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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
15 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
Code for the course: US730E
About the course
The purpose of the course is that students acquire knowledge in urban and regional economics. Students should obtain an understanding of different sectors localisation decisions and how to analyse the resulting geographical patterns. Students should also be able to analyse the resulting phenomena such as urbanisation, densification, regional development and distribution as well as inequalities. The course aims for students to understand relevant actors in urban development. The course furthermore aims at students acquiring current methods in the field, with a special emphasis on quantitative methods and geographic information systems (GIS).
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The purpose of the course is that students acquire knowledge in urban and regional economics. Students should obtain an understanding of different sectors localisation decisions and how to analyse the resulting geographical patterns. Students should also be able to analyse the resulting phenomena such as urbanisation, densification, regional development and distribution as well as inequalities. The course aims for students to understand relevant actors in urban development. The course furthermore aims at students acquiring current methods in the field, with a special emphasis on quantitative methods and geographic information systems (GIS).
The course is divided into two parts.
1\. Urban growth and development (7.5 credits)
This part aims at providing knowledge of urban and regional economics, as well as an understanding of different stakeholders and their role in urban development.
2\. Analytical methods for economic and geographic analysis. (7.5 credits)
In this part students will apply analytical tools for urban and regional data, including statistical methods and GIS tools. Lectures, seminars and computer labs will be used parallel in order for students to be able to apply theories using relevant tools.
Entry requirements
Bachelor´s degree consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English B/English 6 in Swedish secondary school.
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Course evaluation
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