Study guide MSc Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics 2012-2013
Below you find a comprehensive description of the Master’s programme Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics.
- See also individual course descriptions
The Master's programme in Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics is a high-quality one-year programme designed for the professional economist with an interest in spatial, transport or environmental economics. The Master is firmly grounded in economics, but allows the students to have a relatively strong multidisciplinary orientation. It addresses highly relevant and strongly interrelated policy issues in today's modern societies, such as regional development, urban problems, transport policies and environmental degradation. As such, it is concerned with virtually every aspect of our society in which factors such as space, distance and networks are critical issues. Read more...
Programme
| Period 1
(Sept-Oct) | Advanced Methods for Applied Spatial Economic Research
Microeconomics for Spatial Policy | 6 EC
6 EC |
| Period 2
(Nov-Dec) | Core course/optional course (1)
Core course/optional course (2) | 6 EC
6 EC |
| Period 3
(January) | Research Project Spatial Economics | 6 EC |
| Period 4
(Feb-Mar) | Core course /optional course (3)
Core course /optional course (4) | 6 EC
6 EC |
| Period 5
(Apr-May) | Thesis and thesis seminar | see period 6 |
| Period 6
(June) | Thesis and thesis seminar | 18 EC |
Read the full programme description.
Enrolment courses and exams
For all courses and all examinations you wish to take you are required to register in advance in order to be admitted. Consult the procedures and deadlines.
Thesis
Tuition and supervision of the thesis is carried out by senior members of staff who are actively engaged in research themselves. Thus, the student is offered a unique opportunity to become familiar with the latest scientific developments in top-level academic research. Please consult the Blackboard site ‘Thesis MSc Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics' for details.
Assessment, Examination regulations, Transition regulations
Assessment is based on papers and reports handed in during the course, on participation during lectures and tutorials and on a written exam. Examinations are held at the end of each teaching period. Resits are held at the end of the next period Sometimes a course or exam is renewed or replaced. In such cases a Transition regulation may apply. For more information see Assessment, Examination regulations, Transition regulations.
Teaching
Tuition is carried out in plenary lectures and small groups. Much attention is paid to an active method of studying. This includes writing study papers, working out cases and preparing practical assignments. Find out more about forms of teaching in the Master programme.
Learning outcomes
The Master’s programme in Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics has formulated the following learning outcomes, which describe the final attainment levels of graduates of the programme.
Self-Study programme
Some students who are admitted directly to the MSc Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics will be advised to do a self-study programme during the summer months before classes start. The self-study should bring them to the level required to be able to follow the Master's courses successfully without further help.
Course descriptions
Consult the course descriptions for an extensive description of the individual courses in the programme.
