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Earth and Climate: this specialisation focuses on terrestrial ecosystems and environmental changes, emphasising
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timely and relevant research topics in the geosciences like global warming, ice-climate interaction, soil and water
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conservation, long-term landscape development, natural hazards and risk assessment.
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City, Society and Space: in a strongly urbanised world there is a growing need to better understand social, economic,
cultural, and political dynamics of urban areas. This specialisation focuses on the multifaceted issues that cities are
1 March (for non-EEA citizens)
experiencing in the current era of globalisation. 1 June (for EEA citizens)
GIS and Spatial Modelling: within this specialisation you will become acquainted with new approaches and
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techniques for acquiring, managing, analysing and mapping spatial data.
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Within this specialisation you can also opt to include a two-month GIS internship in your study programme.
Courses are taught at KU Leuven’s Arenberg Campus in Heverlee and at the VUB campus in Etterbeek. A joint degree will
Tuition fee 2018-2019
be awarded upon the successful completion of the programme. €922.30
Tuition fee
The current tuition fee is €922.30. The tuition fee for the 2019-2020 academic year will be determined in the spring of 2019.
Please consult the website for the most recent information: www.kuleuven.be/tuitionfees.
Master mind
Excellent students who are eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship are invited to submit their application before 1
February 2019.
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Career perspectives
Career perspectives
Geographers study the interaction between human societies and their environments, characterise the regions and localities
that result, and analyse the spatial distributions and processes of particular natural and human phenomena. Being equally
a natural science and a social science equipped with geographical information science techniques, geography integrates
the physical and human environments. Thus, geographers have long applied integrated multidisciplinary approaches to
solve real-world problems at all spatial scales from local to global.
We witness a growing demand for competent professionals in the broad field of geo-sciences. As a graduate from the
interuniversity master's programme geography, you may be recruited by surveying companies, mapping agencies, service
and utility providers and public entities. You will also be placed high on the recruitment list of international and national
administrations dealing with urban and rural land use planning, disaster management, environmental conservation and
management. Careers can also be pursued in research and education, whereby this master's programme is most often
complemented by a relevant PhD programme.
During your bachelor's and master's programme you can already shape your own profile by choosing a certain
specialisation, studying abroad (Erasmus), doing a work placement, or starting your own business.
The Student Career Centre is happy to put you on the right track towards your first work experience. The centre also
coaches you in the search for an interesting job and helps you with job interviews. For students wanting to start their own
business KU Leuven also has Lcie, the KU Leuven community that encourages students with innovative and
entrepreneurial ideas.
Don’t know where to start? The Student Career Centre's databases contain offers for jobs, volunteer work, innovation
projects and student jobs. You can also visit one of the events organised by the Career Centre.
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Programme Director
Prof. M. Loopmans
Tel. +32 16 32 64 11 of +32 16 32 78 00
maarten.loopmans@kuleuven.be
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Study Advice Service
Naamsestraat 80 box 5415
3000 LEUVEN, Belgium
To contact us, please complete the contact form on our website.
Objectives
The Master of Geography aims to gain the analytical and synthetical ability, necessary to understand independently and
critically the scientific and social aspects of the environmental problems in our country, in a European dimension and on
global level. It aims to enable the student to approach the relation between society and environment in an integrated way.
The student will learn to overview and to function within the realm of the geographer. This is possible in the area of
fundamental and applied geographical research, as well as in the area of communication and education of geographical
sciences.
In the master thesis the research activities are emphasized, next to the acquiring of knowledge and abilities on an
advanced level.
The global aim of the master is to produce geographers that can play an active role in our current society. Teaching is
based on scientific research. To be able to realize this the KU Leuven and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel work together for
their Master of Geography, since their focusses of research are similar. The following specialties are offered in English:
- Earth and Climate
- City, Society and Space
- GIS and Spatial Modelling
Admission requirements
In the context of the wellbeing law certain data must be stored for each student and they must be informed timely on the
subject of:
the risks to which the student is exposed during the study programme (practicals, traineeships, master's theses,…)
the associated preventive measures for each risk, such as medical follow-up, personal protective equipment and
instructions.
The risks and preventive measures are collected in the HSE-file for students. Through this link you can consult the HSE-
file. The HSE-file will be used for traineeships and/or master’s theses. For more information about traineeships, we refer to
the following site: traineeship.. For questions, please contact the HSE Department.
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