Urban Studies: Applications of Spatial Economics

Course offered as a part of a programme, Master’s level

15 credits

Malmö | daytime | 100%

28 March 2022 - 5 June 2022

Full tuition fee: 23000 SEK

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 2022

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

Course literature and other teaching materials

Glaeser, E., Kourtit, K., & Nijkamp, P. (Eds.) (latest edition). Urban Empires: Cities as global rulers in the new Urban World. Routledge, Milton Park.
Mehmet, 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.

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