University of Coimbra (UC), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), University of El Salvador (USAL, Buenos Aires), University of São Paulo (USP)
English, Spanish and Portuguese
The application deadline (worldwide) is 1 May for the following winter semester.
The international research-based Master of Arts in Urban Cultures (URC) is addressed to students with an interest in urban cultural studies, striving to acquire transdisciplinary competencies regarding European and Latin American cities and urban regions. In addition to the study of respective urban theories and practices, the Master’s curriculum concentrates on the importance of culture, creativity, and the arts for sustainable and inclusive urban planning and management, taking into consideration not only urban governance and policy measures but also the constituent role of urban imaginaries and aesthetics for urban identities and creation processes.
Contents:
For further information on compulsory and optional modules, see the course website.
All students start in October their first URC semester in Augsburg/Germany (Humanities), then continue in the second semester in Santiago de Compostela/Spain (Geography), and in the third semester in Coimbra/Portugal (Sociology), which is their Urban Cultural Studies.
For the last semester there are several options, where students can decide whether they want to accomplish their Master’s thesis with placement in Augsburg, Santiago de Compostela, or Coimbra (tracks one through three); or combine their thesis with a Latin American study activity in Buenos Aires or São Paulo between the third and fourth semesters (tracks four through nine).
Projects with partners in Europe and Latin America, international co-teaching, translocal transfer
Three European semesters in three historic UNESCO cities (Augsburg–Santiago de Compostela–Coimbra) with optional Latin American study activity in Buenos Aires or São Paulo
There is an optional practical module for internships in the fourth semester (depending on track choice).
Approx. 150 EUR per semester (including a ticket for public transport and general student services)
BA Degree or higher in Geography, Literary/Cultural Studies, Sociology, Applied Linguistics, Ethnology, History, Political Science, Urbanism, Space & Urban Planning, Architecture, Design or similar
English C1 and Spanish C1 or Portuguese C1 (CEFR)
The application deadline (worldwide) is 1 May for the following winter semester.
Please apply via the VIBS Online Application Portal: https://vibs.uni-augsburg.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces.
Application possibility for accommodation @Studierendenwerk Augsburg (via Online Application: https://studierendenwerk-augsburg.de/accommodation/)
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