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Programme-specific Section of the
Curriculum for the MSc Programme in

Geography and Geoinformatics
at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

2009 (Rev. 2015)
Contents
1.1 Title .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Affiliation ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Corps of external examiners ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Language ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Academic profile .................................................................................................................... 2

2.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 General programme profile .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 General structure of the programme ............................................................................................................. 3
2.4 Career opportunities ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Description of competence profiles ...................................................................................... 4

3.1 Specialisation: Geoinformatics ..................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes ...................................................... 4
4 Admission requirements ....................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography and Geoinformatics ..................................................... 8
4.2 Applicants with a Bachelors degree in the field of science ......................................................................... 8
4.3 Applicants with a related Bachelors degree ................................................................................................ 8
4.4 Other applicants............................................................................................................................................ 8
4.5 Language requirements ................................................................................................................................ 9
5 Prioritisation of applicants ................................................................................................... 9

6 Structure of the programme................................................................................................. 9
6.1 Specialisation 1: Geoinformatics ................................................................................................................ 10
6.2 Specialisation 1: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes ................................................. 10
6.3 Specialisation 1: Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes ............................................. 10
6.4 Specialisation 1: Environment, Society and Development ......................................................................... 11
6.5 Specialisation 1: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes ....................................................................... 11
6.6 Specialisation 2: Geoinformatics ................................................................................................................ 12
6.7 Specialisation 2: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes ................................................. 13
6.8 Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes ............................................ 15
6.9 Specialisation 2: Environment, Society and Development ......................................................................... 17
6.10 Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes ..................................................................... 18
6.11 Compliance of the requirements for external examiners and assessment ................................................. 20
7 Exemptions ........................................................................................................................... 20
8 Commencement etc. ............................................................................................................ 20
8.1 Validity ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
8.2 Transfer ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
8.3 Amendment ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Appendix 1 Tables .................................................................................................................. 21

Appendix 2 Interim arrangements ....................................................................................... 27
Appendix 3 Description of objectives for the thesis ............................................................ 43
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1 Title, affiliation and language

A shared section that applies to all BSc and MSc Programmes at the Faculty of Science is
linked to this programme-specific curriculum.
1.1 Title
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in
Geoinformatics leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography and Geoinformatics with a
specialisation in Geoinformatics with the Danish title: Cand.scient.(candidatus/candidata
scientiarum) i geografi and geoinformatik med en specialisering i geoinformatik.
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Dynamic
Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in
Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology Processes
and Landscapes with the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i
geografi and geoinformatik med en specialisering i dynamisk geomorfologi processer og
landskaber.
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global
Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in
Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Science
and Climate Changes with the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i
geografi and geoinformatik med en specialisering i global miljmssig jordbundsvidenskab
og klimaforandringer.
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Environment,
Society and Development leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography and
Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Environment, Society and Development with the
Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i geografi and geoinformatik
med en specialisering i milj, samfund og udvikling.
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in in
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography
and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes with the
Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i geografi and geoinformatik
med en specialisering i transformation af byer og landskaber.
1.2 Affiliation
The programme is affiliated with the Study Board for Geosciences and Management, and the
students can both elect, and be elected, to this study board.
1.3 Corps of external examiners
The following corps of external examiners is used for the central parts of the MSc
Programme:
Corps of External Examiners for Geography (geografi).
1.4 Language
The language of this MSc Programme is English.
2 Academic profile
2.1 Purpose
Graduates in Geography & Geoinformatics are able to apply geographical methods of
working in a critical manner and communicate academic problems and model solutions to
geographers and to other partners and users. The breadth and interdisciplinary nature of the
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programme enables them to engage in and manage complex tasks and projects. They are also
able to understand and work with people from different scientific backgrounds, and act as
bridge-builders between, e.g. science and social studies.
2.2 General programme profile
The study programme is structured around five specialisation profiles namely Geoinformatics,
Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes, Global environmental Soil Sciences
and Climate Changes, Environment, Society and Development, Transformation of Cities and
Landscapes. Each specialisation includes a number of mandatory and specialised restricted
elective courses. The thesis, which concludes the MSc programme, is an independent
experimental, field-based or theoretical study within a clearly defined area of the geographical
fields of study.
Geography and Geoinformatics is the key subject area of the programme.
2.3 General structure of the programme
The MSc Programme is set at 120 ECTS credits.
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics consists of the following elements:
Specialisation 1, 30 ECTS credits.
Specialisation 2, 90 ECTS credits, including the thesis.
The student must choose one of the following specialisations:

Specialisation 1: Geoinformatics.
Specialisation 1: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes.
Specialisation 1: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes.
Specialisation 1: Environment, Society and Development.
Specialisation 1: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes.
Specialisation 2: Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)

Specialisation 2. Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)
2.4 Career opportunities
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics qualifies students for a PhD
programme, and depending on the academic specialisation it may also be targeted at business
functions and/or areas such as:
Holders of an MSc degree in Geography & Geoinformatics are able to apply
geographical methodologies in a critical manner and communicate geographical subject
matter and solution models both to other geographers and other collaboration partners
and users.
With their broadly based and often interdisciplinary education, they are capable of being
involved in and managing complex tasks and projects.
Also, they are able to understand and work with persons from other scientific
backgrounds and bridge the gaps between, for example, the natural and social sciences.
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3 Description of competence profiles

