Program Overview
The Sustainable Cities at Aalborg University is a MSc programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Sustainable Cities programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across China and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: EUR 12,573 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
- Location: Copenhagen, China
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Sustainable Cities programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Tools and approaches to sustainable cities. The course is focussed on providing you with specific tools to further sustainable development in the cities and the ability to critically reflect on these. Topics may include: Lifecycle assessment, carbon and environmental footprinting, corporate social responsibility and input-output analysis.
- Challenges and planning for sustainable cities. The course aims to provide a basic shared understanding of the challenges that face cities today in terms of sustainability. The topics may include: resources, climate change, growth, demography, biodiversity, environmental problems and health.
- Theories of Science and Research Designs. The course gives you an understanding of the different theories of science, and how they are connected to choice of research design. It will make you capable of assessing and communicating choice of and background for research design.
- Politics, planning and governance. The course is focused on power, politics and policy as well as stakeholders, institutions and discourses in relation to decision-making processes. The lectures will be based on current research and aim for critical reflections on planning and decision-making processes.
- Structures and systems of the city. The course aims at looking closer at some of the systems that make up a city and how we can work with these in a sustainable way. The topics may include: Transport, waste, water and energy.
- Economic, social and environmental assessment. The course is focussed on assessing the sustainability of different solutions for handling the challenges in cities. The topics may include: Feasibility studies, risk assessment, future studies, EIA and SIA.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
To enter the Master\'s programme in Sustainable Cities provided by Aalborg University you must have a relevant Bachelor\'s degree. The Bachelor in Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning at Aalborg University gives you direct access to this graduate programme. Other relevant Bachelor degrees could be within the fields of engineering, geography, politics or social science. However, all applications for the Master\'s programme are evaluated individually and the relevancy of the bachelor degree is evaluated through this process.
Entrance requirements
You can study as a guest student on the first or second semester or as a Master\'s student following the entire two-year degree programme.
Students seeking to enrol in the programme are required to have a bachelor of science degree in engineering, geography or natural sciences. All applications are evaluated individually. A background of Architectural Technology and Construction Management does not in itself qualify for admission to Sustainable Cities.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 12,573 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
Tuition fees: EUR 12,573 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Aalborg University directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Aalborg University
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
Aalborg University (AAU) is a major public research university in Denmark known for its innovative teaching approach, strong engineering education, and international environment. Offers a wide...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2001-04-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months