geography international relations social sciences etc as approved by the examination board in order to enrol in the study programme fluency in both written and spoken english a toefl score of at least 550 or ielts 6.0 for non-native speakers of english the programme starts each year in september application closes on 1 march for students from non-eea countries and on 1 may for students from eea countries for applications after these dates radboud university nijmegen can not guarantee accommodation please visit our website for more detailed information on application data and the procedure more information www.ru.nl/humangeography www.internationalmasters.eu www.internationalmasters.eu publication date september 2010

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