Master of Arts in Urban Cultures (URC)

The international research-based Master of Arts in Urban Cultures (URC) is addressed to students with an interest in urban cultural studies, striving to acquire transdisciplinary competencies regarding European and Latin American cities and urban regions. In addition to the study of respective urban theories and practices, the Master’s curriculum concentrates on the importance of culture, creativity, and the arts for sustainable and inclusive urban planning and management, taking into consideration not only urban governance and policy measures but also the constituent role of urban imaginaries and aesthetics for urban identities and creation processes. Contents: Urban Aesthetics & Discourses Urban Spaces & Governance Urban Transformation & Diversity Transatlantic Urban Cultures & Practices For further information on compulsory and optional modules, see the course website. All students start in October their first URC semester in Augsburg/Germany (Humanities), then continue in the second semester in Santiago de Compostela/Spain (Geography), and in the third semester in Coimbra/Portugal (Sociology), which is their Urban Cultural Studies. For the last semester there are several options, where students can decide whether they want to accomplish their Master’s thesis with placement in Augsburg, Santiago de Compostela, or Coimbra (tracks one through three); or combine their thesis with a Latin American study activity in Buenos Aires or São Paulo between the third and fourth semesters (tracks four through nine).