Students following the MSc Programme acquire the knowledge, skills and competences listed
below. Students will also acquire other qualifications through elective subject elements and
other study activities.
3.1 Specialisation: Geoinformatics
On completion of the programme, an MSc in Geography and Geoinformatics with a
specialisation in Geoinformatics has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
Theory and concepts within GIS, GIscience, and remote sensing (Earth
observation/EO).
Advanced use of geographical information systems (GIS) for applications within
Geography, including spatial planning.
Acquiring, processing and applications of contemporary remote sensing for
environmental monitoring and modelling.
Advanced methods for spatial analysis and modelling.
Programing, Customization and Automation in GIS.
Different GIS/EO platforms.
Relevant GIS data models.
State-of-the-art environmental monitoring algorithms within optical and thermal
infrared remote sensing.
Processing of data from registers and digital maps.
Advanced methods of mapping and visualizations.
Skills to:
Perform advanced GIS/EO-based spatial analysis, based on relevant data sets and
appropriate methods.
Manage relevant GIS/EO software on an advanced level including programming and
automation.
Conduct effective visual communication of spatial data and the results of spatial
analysis.
Select appropriate EO data and methodology for areas covering the interaction between
environmental resources, the dynamics and management of global and local land use,
and global climate change.
Assess data quality, e.g. in terms of uncertainty, in order to understand and describe the
limitations of current EO and GIS technology.
Integrate EO data with other data in a GIS environment.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with state-of-the-art digital
spatial data, analytical tools and GIS/EO software.
Theorise and understand how geoinformatics including GIS and EO may be integrated
in different scientific fields including environmental monitoring and modelling on both
local and global scales.
3.2 Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes
specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes has acquired the
following:
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Knowledge about:
Major landforms and their genesis, with special emphasis on the effects of water and
wind.
Various methods and equipment used in the study of fluvial, estuarine, marine and
Aeolian environments.
The potential effect of sea-level and climate change on landscape processes and
geomorphology.
Common methods for establishing relative and absolute chronology, as well as
paleogeographical reconstruction.
Skills to:
Design and carry out studies and research projects within the fields of geomorphology,
sediment transport and landscape processes.
Review a scientific subject based on original scientific literature.
Utilise a broad range of scientific methods within this field.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with sediment transport in
fluvial, estuarine, marine and aeolian environments.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with field methods used in
studies of sediment transport and the marine environment.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with stratigraphy and the
genesis of coastal landscapes.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with relative and absolute
chronology.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with paleogeographical
reconstruction.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the response of coastal
landscapes to changes in sea level and climate.
3.3 Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes
specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes has acquired the
following:
Knowledge about:
Soil processes, mapping and classification in an environmental and agricultural context
Application of advanced field methods, e.g. taking water, soil and air samples,
monitoring environmental drivers via water content, and quantifying greenhouse gas
production rates and emissions.
Selecting appropriate methods, sampling strategies and validation processes, estimating
margins of error and methods for scaling process and interactions on an ecosystem
level.
Speciation modelling and mass balance calculations.
Advanced theoretical background and up-to-date research on selected topics in Arctic,
Danish and tropical soils, including: Solute transport processes in soils, element cycling
and pollution and soil nutrient dynamics, bio-availability and changing land use.
The physical processed at the surface with relation to exchange of energy, water and
carbon.
The expected economic and physical consequences of climate change.
The interplay between atmospheric circulation and radiation/energy balance and
correlation with the global climate.
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The scientific background of a climate-related problem.

The application of global climate models to spatio-temporal variations in the global
climate.
Photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and energy balance in relation to spatio-temporal
variations in vegetation and land use.
Skills to:
Identify and apply appropriate methods for assessing chemical and physical processes in
soil related to climate change, changing land use and pollution.
Describe interacting processes in soil on different temporal and spatial scales.
Explain key elements in the analysis by means of various anthropogenic actions.
Identify and describe key factors that control a range of biogeochemical processes and
net effects in terms of the environmental impact of pollutants and greenhouse gases.
Identify and explain the limitations and implications of the collected data.
Give an oral presentation based on a specific topic, and present data in the form of a
short, concise report.
Assess the interplay between the physical and economic conditions which are currently
affected by global climate change as well as the mechanisms which have been used to
reduce climate change and its consequences.
Assess the relationship between terrestrial ecosystems and global climate systems
contextualized via historical and present-day perspectives and across a range of
temporal and spatial scales from seconds to millennia and from stomata to continents.
Assess how models at different scales and databases can be used to enhance our
understanding of present and historical climate and predict future development in
climatic trends.
Competences to:
Address, at a high scientific and application-oriented level, the chemical and physical
processes in soils in an environmental context, with a special emphasis on climate
change, changing land use, nutrient cycles and pollution.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the field's methods and be
able to discuss their selection, interpretation and related problems.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level conducting analyses of soil in
relation to the release of nutrients, element cycling and emissions to the atmosphere as a
result of changing land use, climate change and pollution.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with climate change in recent
times.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the relationship between
climate, ecosystems and land use in different climate zones.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of uses of
climate data in environmental monitoring and modelling of land surfaces from the local
to the global level.
climate and the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
3.4 Specialisation: Environment, Society and Development

specialisation in Environment, Society and Development has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
Theoretical approaches to development geography and human-environment interactions.
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Globalisation and the dynamics of global value chains.

Migration, urbanisation and rural-urban connections.
Sustainable rural and urban livelihoods.
Land use change processes from local to global scale.
Environmental change mitigation and adaptation.
Skills to:
Summarise a topic from available research-based literature relating to the theme of
environment and society in developing countries.
Select appropriate quantitative and qualitative methodologies for problem-based
research.
Plan and perform field work and projects in developing countries.
Compile and analyze complex data from a variety of sources.
Communicate results of research and projects orally and in writing.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of theoretical
and methodological approaches to development geography and human-environmental
interactions.
Work with interdisciplinary dimensions of sustainability and globalisation processes,
particularly their impacts and spatial aspects at different scales.
Work, individually and in teams, with complex problems by organizing them into
manageable projects.
Work in and understand the implications of cross-cultural contexts.
3.5 Specialisation: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes
specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
The key social, political and economic processes and drivers of the location, distribution
and growth of human activity and the role of uneven geographical development
including its implications and consequences for particular geographies such as nation
states, cities, city-regions, the peri-urban areas and the countryside.
Globalisation, rescaling and the transformation of cities and landscapes including the
role of urbanisation and local strategies in landscapes and built environments.
Urban and regional development, new spaces of production and the knowledge
economy, innovation, location and agglomeration of industries, firms, skills, labour and
labour markets, agricultural restructuring and rural development.
Urban social geographies, social and spatial inequalities, mobility, segregation,
gentrification, housing, gender and ethnicity.
Spatial planning including the shift from government to governance, policy networks
and coalitions, new public management, planning strategies and regime theory.
Space and place including conceptualisation of cities and landscapes, discourses of
space and place, urban and rural transformations, the post-productivist transition and
landscape values.
Advanced GIS applications within the context of urban and regional analysis and
planning.
Skills to:
Design and perform studies and research projects within the field of human geography,
cities, regions and landscapes.
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Present theoretical arguments, conduct theoretical and empirical assessments and use
the appropriate theories, methods and data to perform scientific analyses.
Apply a broad range of scientific methods relevant to particular research questions.
Reflect on the relationship between theory and empirical data and analyse, assess and
apply results.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with social, political and
economic processes and drivers of the location, distribution and growth of human
activity.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with globalisation, local
strategies and the social, political and economic transformations of nation states, cities,
city regions and the countryside.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with in-depth knowledge of the
central theoretical and empirical issues concerning the growth and transformation of
cities and landscapes, and hence, competencies to conduct scientific based analyses of
specific subjects through use of the appropriate methods including GIS.
4 Admission requirements
Students are admitted to the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics once a year,
with studies starting on 1 September.
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography and Geoinformatics from the University of
Copenhagen who complete their Bachelors degree in block 1 or 2 may additionally be
admitted to the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with studies starting on 1
February of the academic year in question.
4.1 Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography and Geoinformatics
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography and Geoinformatics from the University of
Copenhagen, other Danish or Nordic universities are directly academically qualified for
admission to the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics.
4.2 Applicants with a Bachelors degree in the field of science
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in the field of science from the Faculty of SCIENCE at
the University of Copenhagen may be admitted if their programme includes the following:
Courses from the bachelor in Geography and Geoinformatics, 60 ECTS credit.
4.3 Applicants with a related Bachelors degree
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Surveying and Mapping, or Urban, Energy and
Environmental Planning, International Development Studies (with a social science or naturalscience basic programme), Natural resources, Environmental Engineering from the University
of Copenhagen or other Danish universities are directly academically qualified for admission
onto the MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics.
4.4 Other applicants
The Faculty may also admit applicants who, after a thorough academic assessment, are
deemed to possess a Bachelors degree with educational qualifications equivalent to those
required in 4.1-3.
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4.5 Language requirements

