BA/BS in Human Geography and Planning
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands•World Rank #99
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Rijksuniversiteit Groningen offers BA/BS in Human Geography and Planning, a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences & Education programme in Groningen, Netherlands. The programme runs for 3 years. It carries 180.0 credits (ECTS). Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is EUR 14,000 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students). The next intake is Sep 2027, starting September 1, 2027.
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed June 2026 ·
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Overview
Do you want to know where to build what types of houses to solve the housing crisis? Do you wonder why climate change has different consequences in different regions?
Do you dare to ask critical questions about how different places develop to help remake a better world? Then Human Geography & Planning is the right choice for you!During this programme, you learn to investigate society in its geographic context. You will learn to explain how and why cities and regions develop differently, and how this relates to where and when these developments take place. For example, why do some regions benefit more from globalisation than others? Or, what are the consequences of population decline for people living in shrinking regions? And, how can you work together with different organisations to plan and build suitable residential areas?You will learn to answer such questions and use this knowledge to create new ideas and develop the places that we live in today and in the future. The programme covers a wide variety of topics, including urban development, globalisation and labour markets, migration, and urban and regional planning. Geographers and planners combine these topics with a spatial perspective to make the world we live in a better place; making places better together.During the first year you learn academic skills and are introduced to various themes of human geography & p
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Frequently asked questions
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen awards a Bachelor's Degree in the field of Social Sciences & Education on completion of this programme.
The programme runs for 3 years.
Tuition for international students is EUR 14,000 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
The programme is taught in English.
The next intake is Sep 2027, starting September 1, 2027.
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