Land Management and Geospatial Science M. Sc.
The Master's program Land Management and Geospatial Science offers an ideal specialization in topics related to sustainable land use. In industrialized and developing countries, there is a high demand for policies and instruments to make environmentally friendly decisions for the use of land. The goal of the program is to support future-proof development while addressing the consequences of globalization, urbanization, climate change, migration, food insecurity, and other land-related challenges.
The quest for optimal land resource allocation and use involves optimal combination of various kinds of information including land, water, forest, air, infrastructure, location, population, and socio-cultural values. This degree program aims to train specialized generalists in land and spatial matters, who will have policy insights and executable soft skills beyond borders for managing the built environment. They integrate natural and human resources in developing creative and innovative solutions to spatial and land-related problems.
What you'll learn for your future?
Students explore land management from a multidisciplinary perspective. They apply methods and techniques from engineering and management to evaluate and implement spatial development and land policies in a responsible and sustainable manner. This requires land-related and geospatial tools and procedures that incorporate information on rights (land-use plans, land-management instruments), economics (cost-benefit analysis, property valuation), and ecology (environmental impact assessment), as well as land use relevant to society.
As specialized engineers, you will be ideally equipped for employment in geodesy or surveying technology, geoinformatics, geomedia and information technology, and regional or land management. With your knowledge, you apply land and spatial concepts and measures to derive practicable solutions in a changing technical and social environment.
More information on the M.Sc. Land Management and Geospatial Science can be found on our TUM Land Management and Geospatial Science Wiki.
Type of Study: Full Time
Standard Duration of Studies: 4 Semester
Credits: 120 ECTS
Main Locations: Munich
Admission Category: Aptitude Assessment for Master
Start of Degree Program: Winter Semester (October)
Application Period: Winter semester: 01.01. – 31.05.
Required Language Proficiency: English
Tuition Fees: for Students from Non-EU Countries
Specializations:
Within the first two semesters, students acquire knowledge in land management, geoengineering, political, governance, management and research sciences.
In the third semester, students choose one of three specializations (Land Management, Geospatial Methods or Political and Organizational Aspects of Land and Geospatial Interventions).
They can choose module combinations about their specific interests, which also provide a good opportunity for international mobility.
The program is structured into mandatory and elective modules which allow students to acquire the basic concepts, theories, methods, systems and fundamentals of land management sciences and geospatial engineering sciences.
In the first semester students are required to take the following mandatory modules:
- Land management
- Real estate economics
- Photogrammetry and remote sensing
- Geodesy
- Two other elective modules
In the second semester, the students are also required to take the following mandatory modules:
- Property rights and land tenure systems
- Land administration and land information systems
- Geoinformatics
- Decision support systems
- Two other elective modules
The third semester is a specialization semester where students are free to design their own specialization by choosing module combinations from a catalogue of elective modules which together reflects the central theme of one of three areas of concentration.
The language of instruction for the program is English. German is not a requirement to enroll in the master program. For everyday life in Germany the free German courses offered by TUM are recommended: https://www.sprachenzentrum.tum.de/en/sprachenzentrum/homepage/
The TUM School of Engineering and Design offers many opportunities for a study-related stay abroad. Good reasons for studying abroad are the broadening of one's horizons, the personality-building effect, the improvement of knowledge of the respective language, and getting to know other (subject) cultures and ways of life.
Internships are not mandatory for completing the master program. However, students have the opportunity to take up an internship in the 4th semester of the program. Students could for instance decide to write their thesis with a company or an organization in the form of an internship on a topic that is of interest to the company.
Please apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.
All applicants need to fulfill the following requirements:
- recognised Bachelor degree by the TUM in order to study a Master of Science Programme
- English Language Certificate recognised by the TUM (or finished Bachelor studies in English language)
- Motivation letter (to be submitted inside the online application process)
- Affinity with land matters
Application deadline to start for the academic year (October) is latest 31st of May of the same year.