4.5.1 Applicants from Nordic universities
Applicants with a Bachelors degree from Nordic universities must as a minimum document
English language qualifications comparable to a Danish upper secondary school English B
level.
4.5.2 Non-Nordic applicants
Applicants with a non-Nordic Bachelors degree must be able to document English
proficiency corresponding to an IELTS test score of minimum 6.5 or a ToEFL test score of
minimum 213 (computer-based), 560 (paper-based) or 83 (Internet-based).
5 Prioritisation of applicants
If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places
available, applicants will be prioritised as follows:
1) Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography & Geoinformatics from the
University of Copenhagen seeking admission by way of direct extension of their
completed BSc programme. Admitted on condition that there be legally entitled
Bachelors for the programme.
2) Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Geography & Geoinformatics.
3) Applicants who fulfil the criteria listed in 4.3.
Applicants are then prioritised according to the highest number of ECTS credits gained in
subject elements in Geography and Geoinformatics.
6 Structure of the programme

The compulsory subject elements, restricted elective subject elements and the thesis constitute
the central parts of the programme (Section 21 of the Ministerial order on Bachelor and
Masters Programmes (Candidatus) at Universities).
All of the compulsory subject elements (including the thesis) defined below must be followed
at the exact time planned according to the table in Appendix 1. Restricted elective and
elective subject elements may be freely placed in the remaining blocks within a specialisation.
Before the beginning of the MSc Programme the student must choose the first specialisation.
Before the end of the first specialisation the student must choose the second specialisation. If
the second specialisation is not choosen by then the student will automatically be registrered
with the following specialisation:
Specialisation 1
Geoinformatics
Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and
Landscapes.
Global Environmental Soil Sciences and
Climate Changes
Environment, Society and Development
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes
Specialisation 2 - automatic registration

Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes
(thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate
Changes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Environment, Society and Development
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes
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6.1 Specialisation 1: Geoinformatics

The specialisation is set at 30 ECTS credits and consists of the following:
Compulsory subject elements, 15 ECTS credits.
Restricted elective subject elements, 15 ECTS credits.
6.1.1 Compulsory subject elements
All of the following subject elements are to be covered (15 ECTS credits):
Block 1
NIGK15001U Advanced Geoinformatics
Block 1
NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere (Part 1)
6.1.2 Restricted elective subject elements

15 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following list:
Block 2
NIGK14038U Spatial Analysis
Block 2
Block 2
NGEK10018U Countryside Planning: Policies, Processes and
Regulation
Block 2
NGEK10019U Ecological Climatology and Climate Change
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
6.1.3 Admission to the next specialisation

Students with this specialisation can be admitted to the following specialisations:
6.2 Specialisation 1: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes
NIGK14049U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (Part 1) Block 1
NIGK14050U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (Part 2) Block 2

Block 1
NIGK14025U Water Resources (Part 1)
Block 1
NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation and Block 1
Adaptation
Block 2
NIGK14026U Water Resources (Part 2)
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

Specialisation 2: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes Landscapes (thesis, 60
ECTS credits)
6.3 Specialisation 1: Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes
The specialisation is set at 30 ECTS credits and consists of the following elements:
Compulsory courses, 15 ECTS credits.
Restricted elective courses, 15 ECTS credits.
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Block 1
NIGK14043U Environmental Soil Sciences (Part 1)
Climate
Changes:
Causes,
Effects,
Mitigation
and
Block 1
NGEK10016U
Adaptation
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 45
ECTS credits)
Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes (thesis, 60
ECTS credits)
6.4 Specialisation 1: Environment, Society and Development
NIGK14047U Environment, Society and Development (Part 1) Block 1
Development Geography
Human Environment Interactions

Block 2
NIGK14009U Land Use Transitions in the Global South
International
Migration
Flows,
Networks
and
Block 2
NGEK11006U
Diasporas
Block 2
NIGK14042U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes:
Globalisation and Local Strategies
Block 2
Regulation
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

6.5 Specialisation 1: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes
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Block 1
NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes (Part
1): Globalisation and Local Strategies
Block 2

Block 1
NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and
Economic Change
Block 1
Block 2
Regulation
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits

Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credit)
Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credit)
6.6 Specialisation 2: Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS credits)
Restricted elective subject elements, 30 ECTS credits (thesis, 45 ECTS credit).
Restricted elective subject elements, 15 ECTS credits (thesis, 60 ECTS credit).
Elective subject elements, 15 ECTS credits.
Thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS credits.
30 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following list (thesis, 45 ECTS credit).
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Regulation
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1+2 15 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and
Geoinformatics
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban
Spatial Analysis
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14040U Remote Sensing Seminar and Project Work
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15005U Ecological Modelling
Programming,
Customization
and
Automation
in
Block
4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15021U
GIS
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15002U Aerial and Near-field Remote Sensing
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10027U Project Management and Planning
Geoinformatics
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NIGK15022U
NFKK14006U
Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics

Project in Practice
Block 1-5
Block 1-5
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
6.6.2 Elective subject elements

