Economic Geography: Resilient Rural Regions
Žiemos stojimas
2027-02-01
Žiemos stojimas
2026-10-15
Do you want to know how agricultural transitions, socio-cultural discontent, and climate change impact European rural areas? Come satisfy your curiosity in the master Resilient Rural Regions!
This master explores the rural-specific socio-spatial impacts of global transformations and how rural regions and communities deal with such transformations in socially and environmentally sustainable and place-specific ways.
You will learn:
- How global and societal megatrends affect local and regional spatial organisations in rural areas, and how rural communities can adapt to that
- How historical nature and landscape values and regional identities can be preserved and enhanced during the transformation processes
- How to manage the social impacts of these transformations in a sustainable way
- How to deal with transitional processes in different professional practices related to rural development
If you want to contribute to sustainable and liveable rural areas, this master is just what you are looking for!
MSc in Economic Geography
Resilient Rural Regions is a track within the master in Economic Geography. This master provides you with a deep understanding on the unequal spatial and social effects of global megatrends, such as technological, demographic and climate changes. You will dive into topics like economic geographical processes, wellbeing, quality of life, labour market developments and mobility, and how these take shape in different regions along the European urban-rural continuum.
If you are interested in following a two-year programme in Economic Geography in two different countries (the Netherlands and Germany), then our Dual Degree Master International Programme in Economic Geography is the master programme for you! If you are looking for a two-year programme and are interested in doing research, you can also integrate the master in Economic Geography with our two-year Research Master in Spatial Sciences.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
The programme welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds within the social sciences, economics, and interdisciplinary studies that provide the knowledge and research skills needed to study regional development, socio‑spatial inequalities, and policy responses.
Students with an academic Bachelor's degree in Human Geography, Spatial Planning, or a related discipline are invited to apply to the MSc Economic Geography.
Also programmes such as Economics and Business Economics, Business Administration, Sociology, International Relations and Organization, Political Sciences, Bèta‑Gamma studies, Policy Analysis and Management, and Environmental Management and Sustainability Sciences are admissible.
10 ECTS in statistics required
