Location:

Brussels, Belgium

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Bachelor

Specialty:

Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies

Program Overview

Program Description:

The European Euromaster in Urban Studies (4Cities) is a unique two-year interdisciplinary and international programme. 4Cities takes students to Brussels, Copenhagen, Vienna, Madrid and a number of surrounding cities. The European Euromaster adds a European perspective to the field of Urban Studies: it wants to break up and to open the national perspective on urban problems. The growing importance of globalisation and the shift towards a world of flows calls for a new approach in important fields of urban policy like culture, economy, planning…

The strength of the programme results from the integration of analytical skills typical for the (social-) sciences and the more design oriented skills of planning and architecture. The need for interdisciplinary knowledge and skills as opposed to the more narrowly defined academic disciplines is strong.

Career Opportunities: • Research and teaching on issues of urbanity and urbanism • Urban policy advice • Urban project management • Urban planning and design

Setting Description:

During a period of two years, students take part in an interdisciplinary programme and study in four cities: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid and Vienna. Students live in each of the cities for one semester, except for the first block (Brussels) which takes a few weeks longer and the last block which consists of a short intensive stay in Madrid. Students spend most of the last semester in a location of their choice, where they are able to work on their master thesis. In each city the programme consists of: - academic courses - fieldwork - excursions & visits - exams

Cost:

Subsidized tuition fees: • ˜€610 per year for EEA students • ˜€2950 per year for non-EEA students For details please visit our website www.vub.ac.be/en/apply Application deadline: - 1 June for EEA students - 1 March for Non-EEA students