15 ECTS credits are to be covered as elective subject elements.
BSc subject elements corresponding to 15 ECTS credits may be included in the MSc
Programme without the approval of the study board.
Projects outside the course scope may be included in the elective section of the programme
with up to 15 ECTS credits. The regulations are described in Appendix 5 to the shared section
of the curriculum.
Projects in practice may be included in the elective section of the programme by up to 15
ECTS credits. Note that Projects in practice may not exceed 15 ECTS credits of the combined
restricted elective and elective subject elements of the programme. The regulations are
described in Appendix 4 to the shared section of the curriculum.
6.6.3 Thesis
Geoinformatics includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or 60 ECTS credits, as described in
Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The topic of the thesis must be within the academic
scope of the programme.
There are programme specific rules which define parts of the shared curriculum in more
detail. The following specific rules apply to a thesis corresponding to 45 ECTS credits:
The thesis must be written full time.
6.6.4 Academic mobility
The academic mobility for the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a
specialisation in Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS credit) is placed in block 3+4 of the 1st
year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow subject elements and conduct
projects outside the Faculty of Science.
specialisation in Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS credit) is placed in block 3+4 of the first
year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow subject elements and conduct
projects outside the Faculty of Science.
In addition the student has the possibility to arrange similar academic mobility in other parts
of the programme. Both options require that the student follows the rules and regulations
regarding pre-approvals and credit.
6.7 Specialisation 2: Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 or
60 ECTS credits)
Restricted elective subject elements, 30 ECTS credits (thesis, 45 ECTS credits).
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Thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS credits.

Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Human Environmental Interactions
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Field
and
Methods
Course
in
Geography
and
Block
1+2
15 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U
Geoinformatics
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEA09056U Numerical Modelling in the Fluvial, Coastal,
Estuarine and Marine Environment
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15027U Surface Hydrology
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEA09055U Process Studies and Field Techniques
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
LNAK10010U Environmental Impact Assessment
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14008U VVM i Praksis
Block 3+4
Geoinformatics
Block 5
5 ECTS credits
NIGK15033U Marine Geoscience
Field
and
Methods
Course
in
Geography
and
Block
5+1
15
ECTS credits
NIGK15006U
Geoinformatics
NIGK15022U Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1-5 7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1-5
15 ECTS credits
NFKK14006U Project in Practice
Projects outside the course scope may be included in the elective section of the programme by
up to 15 ECTS credits. The regulations are described in Appendix 5 to the shared section of
the curriculum.
6.7.3 Thesis
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Dynamic
Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or 60
ECTS credits, as described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The topic of the thesis
must be within the academic scope of the programme.
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specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS
credits) is placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it
possible to follow subject elements and conduct projects outside the Faculty of Science.
specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS
6.8 Specialisation 2: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis,
45 or 60 ECTS credits)
Thesis, 45 ECTS credits.
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Environment,
Society
and
Development
(Part
2)
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14048U
Human Environmental Interactions
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Geoinformatics
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEA09056U Numerical Modelling in the Fluvial, Coastal,
Estuarine and Marine Environment
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
Block
4
7.5 ECTS credits
LNAK10010U
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NIGK14008U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NFKK14006U
VVM i Praksis
Field and Methods Course in Geography and
Geoinformatics
Marine Geoscience
Geoinformatics
Project in Practice
Block 4
Block 3+4
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 5
Block 5+1
5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 1-5
Block 1-5
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits

the curriculum.
restricted elective and elective subject elements of the program. The regulations are described
in Appendix 4 to the shared section of the curriculum.
6.8.3. Thesis
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global
Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or 60
ECTS credits, as described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The topic of the thesis
must be within the academic scope of the programme.
specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 45 ECTS
specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 60 ECTS
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6.9 Specialisation 2: Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS

credits)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and
Economic Change
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-geosphere (Part 1)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14046U Remote Sensing of the Bio-geosphere (Part 2)
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10024U Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value
Chains
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK13018U Rural-Urban Connections in the Global South
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
LFKK10246U Thematic Course: Interdisciplinary Land Use and Block 3
Natural Resource Management
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10026U Rural livelihoods, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
LNAK10010U Environmental Impact Assessment
Geoinformatics
Block 3+4
Block 5+1
NIGK15022U Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1-5 7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1-5
15 ECTS credits
NFKK14006U Project in Practice
the curriculum.
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restricted elective and elective subject elements of the program. The regulations are described
in Appendix 4 to the shared section of the curriculum.
6.9.3 Thesis
The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Environment,
Society and Development includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or 60 ECTS credits, as
described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The topic of the thesis must be within the
academic scope of the programme.
specialisation in Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS credits) is placed
in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow
subject elements and conduct projects outside the Faculty of Science.
specialisation in Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 60 ECTS credits) is placed
6.10 Specialisation 2: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 or 60ECTS
credits)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14047U Environment, Society and Development (Part 1)
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14048U Environment, Society and development (Part 2) Block 1
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
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NGEK11006U
NIGK14038U
NGEK10024U
NIGK15006U
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NGEK10027U
NIGK15021U
NIGK14008U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NFKK14006U
International Migration - Flows, Networks and

Diasporas
Spatial Analysis
Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value
Chains
Geoinformatics
Rural-Urban Connections in the Global South
Lreanstalternes flles byplankursus
Project Management and Planning
Programming, Customization and Automation in
GIS
VVM i praksis
Geoinformatics
Project in Practice
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1+2
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 4
Block 3+4
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
Block 1-5
Block 1-5
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits

BS subject elements corresponding to 15 ECTS credits may be included in the MSc
the curriculum.
ECTS credits. Note that projects in practice may not exceed 15 ECTS credits of the combined
6.10.3 Thesis
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or 60 ECTS
credits, as described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The topic of the thesis must be
within the academic scope of the chosen specialisation.
specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits) is placed
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specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits) is placed
6.11 Compliance of the requirements for external examiners and assessment
The MSc Programme automatically fulfils the requirement that one-third of the programme's
ECTS credits must be subject to external examination and two-thirds of the ECTS credits
must be assessed by grades, cf. the Shared Section of the BSc and MSc Curricula for Study
Programmes.
ECTS credits transferred are excluded from the calculation of the requirement for external
examination and assessment by grades.
7 Exemptions
In exceptional circumstances, the university may grant exemptions from the rules in the
curriculum specified solely by the university.
8 Commencement etc.
8.1 Validity
This subject specific section of the curriculum applies to all students enrolled in the
programme see however Appendix 2.
8.2 Transfer
Students enrolled on previous curricula may be transferred to the new one as per the
applicable transfer regulations or according to an individual credit transfer by the study board.
8.3 Amendment
The curriculum may be amended once a year so that any changes come into effect at the
beginning of the academic year. Amendments must be proposed by the study board and
approved by the Dean.
Notification about amendments that tighten the admission requirements for the programme
will be published online at www.science.ku.dk one year before they come into effect.
If amendments are made to this curriculum, an interim arrangement may be added if
necessary to allow students to complete their MSc Programme according to the amended
curriculum.
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Appendix 1 Tables
Tables for students admitted to the programme in September (summer):
Table Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
Block 1
1st
year
2nd
year
Advanced
geoinformatics
Remote sensing of the
bio-geosphere (1)
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)

