DESCRIPTION
Planning is an inter- and multidisciplinary field of knowledge and practice, which allows professionals to deal with the spatial dimension of human activities. This involves territorial planning and policies in different scales (urban, regional, national, transnational, European), sectoral planning and policies (i.e. transportation, environmental, infrastructural) complemented with planning theory, methods and instruments.
Courses and modules provide education in systems thinking and complexity (systems theory, environmental science) as well as prepare students for leadership (territorial management). Specialized courses provided planning specific knowledge and focus on policy making (urban planning, regional policy, EU spatial policy and marketing places) as well as planning law and plan preparation (techniques of plan preparation) to prepare students for the complicated processes and procedures in planning practice. Courses in models in spatial policy and spatial economics seek to equip students with methodological tools for spatial analysis and scenario development.
Wrocław University of Technology is the only in Poland which offers the courses in modelling and computer simulation of spatial development.
The programme consists of 3 semesters and apart from compulsory courses provides the variety of optional courses - from psychology of space to advanced tools in spatial modelling and participatory planning. Also no less than one international module is being open in the course of the programme.
The modules are run in the forms of lectures, studios and seminars. Students are offered to enjoy at least one studio project each semester.
A Master thesis (which can include also a professional project, plan or development strategy) exploring a planning research topic must be produced as a final part of the program (20 ECTS). The thesis has to be presented in both written and oral form to a committee of academics for examination. The Maters thesis public presentation follows the master exam.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Required: Bachelor or Engineer Degree. Minimum 210 ECTS. See: Important note for Entry Criteria.

»» English: TOEFL – 550 points or IELTS – 6,5 points
»» Tuition fee:
Non EU/EFTA students: 4000 EUR per year
EU/EFTA students: no tuition fee
»» Application fee:
Non EU/EFTA students: 200 EUR
EU/EFTA students: 20 EUR
CONTENT
SEMESTER 1
»» Elective Design Study
»» Foreign Languages
»» Architectural Studies
»» Legislative Drafting in Planning
»» Theory of Systems
»» Law in Spatial Planning
»» Rural Planning
»» City Development Planning 1
»» Development and Protection of the Environment
»» Models in Spatial Management
»» Major Elective Module
SEMESTER 2
»» Major elective module
»» Foreign Languages
»» Elective Design Study
»» MSc Seminar
»» Theory of Planning
»» Organization of Spatial Planning
»» Management Sciences
»» Territorial Marketing
»» Legislative Drafting in Planning
»» Regional Planning Tools
»» City Development Planning 2
SEMESTER 3
»» Major elective module
»» Elective Design Study
»» Diploma Workshop
»» Spatial Policy of UE
»» Regional Policy

JOB PROSPECTS
Graduates in spatial planning can plan their career both in public and private sector. They are prepared to work at the municipalities, in the planning and development units as well as in regional authorities offices and at the national level administration (i.e. Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry for Regional Development). They can also develop their career in public agencies (i.e. linked to the environmental issues, water management, transportation, tourism, etc.). Graduates are prepared to lead the teams working on statutory plans (local plans, urban development plans) as well as on the optional planning studies and plans. They can also work in the private real estate agencies, investment banks, housing associations, and other companies having interest in spatial dimension of the economy.
Graduates are prepared to begin their doctoral studies in territorial planning.
Important note for Entry Criteria:
Master programme in planning is open to students with a non-planning background as long as they have completed 60% of all compulsory courses of an undergraduate planning degree. This means that programme is especially suitable for those who completed their first degree in: environmental studies, geography, transport studies, landscape architecture, architecture. Also background in public administration, economy, sociology or mathematics, physics and IT and computer studies is welcome.