Faculty of Spatial Sciences - University of Groningen 4.07

With two bachelor and eight master programmes, the faculty offers a wide range of courses within the field to about 900 students. The faculty conducts both fundamental and applied research. The faculty in Groningen is the only independent faculty of Spatial Sciences in the Netherlands.

Bachelor courses (Dutch only):
Sociale Geografie en Planologie
Technische planologie

Master courses:
Cultural geography
Environmental and infrastructure planning
Population studies
Regional studies (research master)
Real estate studies
Economische geografie
Sociale planologie
Opleiding tot leraar voortgezet onderwijs van 1e graad in Aardrijkskunde

The research themes of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences are Wellbeing, Innovation and Spatial Transformation, and the mission of our faculty is to produce research which is world-leading, distinctive, and policy-relevant to these major issues faced by contemporary society.