Block 1
1st
year
Advanced
geoinformatics
bio-geosphere (1)
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Coastal, estuarine and

fluvial geoscience (1)

Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)
1st
year
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4


Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Compulsory
Thesis
Restricted elective
Elective
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Table Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 45 ECTS
credits)
Block 1
1st
year
2nd
year
Environmental soil
science (1)
Climate changes: causes,
effects, mitigation and
adaptation
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 60 ECTS
credits)
Block 1
1st
year
Environmental soil
science (1)
Climate changes: causes,
effects, mitigation and
adaptation
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)

Block 1
1st
year
2nd
year
Environment, society
and development (1)
and development (2)
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)

Block 1
1st
year
and development (1)
and development (2)
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Compulsory
Thesis
Restricted elective
Elective
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Table Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Transformation of cities
and landscapes:
globalisation and local
strategies (1)
and landscapes:
strategies (1)
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)
1st
year
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
and landscapes:
strategies (1)
and landscapes:
strategies (1)
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
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Tables for students admitted to the programme in February (winter):

Table Geoinformatics (thesis 45 ECTS credits)*
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Block 1
Advanced
geoinformatics
bio-geosphere (1)
Block 2
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
*This table is only relevant for students who begin the MSc Programme in February (block 3)
Table Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)*
1st
year
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Block 1
Block 2
Advanced
geoinformatics
bio-geosphere (1)
2nd
year
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS

credits)*
Block 3
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective


Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
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Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS

credits)*
1st
year
Block 3
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective


Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Change (thesis, 45 ECTS
credits)*
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 3
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective
Environmental soil science (1)
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Climate changes: causes, effects,

mitigation and adaptation
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Change (thesis, 60 ECTS
credits)*
1st
year
Block 3
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective
Environmental soil science (1)
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Climate changes: causes, effects,

mitigation and adaptation
Restricted elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
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Table Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)*

Block 3
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 4
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Elective
Block 1
and development (1)
and development (2)
Block 2
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)*
1st
year
Block 3
Block 4
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Elective
2nd
year
Block 1
and development (1)
and development (2)
Block 2
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
*This table is only relevant for students who begin the MSc Programme inFebruary (block 3)
Table Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)*
1st
year
2nd
year
Block 3
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective
Transformation of cities and

landscapes: globalization and
local strategies (1)

landscapes: globalization
and local strategies (2)
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Thesis
Restricted elective
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
Table Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)*
1st
year
Block 3
Block 4
Block 1
Block 2
Restricted elective
Elective

landscapes: globalization and
local strategies (1)

landscapes: globalization
and local strategies (2)
Restricted elective
Elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
2nd
year
Thesis
Compulsory
Restricted elective
Elective
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Appendix 2 Interim arrangements

The Shared Section of the BSc and MSc Curricula for Study Programmes 2014 (rev. 2015)
applies to all students admitted at the beginning of the academic year 2015/16 or earlier.
1 General changes valid for students admitted in the academic year 2014/15 or earlier
Students admitted to the MSc Programme in the academic year 2014/15 or earlier must finish
the programme with the original curriculum structure under which they were admitted.
1.1 Discontinued specialisations
Students enrolled in the academic year 2014/15 or earlier are allowed to finish their
programme with one of the seven specialisations that were outlined in the curricula for the
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics 2014/15:
General profile in Geography & Geoinformatics.
Ecological Climatology and Climate Changes Causes, Effects, Imitations and
Adaptation.
Environment, Society and Development.
Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes.
Global Environmental Soil Sciences.
Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere.
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes.
1.2 General profile in Geography and Geoinformatics
If this specialisation has been chosen, the title awarded is Master of Science (MSc) in
Geography and Geoinformatics with the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata
scientiarum) i geografi & geoinformatik.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a general profile consists of the
following:
Restricted elective subject elements, 30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits.
Thesis, 30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits.
Restricted elective subject elements
30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following lists:
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation and
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14049U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (part 1)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14047U Environment, Society and Development (part 1)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14043U Environmental Soil Science (part 1)
Transformations
of
Cities
and
Landscapes:
Globalisation
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U
and Local Strategies (part 1)
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere (part 1)
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14028U Past Climate and Sea Level- Processes and Proxies (part 1) Block 1
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic
Change
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK11006U International Migration Flows, Networks and Diasporas
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Land
Use
Transitions
in
the
Global
South
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14009U
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NIGK14044U
NIGK14042U
NIGK14046U
NIGK14029U
NGEK10018U
NGEK10019U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15027U
NIGK15005U
NGEK10002U
LFKK10246U
NGEK10024U
NGEA09056U
NIGK14040U
Environmental Soil Science (part 2)

Transformations of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation
and Local Strategies (part 2)
Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere (part 2)
Past Climate and Sea Level- Processes and Proxies (part 2)
Countryside Planning: Policies, Processes and Regulation
Ecological Climatology & Climate Change
Geoinformatics
Surface Hydrology
Ecological Modelling
Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial
Analysis
Thematic Course: Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural
Resource Management
Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value Chains
Numerical modelling in the fluvial, coastal, estuarine and
marine environment
Remote Sensing Seminar and Project Work
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NIGK15026U
NIGK15021U
NIGK15002U
NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U

