Pursuant to Act 261 of March 18, 2015 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum is established. The programme also follows the Joint Programme Regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures for The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, The Faculty of Engineering snd Science, and The Faculty of Medicine.
The Master’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 1328 of November 15, 2016 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 111 of January 30, 2017 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order) with subsequent changes.
The programme is offered in Aalborg.
The Master’s programme falls under The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme falls under Study Board of Planning and Surveying
The Master’s programme is associated with the external examiners corps on Nationwide engineering examiners/Building
Applicants with a legal right of admission (retskrav):
Applicants with one of the following degrees are entitled to admission:
Applicants without legal right of admission
Students with another Bachelor’s degree may, upon application to the Board of Studies, be admitted after a specific academic assessment if the applicant is deemed to have comparable educational prerequisites. The University can stipulate requirements concerning conducting additional exams prior to the start of study.
The Master’s programme entitles the graduate to the Danish designation Civilingeniør, cand.polyt. i by-, energi- og miljøplanlægning med specialisering i:
- Byplanlægning
- Miljøledelse og bæredygtighed
- Energiplanlægning, eller
- Byer og bæredygtighed
The English designation is: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning) with specialisation in:
- Urban Planning and Management
- Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
- Environmental Management and Sustainability Science, or
- Cities and Sustainability
The Master’s programme is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study programme. The programme is set to 120 ECTS credits.
The Study Board can approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from other Master’s programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme (credit transfer). The Study Board can also approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum. Decisions on credit transfer are made by the Study Board based on an academic assessment. See the Joint Programme Regulations for the rules on credit transfer.
In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board study can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order. Exemption regarding an examination applies to the immediate examination.
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published by the faculty on their website.
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s Thesis must include an English summary (or another foreign language: French, Spanish or German upon approval by the Study Board). If the project is written in English, the summary must be in Danish (The Study Board can grant exemption from this). The summary must be at least 1 page and not more than 2 pages (this is not included in any fixed minimum and maximum number of pages per student). The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
At programmes taught in Danish, it is assumed that the student can read academic texts in modern Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English and use reference works, etc., in other European languages. At programmes taught in English, it is assumed that the student can read academic text and use reference works, etc., in English.
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A Candidatus graduate has the following competency profile:
A Candidatus graduate has competencies that have been acquired via a course of study that has taken place in a research environment.
A Candidatus graduate is qualified for employment on the labour market based on his or her academic discipline as well as for further research (PhD programmes). A Candidatus graduate has, compared to a Bachelor, developed his or her academic knowledge and independence so as to be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.
Urban Planning and Management (UPM)
For the specialisation in Urban Planning and Management, the candidate acquires, in addition to the competence profile of the diploma, the following:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
Sustainable Energy Planning and Management (SEPM)
For the specialisation in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, the candidate acquires, in addition to the competence profile of the diploma, the following:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
Environmental Management and Sustainability Science (EMSS)
For the specialisation in Environmental Management and Sustainability Science, the candidate acquires, in addition to the competence profile of the diploma, the following:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
Cities and Sustainability (CiSu)
For the specialisation in Cities and Sustainability, the candidate acquires, in addition to the competence profile of the diploma, the following:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
The programme is modular and organized as a problem-based study. A module is a discipline or a group of disciplines the objective of which is to give the student an entirety of professional qualifications within a specified time frame indicated in ECTS credits and which is finished with one or more examinations within certain examination periods. The examination is indicated and limited in the curriculum.
The programme builds on a combination of professional, problem-based and interdisciplinary approaches and is organized on the basis of the following work and evaluation forms combining skills and professional reflection:
The table below presents an overview of project modules and course modules at the four semesters of the master’s programme. For the first and second semesters the four specialisations are indicated separately.
All modules are assessed through individual grading according to the 7-point scale or pass/fail (P/F). All modules are assessed by external examination (external grading) (E) or internal examination (internal grading) (I) or by assessment by the supervisor only.
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Specialisation:
Urban Planning and Management | |||||
Study programme: Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Theories of Science and Research Designs | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
The Complex City | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Planning History and Urban Theory | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainable Urban Planning | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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The Socio-Technical Context of Planning | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Power in Planning | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
The Deliberative Planner | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Planning Theory | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Professional Development | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
4 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Specialisation:
Sustainable Energy Planning and Management | |||||
Study programme: Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Theories of Science and Research Designs | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainable Energy Planning in a Technical and Business Economic Perspective | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Energy Project Evaluation | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Energy System Analysis 1 | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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The Socio-Technical Context of Planning | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainable Energy Planning in an Institutional and Societal Perspective | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Sustainable Energy Policies | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Energy System Analysis 2 | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Professional Development | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
4 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Specialisation:
Environmental Management and Sustainability Science | |||||
Study programme: Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Theories of Science and Research Designs | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Corporate Sustainability Management | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Sustainable Consumption and Production | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainable Products and Services | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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The Socio-Technical Context of Planning | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainability Management in a Societal and Institutional Perspective | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Natural Resource Management | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainability Assessment and Societal Decision Processes | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Professional Development | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
4 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Specialisation:
Cities and Sustainability | |||||
Study programme: Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Theories of Science and Research Designs | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainable Urban Planning | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Urban Transformations and Sustainable Engineering | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Climate and Hydrology of the Dense City | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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The Socio-Technical Context of Planning | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sustainability Assessment and Societal Decision Processes | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Designing Smarter Cities | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Theories of the Network City and its Technologies | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Professional Development | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
4 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
At the 3rd semester the student can choose freely between carrying through the semester as 1) Project semester – with or without integrated, project-oriented internship 2) Another UEEP 1st semester or 1st semester Geography 3) International or national credit 4) Extended master’s thesis.
The programme is taught in English.
The current version of the curriculum is published on the Board of Studies’ website, including more detailed information about the programme, including exams.
All students who have not participated in Aalborg University’s PBL introductory course during their Bachelor’s degree must attend the introductory course “Problem-based Learning and Project Management”. The introductory course must be approved before the student can participate in the project exam. For further information, please see the School of Architecutre, Design and Planning's website.
This curriculum is approved by the Dean of The Technical Faculty of IT and Design and enters into force as of September 1, 2017.
Students who wish to complete their studies under the previous curriculum from 2010 must conclude their education by the summer examination period 2018 at the latest, since examinations under the previous curriculum are not offered after this time.
Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitalisation of the curriculum.