University of Groningen
MSc Economic Geography
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 2,530 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* € 2530 (EU/EEA students) | € 20800 (non-EU/EEA students)
Introduction
Economic Geography in Groningen is about understanding these inequalities across space and people: regional differences in economic structure and performance as well as in socio-economic outcomes in a broad sense. Our starting point in understanding these inequalities between places and people are the actions of three main economic actors: Firms, People, and the Government. Understanding their behaviour (e.g., migration, firm location, policies) is an important pillar of the Program.
The master in Economic Geography develops your academic research and professional skills so that you can analyze such regional developments and formulate policy avenues to govern these processes locally, nationally, and internationally. This makes Economic Geography in Groningen an empirical and pragmatic Program that is relevant for society.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Economic Geography: Theory and Application
- Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
- Optional courses
- Urban and Regional Economics
- Master's Thesis Economic Geography
- Advanced Statistical Analysis
- Regional Labour Market Analysis
- Transport Geography
Program Outcome
Credits: 60 ECTS
MSc in Economic Geography
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- A fair share of the graduates is employed by governmental organizations at all geographical levels (cities and municipalities, regional, national and international governmental organizations). This includes organizations such as the EU, the city of Amsterdam or The Dutch Ministry of Environment and Infrastructure.
- Another large share of the graduates is active on the commercial market, mostly in consultancies in economic development. This includes companies such as Twijnstra Gudde, Antea.
- A smaller share of the graduates enters research, teaching and entrepreneurship.