Lreanstalternes Flles Byplankursus
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Programming, Customization and Automation in GIS
Aerial and Near-Field Remote Sensing
VVM i praksis
Environmental impact assessment
Process Studies and Field Techniques
Rural Livelihoods, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Geoinformatics
NIGK15022U Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics
Geoinformatics
NIGK13020U Project Course
NGEK10030U Marine Geoscience
NIGK10014U Field and Methods Course
Block 2
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 1+2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 1-4
Block 5
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Competence profile
On completion of the programme, an MSc in Geography & Geoinformatics with the general
profile has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
Knowledge about and insights into the advanced theories and methodologies of the
geographical field of study
Analysing and taking a critical approach to natural, environmental or societal structures
and changes and the process-related and spatial aspects of such changes.
Detailed knowledge about the students field(s) of specialisation.
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Skills to:
Take a scientific, problem-oriented and critical approach to geographically relevant issues
within aspects of nature, the environment and society.
Work at a high scientific level within the geographical field of study or the graduates
fields of specialisation.
Have an understanding of the special identity and application-oriented perspectives of the
geographical field of study, for example in relation to the job market.
Competences to:
Identify, propose and prepare proposals to solving complex geographical problems in
terms of theory, methodology and empiricism based on independently acquired
knowledge at a high level.
Express him or herself in scientifically correct language, argue in a scientific manner,
engage in a scientific discussion and communicate scientific knowledge at various levels.
Integrate, discuss and put into perspective theoretical, methodological and empirical
choices, for example demonstrating reflective and critical thinking about the choices made
and the possibilities and limitations of science in relation to a specific problem.
Critically assess own academic abilities and the relationship between own field of study
and other fields of study, for example being able to assess and relate literature within one
field to literature within other contiguous academic fields of study.
Independently manage and carry out large-scale data collection and analysis.
Independently plan own learning strategy, learning outcomes and learning situation and
enter into different learning and collaborative contexts, for example with
students/graduates within other fields of study.
1.3 Ecological Climatology and Climate Changes Causes, Effects, Imitations and
Adaptation
If a specialisation in Ecological Climatology and Climate Changes Causes, effects,
imitations and adaptation has been chosen, the title awarded is Master of Science in
Geography & Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Ecological Climatology and Climate
Changes causes, effects, imitations and adaptation.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Ecological
Climatology and Climate Changes Causes, effects, imitations and adaptation consists of the
following:

Compulsory subject elements

Block 1
NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation
and Adaptation
Block 2
NGEK10019U Ecological Climatology and Climate Changes
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits are to be covered by subject elements from the following lists:
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
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NIGK14049U
NIGK14047U
NIGK14048U
NIGK14043U
NIGK14041U
NIGK14045U
NIGK14028U
NGEK10015U
NGEK11006U
NIGK14038U
NIGK14050U
NIGK14009U
NIGK14044U
NIGK14042U
NIGK14046U
NIGK14029U
NGEK10018U
NGEK10019U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15027U
NIGK15005U
NGEK10002U
LFKK10246U
NGEK10024U
NGEA09056U
NIGK14040U
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NIGK15026U
NIGK15021U
NIGK15002U
NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15006U
NIGK13020U
NIGK10014U
NGEK10030U
Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (part 1)

Environment, Society and Development (part 1)
Environment, Society and Development (part 2)
Transformations of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and
Local Strategies (part 1)
The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic
Change
International Migration Flows, Networks and Diasporas
Spatial Analysis
Land Use Transitions in the Global South
Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics
Surface Hydrology
Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis
Resource Management
marine environment
VVM i praksis
Marine Geoscience
Project Course
Field and Methods Course
Marine Geoscience
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Block 1
Block 1
Block 1
Block 1
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
Block 1
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 1+2
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.6 ECTS credits
7.6 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 1-4
Block 5
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
On completion of the programme, an MSc in Geography & Geoinformatics with a
specialisation in Ecological Climatology and Climate Changes Causes, Effects, Limitations
and Adaptation has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
The political tools used to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
The expected economic and physical consequences of climate change.
The interplay between atmospheric circulation and radiation/energy balance and
correlation with the global climate.
The scientific background of a climate-related problem.
The application of global climate models to spatio-temporal variations in the global
climate.
Photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and energy balance in relation to spatio-temporal
variations in vegetation and land use.
Skills to:
Assess the interplay between the physical and economic conditions which are currently
affected by global climate change as well as the mechanisms which have been used to
reduce climate change and its consequences.
Assess the relationship between terrestrial ecosystems and global climate systems
contextualised via historical and present-day perspectives and across a range of temporal
and spatial scales from seconds to millennia and from stomata to continents.
Assess how models (GCMs) and databases are used to develop future climate scenarios
and reconstruct earlier climate conditions.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with climate change in recent
times.
climate, ecosystems and land use in different climate zones.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of uses of
climate data in environmental monitoring and modelling of land surfaces from the local to
the global level.
climate and the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
1.4 Environment, Society and Development
If a specialisation in Environment, Society and Development has been chosen, the title
awarded is Master of Science in Geography & Geoinformatics with a specialisation in
Environment, Society and Development.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Environment,
Society and Development consists of the following:
Environment, Society and Development (part 1) Block 1
NIGK14047U
Environment, Society and Development (part 2) Block 2
NIGK14048U
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7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following two lists:
15 ECTS credits are to be covered by courses from the following list:
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics
NGEK10024U Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value Chains
NGEK10026U Rural Livelihoods, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Block 2
Block 2
Block 1+2
Block 3
Block 3
Block 4
Block 3+5
Block 1-4
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15, 30 or 45 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following list:
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Climate
Changes:
Causes,
Effects,
Mitigation
and
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10016U
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and Block 1
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Past
Climate
and
Sea
LevelProcesses
and
Proxies
(part
1)
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14028U
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Change
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Environmental
Soil
Science
(part
2)
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14044U
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14029U Past Climate and Sea Level- Processes and Proxies (part 2)
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10018U Countryside Planning: Policies, Processes and Regulation
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10019U Ecological Climatology & Climate Change
Field
and
Methods
Course
in
Geography
and
Geoinformatics
Block
1+2
15 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U
Block 3
7.7 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.7 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis Block 3
Thematic
Course:
Interdisciplinary
Land
Use
and
Natural
Block
3
15 ECTS credits
LFKK10246U
Resource Management
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEA09056U Numerical modelling in the fluvial, coastal, estuarine and
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NIGK14040U
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NIGK15026U
NIGK15021U
NIGK15002U
NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15006U
NIGK10014U
NIGK13020U
NGEK10030U
marine environment
VVM i praksis
Marine Geoscience
Project Course
Marine Geoscience
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 1-4
Block 5
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
specialisation in Environment, Society and Development has acquired the same competence
profile as described in the specialisation of the same name in the 2015/16 curriculum.
1.5 Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes
If a specialisation in Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes has been chosen, the title
Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in
Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes consists of the following:


Block 1
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1+2
Block 3
NGEA09056U Numerical modeling in the fluvial, coastal, estuarine and
marine environment
Block 4
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 3+4
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15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
NIGK15022U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15006U

Block 1-4
Marine Geoscience
Block 5
Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 5

