The Master's track History of Architecture and Town Planning explores the evolution of cities, villages and park- and landscape design in Europe within the changing global setting.
Cities, buildings, parks and landscapes define the setting of
our everyday life. Some are fascinating works of art, and no other
man made artefacts document the evolution of social relations,
economic trends, technological innovations, philosophical views on
man and nature, politics and culture more eloquently than
architecture and urbanism. Cities and buildings impact our everyday
lives. They define where and how we live, how far we have to travel
to reach our working places, our daily rhythms of our movements,
the things we see when we are on our way. Their impact on health is
self-evident – urban planners gave us our sewage systems,
architects decent public housing and healthcare buildings. This
master track provides students a rich and varied introduction in
the history and theory of architecture and urban planning. Since
healthcare architecture requires a thorough understanding of the
history and theory of architecture, and the world of healthy cities
can only be analysed against the background of urbanism, the
Expertise Centre Architecture, Urbanism and Health is embedded in a
classical approach of architectural and urban history and theory.
It allows students to specialize in classical history and theory,
the health impacts of architecture and urbanism, or a
mixture.
Are you a non-EU/EEA student from Mexico, Russia, China, India, or Indonesia, starting a Master's programme at the Faculty of Arts? If so, you could qualify for the University of Groningen OTS/Talent Grant, Faculty of Arts, a partial scholarship which helps you to finance your studies.
Read more about the OTS/Talent Grant Faculty of Arts
Are you interested in a research oriented career? Please also check our Research Master's Programme of Arts & Culture.