In cooperation with different partner universities, among others:
blekinge institute of technology, Karlsrkona, Sweden / Universitatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism Ion Mincu, Bucharest, Romania / University of Lisbon, Portugal / Ecole d'Urbanisme de Paris, France / Centre Marc Bloch Berlin, Germany / Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain / IRS Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, Erkner-Berlin, Germany
The "European Urban Studies" (EUS) Master's programme addresses current challenges of cities in the context of a globalised world. The EUS programme pays special attention to questions of social cohesion, urban housing, cultural diversity, sustainable planning and mobility. The programme works with an understanding of urban studies that combines competences from the disciplines of urban planning, urban sociology, urban design, landscape and spatial planning. It provides a transdisciplinary and comprehensive approach for studying the development of cities in Europe and worldwide.
Programm “„European Urban and Planning Studies” (EUPS): a Double Degree between the Master “European Urban Studies” at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Master “Strategic Spatial Planning” at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) Karlskrona, Sweden, will be initiated in the field of spatial planning and urban studies from October 2025. Interested students apply regularly in the Master “European Urban Studies” (deadline for Winter-Term 2025/26 for EU-Applicants: 25th June 2025) and notify in the letter of motivation, that they are interested to participate to the double degree EUPS. The letter of acceptance is provided in July 2025. More Information about application here:
The Master's programme is aiming at educating researchers in the field of urban studies. It will provide knowledge and academic skills to analyse, research and plan, particularly for students who want to start a professional career in urban planning, research and academic institutions and the wider field of civil society. The teaching programme intends to prepare for self-organised research projects and thereby for further studies (PhD) as well.
The interaction of the different subject areas outlined below allows for a differentiated examination of various issues:
- European Cities
- Urban and Landscape Planning
- Urban Sociology
- Research Methods and Research Design
