The study programme in a nutshell
During the first semester, all students complete a core curriculum of courses/modules at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany, in a face-to-face format. These courses will equip you with the basic tools required to understand the study of the post-industrial city. Modules will provide a substantial foundation of content knowledge that is facts and ideas as well as the theories that connect them, in the context of a conceptual framework of the post-industrial city.
In the second Semester, students decide on one of four thematic specialisation tracks - where each track is jointly delivered by two partners. Depending on the track chosen, you may move to another university.
Course overview
Below you can view the programme of Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC) for this year.
Year 1, First semester
Year 1, Second Semester
Track options, locations and courses offered:
- Track 1: Urban Transformations and Resilience (University College Cork, University of Liège)
- Track 2: Diversity and Social Justice (Koç University, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
- Track 3: Urban Analysis: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities (Ruhr University Bochum, University of Oulu)
- Track 4: Governance of Post-Industrial Cities (University of Zagreb, University of Deusto)
Year 2, Third semester
In the third semester students decide between in-depth studies and practical training in a profession or in research at either University College Cork (Ireland) or at University of Liège (Belgium).
Year 2, Fourth semester
In the fourth and final semester, and considering the multidisciplinary nature of the programme, you can choose among three forms of master dissertation/thesis at any one of the eight participating universities. The three forms include a traditional dissertation (jointly supervised by two of the Partner Universities), a research manuscript aiming at publication, or a practical project accompanied by documentation.