Regional and area studies/ Regional (development) planning

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University Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Degree Master

Degree Master of Science, M.Sc.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Beginning Students First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester.
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time; international course
Location (main / branches campus) Karlsruhe
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das Regional Planning gehört zum Studienbereiche Spatial Planning der Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Spatial Planning.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Regional Planning
Areas of Concentration Developing Countries, Planning, Planning Methods, Regional Development, Regional Studies, Town and Country Planning, Town Planning, Underdevelopment, Vulnerability

Field of study
- Target group German and foreign graduates of Diplom and Bachelor's degrees from a subject area related to Area Studies or Planning (e.g. Town and Country Planning, Town Planning, Geography, National Economics, Sociology, Ecology, Agriculture or Forestry), in particular graduates from developing countries who want to work in the field of Town and Country Planning or Cooperative Development in their home countries.
- Main instruction language German
- Further language(s) Spanish
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Scholarship funding possible, especially DAAD
  The degree course is normally in German. It is possible to apply for an international double degree programme after the start of your studies. For further information see http://www.intl.kit.edu/ostudent/3740.php
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- Above-average Diplom or Bachelor's degree in Social or Natural Sciences, Economics or Engineering, professional experience desirable, proof of an adequate command of German, motivational letter
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus, Diplom, Diplom (FH)
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2024/2025
- - Lecture period
  - 21.10.2024 — 15.02.2025
  - Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    30.09.2025
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    30.09.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 30.09.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 30.09.2025
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee more information regarding tuition fees
- Annotation to the tuition fee Fees for international students from countries that are not members of the EU
Internationality
- International double diploma possible Ja
- Institution, country, degree Universidad de Concepción (UdeC)
  Chile
  M.Sc.
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Internationales (INTL)
- Street address Adenauerring 2, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone 0721 608-45958
- Fax 0721 608-42614
- contact(at)intl.kit.edu
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Campus Süd Institut für Regionalwissenschaft
- Street address Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone 0721 / 608 42365
- Fax 0721 / 608 42888
- Zentrale Studienberatung (ZSB)
- Street address Engelbert-Arnold-Straße 2, Gebäude Nr. 11.30, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone 0721 608-44930
- Fax 0721 608-44902
- info(at)zsb.kit.edu
- Internetpage of the institution
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prepares its students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs

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qualifying young persons by comprehensive scientific and research-based education and imparting interdisciplinary and social skills

it is our objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges of mankind