Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Degree
Master of Science
Language
English
Tuition
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Duration
4 semesters
Programme Overview
RePIC is an Erasmus Mundus joint master's focused on post-industrial urban transformation through design, planning, policy, and city-based practice. It combines engaged research, City Labs, project collaboration, and mobility across UNIC partner universities.
Admission Requirements
- Academic requirements
Candidates from diverse backgrounds, who have completed a Bachelor’s degree (university first cycle, Bachelor's, EQF level 6) preferably with a thesis, or an equivalent degree, in a discipline of relevance to RePIC, that gives them access to a Master's degree programme and demonstrable experience in themes related to redesigning of post-industrial cities and design-related backgrounds.
- Minimum GPA
- No fixed minimum GPA is published.
- English requirements
- The official RePIC page requires English at at least B2 CEFR. Applicants whose degree was taught entirely in English or who come from recognised English-speaking contexts may be considered to have met the requirement according to consortium rules.
- Accepted bachelor fields
- Suitable prior studies include architecture, urban design, urban planning, urban development, geography, urban and environmental engineering, geoinformatics, sociology, public administration, business studies, culture, media and visual arts studies, and other related fields.
- APS Certificate
- No
- Thesis required
- Yes
Costs & Funding
- Tuition fee
- 2,250 EUR per semester for citizens of the EU, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Liechtenstein, Serbia, and Turkey; 4,500 EUR per semester for other citizens.
- Semester contribution
- Additional administrative and social fees may apply beyond tuition. The official RePIC page does not publish a single programme-wide semester-contribution amount.
- ECTS credits
- 120
- Funding info
Tuition: 2,250 EUR per semester for citizens of the EU, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Liechtenstein, Serbia, and Turkey; 4,500 EUR per semester for other citizens. Semester contribution: Additional administrative and social fees may apply beyond tuition. The official RePIC page does not publish a single programme-wide semester-contribution amount.
Career Outcomes
The programme prepares graduates for urban-transformation work in planning, design, policy, public administration, and related city-focused research and practice.
Specialisations
Typical job roles
Target industries
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Programme details
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Mode
- full-time
- Start
- Winter semester
- Deadline
- 28 February (annual)
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