NGEK10030U Marine Geoscience
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Transformations
of
Cities
and
Landscapes:
Globalisation
and
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Change
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Coastal,
Estuarine
and
Fluvial
Geoscience
(part
2)
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14050U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Countryside
Planning:
Policies,
Processes
and
Regulation
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10018U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1+2 15 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Applied
GIS
and
Geoinformatics
for
Urban
Spatial
Analysis
Block
3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10002U
Block 3
15 ECTS credits
LFKK10246U Thematic Course: Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural
Resource Management
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
marine environment
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEA06026U Lreanstalternes Flles Byplankursus
Stable
Isotope
Geochemistry
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15026U
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15021U Programming, Customization and Automation in GIS
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15002U Aerial and Near-Field Remote Sensing
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NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15006U
NIGK13020U
NIGK10014U
NGEK10030U
VVM i praksis
Marine Geoscience
Project Course
Marine Geoscience
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 1-4
Block 5
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
specialisation in Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes has acquired the same
competence profile as described in the specialisation Dynamic Geomorphology Processes
and Landscapes in the 2015/16 curriculum.
1.6 Global Environmental Soil Science
If a specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences has been chosen, the title awarded is
Master of Science in Geography & Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global
Environmental Soil Sciences.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global
Environmental Soil Sciences consists of the following:


Block 1
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

30, 45 or 60 ECTS credits are to be covered as subject elements from the following lists:
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Transformations
of
Cities
and
Landscapes:
Globalisation
and
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Change
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NGEK11006U
NIGK14038U
NIGK14050U
NIGK14009U
NIGK14044U
NIGK14042U
NIGK14046U
NIGK14029U
NGEK10018U
NGEK10019U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15027U
NIGK15005U
NGEK10002U
LFKK10246U
NGEK10024U
NGEA09056U
NIGK14040U
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NIGK15026U
NIGK15021U
NIGK15002U
NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15022U
NIGK10014U
NIGK13020U
NGEK10030U
International Migration Flows, Networks and Diasporas

Spatial Analysis
Surface Hydrology
Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis
Resource Management
marine environment
VVM i praksis
Marine Geoscience
Project Course
Marine Geoscience
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 2
Block 1+2
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 5
Block 5
Block 1-4
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
Application of advanced field methods, e.g. taking water, soil and air samples, monitoring
environmental drivers via water content, and quantifying greenhouse gas production rates
and emissions.
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Selecting appropriate methods, sampling strategies and validation processes, and

estimating margins of error.
Speciation modelling and mass balance calculations.
Advanced theoretical background and up-to-date research on selected topics, including:
1. Solute transport processes in soils
2. Element cycling and pollution in the Arctic
3. Soil nutrient dynamics, bio-availability and changing land use in Danish and
tropical soils.
Skills to:
Identify and apply appropriate methods for assessing chemical and physical processes in
soil related to climate change, changing land use and pollution.
Describe interacting processes in soil on different temporal and spatial scales.
Explain key elements in the analysis by means of various anthropogenic actions.
Identify and describe key factors that control a range of biogeochemical processes and net
effects in terms of the environmental impact of pollutants and greenhouse gases.
Identify and explain the limitations and implications of the collated data.
Give an oral presentation based on a specific topic, and present data in the form of a short,
concise report.
Competences to:
Address, at a high scientific and application-oriented level, the chemical and physical
processes in soils in an environmental context, with a special emphasis on climate change,
changing land use, nutrient cycles and pollution.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the field's methods and be
able to discuss their selection, interpretation and related problems.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level conducting analyses of soil in
relation to the release of nutrients, element cycling and emissions to the atmosphere as a
result of changing land use, climate change and pollution.
1.7 Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere
If a specialisation in Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere has been chosen, the title awarded
is Master of Science in Geography & Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Remote Sensing
of the Bio-Geosphere.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Remote
Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere consists of the following:


Block 1
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits are to be covered by courses from the following list:
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NIGK14009U
NIGK15006U
NIGK14040U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15022U
NIGK15006U
NIGK13020U
NIGK10014U

Project Course
Block 2
Block 1+2
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 1-4
Block 5
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Adaptation
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Environment,
Society
and
Development
(part
2)
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14048U
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Change
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Spatial
Analysis
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14038U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Past
Climate
and
Sea
LevelProcesses
and
Proxies
(part
2)
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14029U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1+2 15 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Ecological
Modelling
Block
3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15005U
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis Block 3
Block 3
15 ECTS credits
Resource Management
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
marine environment
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK13018U
NGEA06026U
NIGK15026U
NIGK15021U

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Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
7.5 ECTS credits

15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15002U
NIGK14008U
LNAK10010U
NGEA09055U
NGEK10027U
NGEK10026U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15006U
NIGK15033U
NIGK15022U
NIGK10014U
NIGK13020U

VVM i praksis
Marine Geoscience
Project Course
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 5
Block 5
Block 1-4
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
specialisation in Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere has acquired the following:
Knowledge about:
Optical and thermal infrared remote sensing.
Applications of remote sensing for environmental monitoring and modelling.
State-of-the-art environmental monitoring algorithms within remote sensing.
Acquiring and processing contemporary satellite data for environmental monitoring and
modelling.
Skills to:
Conduct independent analysis and interpretation of satellite remote-sensing information
using existing image-processing software.
Plan and conduct field work and research related to the key areas of competence outlined
above.
Select appropriate Earth Observation (EO) data and methodology for areas covering the
interaction between environmental resources, the dynamics and management of global and
local land use, and global climate change.
Assess data quality, e.g. in terms of uncertainty, in order to understand and describe the
limitations of current EO technology.
Integrate EO data with other data in geographical information systems.
Competences to:
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with satellite-based remote
sensing of land surfaces and global monitoring systems.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of satellite-data
applications in environmental monitoring and modelling of land surfaces, on both local
and global scales.
Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with state-of-the-art EO data,
analytical tools and image-processing software.
1.8 Transformation of Cities and Landscapes
If a specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes has been chosen, the title
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes.
The MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in
Transformation of Cities and Landscapes consists of the following:

