Climate Adaptation Governance
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Deze opleiding
Identify how societies are impacted by climate change. Understand how transformative change and governance can address these impacts. Learn directly from the stakeholders playing a key role in advancing climate adaptation.
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| locatieLeeuwarden |
| diplomaMSc |
| typeregulier, 60 EC |
| start1 september |
| taalvolledig English |
| opleidingsduur12 maanden voltijd |
| accreditatiesNVAO |
| croho-code60656 |
| numerus fixusnee |
| honoursnee |
Be part of the solution and join the Climate Adaptation Governance track of our MSc in Cultural Geography!
Accelerated climate change and wide-ranging global risks such as biodiversity loss and global pandemics require fundamental transformations of how our societies are organised and interact with the environment. We need to adapt to these risks and foster increased resilience. These efforts will require culturally-sensitive and transdisciplinary approaches to governance to bring about enduring change.
In this master's programme, you will take specialised courses in governance as well as in urban and community-based adaptation. After taking advanced skills training courses in intervention impact assessments, data collection, and analytical methods, you will conduct field research on a topic of relevance to climate adaptation governance and write your Master’s thesis.
→ Explore stories featuring Climate Adaptation Governance students, alumni, and professors on our blog!
MSc Cultural Geography
Climate Adaptation Governance at Campus Fryslân, located in the city of Leeuwarden, is a track within the MSc in Cultural Geography. The programme offers two tracks: Sustainable Tourism & Society and Climate Adaptation Governance.
Waarom aan de University of Groningen?
Campus Fryslân is the only faculty in the Netherlands that offers an MSc programme in Cultural Geography. The curriculum focuses on the interplay between space and human well-being as well as on natural and cultural heritage, culture and identity, mobility and multiculturalism. Students can choose from two specialised tracks: Climate Adaptation Governance or Sustainable Tourism & Society.
The Climate Adaptation Governance track enables you to add value to adaptation solutions by contributing to much-needed political, economic, and financial insights into technical and environmental proposals. At the same time, the embeddedness of your studies in the wider Cultural Geography curriculum allows you to benefit from a culturally sensitive and place-based approach to adaptation governance.Studieprogramma
During our programme, you will follow courses on:
Place, Regions & Identities;
Fieldwork Cultural Geography;
Adaptation Governance;
Nature, Landscape & Heritage;
Culture & Community-Based Adaptation;
Qualitative Research Methods;
Urban Adaptation & Innovation; and
Social Impact Assessment.
Disclaimer: due to internal revision, the name and content of some of the courses may be subject to changes. The information will be updated as soon as possible.
Place, Regions & Identities;
Fieldwork Cultural Geography;
Adaptation Governance;
Nature, Landscape & Heritage;
Culture & Community-Based Adaptation;
Qualitative Research Methods;
Urban Adaptation & Innovation; and
Social Impact Assessment.
Disclaimer: due to internal revision, the name and content of some of the courses may be subject to changes. The information will be updated as soon as possible.
| periode | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Critical Approaches to Cultural Heritage and Identity | 5 EC | ||||||||
Field Work and Community Engagement | 5 EC | ||||||||
Adaptation Governance | 5 EC | ||||||||
Nature, Landscape & Heritage | 5 EC | ||||||||
Thesis Design | 5 EC | ||||||||
Urban Adaptation and Innovation | 5 EC | ||||||||
Geographies of Migration | 5 EC | ||||||||
Social Impact Assessment - Data and Representation | 5 EC | ||||||||
Nature Based Solution onderzoek | 5 EC | ||||||||
Thesis onderzoek | 15 EC | ||||||||
tracks
track MSc Cultural Geography
Sustainable Tourism & Society
Climate Adaptation Governance
Onderwijs
| taal van onderwijs | 100% en |
|---|---|
| avondonderwijs | n.v.t. |
| afstandsonderwijs | n.v.t. |
objectives
Following your personal or career interests, you can select themes, sectors, and regions on which you would like to work for your exercises along the way.study load
The expected study load is 30 to 40 hrs per week, adding up to 1800 hrs in total for 60 ECTS per total of the programme. Most classes are taught in Leeuwarden or online (hybrid education); some classes may take place in Groningen or contain regional excursions.Toelating en kosten
startmomenten
1 september 2024
aanmelding deadline : 1 juli 2024
wettelijk tarief : € 2530 (€1265 in het eerste jaar)
instellingstarief : € 19900
niet-EU/EER studenten : € 20800
1 september 2025
aanmelding deadline : 1 juli 2025
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toelatingseisen
vooropleiding
The programme is open to students with an academic bachelor degree in geography, or social sciences with some background knowledge in geography, including at least 10 ECTS in statistics and research methods.
