Spatial Planning and Environment

02.09.2024 - 31.08.2025

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Credits

28 ECTS (728 hours)

Form of study

Partially web-based

Location

Tartu

Fee

1960 EUR

Teachers

The lecturers responsible for the courses work in the Department of Geography of the University of Tartu as professors, associate professors, researchers, lecturers, and have a doctoral degree in their field. Practitioners also participate in the courses as invited visiting lecturers.

Study group

Environment not elsewhere classified

Program language

Estonian

Purpose:

The aim of the program is to prepare specialists who are competent to coordinate spatial planning processes or who participate in other key roles in the spatial planning process (e.g. expert of specific fields). Training in Spatial Planning and Environment is designed based on the competencies listed in the professional standard "Planner for spatial development and environment" coordinated by the Estonian Planners Association. The program provides spatial planners with knowledge and skills in three key areas - social geography, environmental sciences, and geoinformatics - as well as administrative and collaboration skills necessary to coordinate planning processes. The program enables the future spatial planner to adequately connect local and regional development to social trends and global environmental changes and supports the planner with contemporary digital planning skills.

Target group:

(1) officials and specialists in the fields of local and regional planning in state agencies, local governments, local government associations, county-level development organizations, and consulting companies; (2) learners from other disciplines (public administration, economics, law, environment, etc.) who in their future wor wish to participate in the planning process and important decisions shaping the living environment.

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Outcome:

The student (1) is able to relate the development of a locality to global social and economic changes and understands the role of a place in global climate and environmental change, (2) is able to identify the need for data and analyses in order to develop contemporary planning solutions, (3) knows the techniques of spatial analysis and visualization and is able to lead digital innovations in the spatial planning process, (4) is familiar with the organizational framework of spatial planning in Estonia and elsewhere in the world and is ready to organize the work of a multi-disciplinary and multicultural planning team.

Starting conditions:

The students with at least a bachelor's degree can start studying. You need your personal computer. The Department of Geography provides the necessary additional software.

Teachers:

The lecturers responsible for the courses work in the Department of Geography of the University of Tartu as professors, associate professors, researchers, lecturers, and have a doctoral degree in their field. Practitioners also participate in the courses as invited visiting lecturers.

Price info:

28 ECTS, the courses of the program

In both the autumn and spring semesters, it is possible to choose one course out of two in the program (in the autumn semester you can choose either the course LTOM.02.065 Social and Spatial Planning or LTOM.02.062 Applied Climatology and Climate Change Adaption; in the spring semester you can choose either the subject LOOM.02.053 Spatial Data Analysis or LOOM.02.110 Urban planning project).

Location info:

Tartu linn Teaching takes place mainly in Tartu, in the auditoriums of Vanemuine 46 building. Detailed information on the schedule and venue is available in the SIS for each subject.

Learning environment:

Studies and teaching takes place in appropriate classrooms, which have the required teaching equipment and meet the health and safety requirements. All courses have e-support in the UT Moodle environment.

Schedule and further information:

The courses of the Spatial Planning and Environment programme is divided into 1 academic year (2 semesters). The study plan includes 13 ECTS in autumn and 15 ECTS in spring semester (variation due to studying with regular master's students).

Requirements to complete:

28 ECTS, the courses of the program

In both the autumn and spring semesters, it is possible to choose one course out of two in the program (in the autumn semester you can choose either the course LTOM.02.065 Social and Spatial Planning or LTOM.02.062 Applied Climatology and Climate Change Adaption; in the spring semester you can choose either the subject LOOM.02.053 Spatial Data Analysis or LOOM.02.110 Urban planning project).

Document to be issued:

Certificate of completion/Certificate of attendance

Tax refund:

Yes

Registration information:

Registration is open in the period 03.06-21.08.2024. The following materials must be provided by e-mail: (1) copies of higher education documents (all in the case of several certificates or degrees), (2) a letter of motivation (up to 500 words), (3) a description of practical experience in spatial planning (up to 200 words). Deadline for sending your documents by e-mail (ruumilineplaneerimine@ut.ee) is 18th of August 2024. After eligibility check based on the documents, there will also be a conversation with the candidates via the web about the expectations related to the program (the conversation is not part of the evaluation process).

Registration deadline:

21.08.2024

Additional information:

Mirjam Veiler, mirjam.veiler@ut.ee, +372 +372 55694019 / +372 53409310

Program code:

LTOM.TK.043

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General contact:

Lifelong learning center

Ülikooli 18, Tartu, 50090

+372 737 6213

taiendusope@ut.ee