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TU Dortmund University

Dortmund

Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies

Subjects: Planning

M.Sc. | Master of Science

⏳  Duration
4 Semesters
🔠 Teaching Language
English
💶  Application Fee non-EU
No information

💶  Cost per Semester ? Separate from the tuition fees, the cost per semester refers to another fee students pay each semester, covering registration fees, administrative costs, and often a public transport ticket.
300 EUR

💶  Tuition Fees per Semester
No Tuition Fee
⏱️ Application Deadline Summer
No information

⏱️ Application Deadline Winter
15.05.

Course description

SPRING stands for Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies. It's a two-year Master's program focused on spatial planning in developing and emerging countries. The curriculum covers pressing issues like rapid urban growth, balancing environmental protection with economic development, improving transport systems, and strategies to handle climate change impacts. In the first year, students study at TU Dortmund University. The second year is spent at one of five partner universities in Ghana, Tanzania, The Philippines, Brazil, or Chile (currently not available). The program is taught in English and awards an M.Sc. Degree in Regional Development Planning and Management. Both the certificate and transcript are jointly issued by TU Dortmund University and the partner university of the second year.

Program Information

Study Location Dortmund
Start Semester Winter
Study Form Full-time
Study Type Postgraduate
Teaching Language English
Dual No
Remote No
Application Fee non-EU No information
Study Length 4 Semesters
Tuition Fees per Semester No Tuition Fee
Cost per Semester 300 EUR
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⏱️ Application Start Summer
No information

⏱️ Application Deadline Summer
No information
⏱️ Application Start Winter
02.01.

⏱️ Application Deadline Winter
15.05.

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Application Requirements

Language Requirements

CEFR No information
IELTS 6
Cambridge (CAE) No information
TOEFL IBT 80

TOEFL (550 points paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) Please have your TOEFL-certificate sent to the institutional code 8523 or IELTS (6,0) a diploma from an English-speaking school or an English-speaking course of study

Qualification Requirements

Students are selected on the basis of their application and their previous education. The minimum entry requirement is a Bachelor or Diploma degree (at least “satisfactory” [3.0]) with at least 240 ECTS in spatial planning or other related disciplines like geography, urban planning or architecture*. Please consider that we do not accept the degree of civil engineering. For applicants from other fields we strongly recommend a motivational letter and/or work samples.

Document Requirements

Highest school leaving certificate in officially certified copy Overview of subjects and grades of the highest school leaving certificate in officially certified copy Subject and grade overviews of your studies in officially certified copy Officially certified copy of your degree certificate Translations of all documents in German or English language by a sworn translator Proof of sufficient language skills in officially certified copy

Application Process

Acceptance Interview No
Acceptance local admission restrictions Not restricted
Application directly at the University,
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