taaltoets
Sufficient English language proficiency is required, except for native speakers of the English language from the following countries: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands.
The following documents are valid:
- Full English Bachelor's degree*, where the only language of instruction is English.
- TOEFL: a minimum score of 90 with a minimum of 18 on reading and listening, 20 on speaking and 21 on writing,
- IELTS: a minimum score of 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 on all items, or
- Cambridge: C1 advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 180
- English taught bachelors from the following countries are valid as proof of English proficiency: The Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
An exemption can be given by the Admission Board.
De stad
studievereniging
Nobis Cura Futuri
Nobis Cura Futuri is the Study Association and the official embodiment of the international student community at Campus Fryslân.Founded in 2020, we aim to provide plenty of fun, social and academic events (think of Pub crawls, talent shows, travels, guest-speaker evenings). All in the spirit of Nobis Cura Futuri: “The Care of the Future is Ours”, meaning we strive to provide activities that are aimed at making the most of your student life by adhering to our values of responsibility, diversity, sustainability and development.
aan het woord: studenten en docenten
Keuzehulp
Studievergelijker
1/2 University of Groningen
Climate Adaptation Governance
Climate Adaptation Governance
| € gemiddelde kamerhuur |
| ? eerstejaars |
| NAN% vrouw |
| ? uur contacttijd/week |
2/2 University of Groningen
Sustainable Tourism & Society
Sustainable Tourism & Society
| € gemiddelde kamerhuur |
| ? eerstejaars |
| NAN% vrouw |
| ? uur contacttijd/week |
disclaimer: bovenstaande cijfers en beoordelingen zijn aangeleverd door de opleidingen zelf. Wij kunnen de juistheid niet garanderen.
Na de studie
Cultural Geography equips you with the necessary theoretical and practical tools to contribute to place-related liveability in society. Quality of life depends to a large extent on successful adaptation to climate change.
After finishing our specialised track, you will be an expert in climate adaptation governance pathways. In such a position, you can positively influence key adaptation strategies, policies, and decisions that will play an increasingly influential role into the future.
Beroepsperspectief / arbeidsmarkt
Field trips, guest lectures, workshops, and serious gaming simulations, which are part of your programme, allow networking with future employers, such as the Global Center on Adaptation and local government. Furthermore, the University of Groningen offers a wide range of career services to support your job market preparations.
To optimise the connection between our Master's program and the labour market, we try to stay in touch with our alumni via LinkedIn groups and newsletters.
Ysabella Goedhart, one of our graduates of the 2021/2022 cohort, is now working with the Global Center on Adaptation. Read the interview with her in which she relates her experience on the programme and her progression to working in the field of climate adaptation.
aansluitende masteropleidingen
| instelling | opleiding | instroomeisen |
|---|---|---|
| Utrecht University | Leraar VHO aardrijkskunde full-time,part-time educational | geen aanvullende eisen |
Potentiële beroepen
possible jobs
As a leading Cultural Geographer and Climate Adaptation Governance specialist, your expertise enables you to work, for example:
- Analyst or trainer within both the public and private sectors;
- Strategist, policy-maker, advisor, project officer, or programme coordinator for local, regional, and national governments, intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental organisations at home and abroad, the management of businesses, and other institutions;
- Researcher and lecturer in academia.
Contact
Marijke Huisman-WoltersFor all questions related to the programme and application