Master of Human Settlements
Leuven, Belgium
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,493 **
STUDY FORMAT
* there is no strict application deadline | for the most recent – and only official – information on application deadlines, please check the KU Leuven webpage
** for non-EEA & EEA | for the most recent – and only official – information on tuition fees, please check the KU Leuven webpage
Key Summary
About: The Master of Human Settlements at KU Leuven addresses rapid urbanization and urban transformations. This intensive programme examines multi-faceted challenges of human settlements from multi-disciplinary, multi-scalar perspectives. It draws on architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture and spatial planning, with contributions from economics, geography and anthropology. The programme uses research-led teaching, international students and partner co-productions to run integrated, real-world design studios with ICP partners worldwide.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in urban planning, urban design, spatial planning, housing policy, international development NGOs and consultancy. They'll apply critical, interpretative and design skills in cities, regional agencies, public policy and academic research roles worldwide.
In an era of rapid change, space is an increasingly limited resource. The Master of Human Settlements addresses rapid urbanisation and contemporary urban transformations. Our intensive programme examines the multi-faceted challenges facing contemporary human settlements worldwide while helping you develop a critical and interpretative approach toward your own position within the field.
About this Programme
The Master of Human Settlements provides insights into the challenges and opportunities of worldwide settlements in an era of rapid change. The intensive program seeks to expose the multi-faceted challenge of contemporary human settlements, from multi-disciplinary and multi-scalar perspectives. It develops a critical and interpretative approach towards developing their position within the field.
The Master of Human Settlements addresses rapid urbanisation in the developing world and contemporary urban transformations. Architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture and spatial planning are the core disciplines underpinning the program. Contributions from economics, geography and anthropology, among others, complement the core, to better understand the interplay of human and natural ecosystems. The program thrives from its truly international body of students and the faculty’s long-standing research expertise in worldwide contexts.
The development of MaHS as an ICP program is supported by several partners across the globe: the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa), the University of Guayaquil (Ecuador), the Technical University Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya), Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) and Birzeit University (Palestine). Every year, partner co-production reinforces the unique and distinctive trait of the MaHS, namely that of an integrated approach to urban development that finds its best expression in the design studio where real-world problems are tackled. These intensive and shared design experiences are jointly organised with ICP partners as a way to balance fundamental and applied knowledge within a research-oriented approach.
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