About the course

The purpose of the course is that the students should be able to perform analytical studies as well as develop in-depth knowledge within a chosen field of urban studies. Furthermore, the aim is also that students should deepen their knowledge in statistical methods and GIS. Students will also develop their ability to identify relevant research problems within urban and regional economics.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Urban Studies: Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport, Master's Programme (Two-year) Urban Studies: Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport, Master's Programme (Two-year)

Course content

Syllabus spring 2024

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

Bachelor´s degree consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English B/English 6 in Swedish secondary school.

Course literature

  • Jones, C. (latest edition). Urban Economy. Real estate economics and public policy. Routledge, Milton Park.
  • Mehmetoglu, M. & Jakobsen, T. G. (latest edition). Applied Statistics Using Stata: A guide for the social sciences, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks.
  • Menke, K. (latest editon) Discover QGIS 3. x: A workbook for classroom or independent study. Locate Press Open Source Geospatial Books, Chugiak.

The course literature will to a large extent rely on tutorials, datasets, and scientific articles. The literature corresponds to approximately 1500 pages in total.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

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Contact

For more information about the education:

usstudent@mau.se

This education is provided by

Faculty of Culture and Society

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Department of Urban Studies

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