Urban Studies - Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport Malmö University

Overview

Urban Studies - Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport from Malmö University develops your knowledge and understanding of the different incentives and institutions driving the development of sustainable cities. After graduation, you will be able to work in a range of positions within both private and public sectors. Graduates are also eligible for PhD studies.

Quick Facts:

• Rapid urban development poses both possibilities and challenges worldwide. Urban development is driven by a variety of stakeholders and interests, such as the real estate and transport sectors, as well as public and non-governmental organisations. The programme addresses the role and interaction of different stakeholders as well as institutional perspectives on the development of sustainable and livable cities. The education is interdisciplinary with a basis in economics, business administration, real estate management, and economic geography. You will also get a broad training in both quantitative and qualitative methods suitable for analysing urban development.
• The programme is part of the research environment at the Department of Urban Studies working with urban business and development. All the teachers in the programme are active researchers. Education and research conducted within the programme has a focus on applied sciences and is highly relevant for actors outside academia, involving public and private sectors. The department and its researchers collaborate closely with stakeholders in the transport and real estate sectors and with local and regional policymakers.