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Block 1
Globalisation and Local Strategies (part 1)
Block 2
Globalisation and Local Strategies (part 2)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic Change Block 1
Block 2
Block 1+2
Block 3
NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis
Block 3+4
Block 1-4
Field
and
Methods
Course
in
Geography
and
Geoinformatics
Block 5
NIGK15006U
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation and Adaptation Block 1
Coastal,
Estuarine
and
Fluvial
Geoscience
(part
1)
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14049U
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and
Block 1
7.5 ECTS credits
Past
Climate
and
Sea
LevelProcesses
and
Proxies
(part
1)
Block
1
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14028U
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic Change Block 1
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Coastal,
Estuarine
and
Fluvial
Geoscience
(part
2)
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14050U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Countryside
Planning:
Policies,
Processes
and
Regulation
Block
2
7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10018U
Block 2
7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits
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NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial Analysis
Resource Management
marine environment
NGEA06026U Lreanstalternes Flles Byplankursus
NIGK15026U Stable Isotope Geochemistry
NIGK15021U Programming, Customization and Automation in GIS
NIGK15002U Aerial and Near-Field Remote Sensing
NIGK14008U VVM i praksis
LNAK10010U Environmental impact assessment
NGEK10026U Rural Livelihoods, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
Block 3
Block 3
Block 3+4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 4
Block 3+4
Block 5
Block 5
Block 1-4
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
5 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
15 ECTS credits
7.5 ECTS credits
Competence profile
specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes has acquired the same competence
profile as described in the specialisation of the same name in the 2015/16 curriculum.
1.9 Thesis
The thesis may either be prepared as a full-time project at the end of the study programme or
concurrently with other subject elements. However, the thesis must conclude the programme.
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2 Course specific changes valid for students admitted in the academic year 2014/15 or
earlier
Discontinued course
Interim arrangement
NGEK11008U Coastal, Estuarine The course was offered for the last time in 2013/14 and a third examination
and Fluvial Geoscience (part 1 +
attempt was offered in 2013/14.
2), 15 ECTS credits.
NIGK14049U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience, part 1, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NIGK14050U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience, part 2, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NGEK10011U Environment,
The course was offered for the last time in 2013/14 and a third examination
Society and Development (part 1
+ 2), 15 ECTS credits
NIGK14047U Environment, Society and Development, part 1, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NIGK14048U Environment, Society and Development, part 2, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NGEK10007U Environmental
Soil Science (part 1+ 2), 15 ECTS attempt was offered in 2013/14.
credits
NIGK14043U Environmental Soil Science, part 1, 7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK14044U Environmental Soil Science, part 2, 7.5 ECTS credits
NGEK10005U Production and
Regulation of Landscape (part
1+2), 15 ECTS credits
NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes, part 1, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NIGK14042U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes, part 2, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NGEK10009U Remote Sensing of The course was offered for the last time in 2013/14 and a third examination
the Bio-Geosphere (part 1+2), 15 attempt was offered in 2013/14.
ECTS credits
NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere, part 1, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NIGK14046U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere, part 2, 7.5 ECTS
credits
NIGK10014U Field and Methods The course was offered for the last time in 2014/15.
Course, 15 ECTS credits
A second or third examination attempt will not be offered since this is a field
course with no re-examination. Instead:
NIGK13020U Project Course, 7.5

ECTS credits
NGEK10030U Marine
Geoscience, 7.5 ECTS credits
NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and Geoinformatics,

15 ECTS credits
attempt will be offered in 2015/16.
NIGK15022U Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics, 7.5 ECTS
credits
The course was offered for the last time in 2014/15.
A second or third examination attempt will not be offered since this is a field
course with no re-examination. Instead:
NIGK15033U Marine Geoscience, 5 ECTS credits
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Appendix 3 Description of objectives for the thesis

After completing the thesis, the student should have:
Knowledge about:
Advanced theories and methodologies of the geographical field of study
Scientific problems within the study programmes subject areas and the students field(s)
of specialisation.
A suitable combination of methodologies/theories based on international research for use
in his/her work with the problem formulation.
A critical approach to natural, environmental or societal structures and changes and the
process-related and spatial aspects of such changes.
Skills to:
Take a scientific, problem-oriented and critical approach to geographically relevant issues
within aspects of the nature, the environment or society.
Work at a high scientific level within the geographical field of study and the students
field(s) of specialisation.
Apply and critically evaluate theories/methodologies, including their applicability and
limitations.
Assess the extent to which the production and interpretation of findings/material depend
on the theory/methodology chosen and the delimitation chosen.
Discuss academic issues arising from the thesis.
Draw conclusions in a clear and academic manner in relation to the problem formulation
and, more generally, considering the topic and the subject area.
Discuss and communicate the academic and social significance, if any, of the thesis based
on ethical principles.
Competences in:
Initiating and performing academic work in a research context.
Identifying, proposing and preparing proposals to solving complex geographical problems
in terms of theory, methodology and empiricism based on independently acquired
knowledge at a high academic level.
Integrating, discussing and putting into perspective theoretical, methodological and
empirical choices, for example demonstrating reflective and critical thinking about the
choices made and the possibilities and limitations of science in relation to a specific
problem.
Solving complex problems and carry out development assignments in a work context.
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Programme-specific Section of the

Curriculum for the MSc Programme in

at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

2 Academic profile .................................................................................................................... 2

3 Description of competence profiles ...................................................................................... 4

4 Admission requirements ....................................................................................................... 8

5 Prioritisation of applicants ................................................................................................... 9

Appendix 1 Tables .................................................................................................................. 21

1 Title, affiliation and language

The student must choose one of the following specialisations:

Specialisation 2: Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)

3 Description of competence profiles

The scientific background of a climate-related problem.

3.4 Specialisation: Environment, Society and Development

Globalisation and the dynamics of global value chains.

4.5 Language requirements

6 Structure of the programme

Specialisation 2 - automatic registration

6.1 Specialisation 1: Geoinformatics

6.1.2 Restricted elective subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.1.3 Admission to the next specialisation

6.2.2 Restricted elective subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.2.3 Admission to the next specialisation

6.3.1 Compulsory subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.3.4 Admission to the next specialisation

6.4.2 Restricted elective subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.4.3 Admission to the next specialisation

6.5.1 Compulsory subject elements

6.5.2 Restricted elective subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.5.3 Admission to the next specialisation

Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics

7.5 ECTS credits

6.6.2 Elective subject elements

Elective subject elements, 15 ECTS credits.

6.7.1 Restricted elective subject elements

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.8.2 Elective subject elements

6.9 Specialisation 2: Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS

Projects in practice may be included in the elective section of the programme by up to 15

International Migration - Flows, Networks and

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

7.5 ECTS credits

6.10.2 Elective subject elements

Table Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)

Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS credits)

Coastal, estuarine and

Coastal, estuarine and

Table Dynamic Geomorphology Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS credits)