Welke invloeden heeft toerisme op de sociale, culturele en ruimtelijke kenmerken van een gebied? Hoe beïnvloeden toeristen bepaalde plaatsen en culturen, en hoe ervaren ze deze? Hoe passen regionale identiteiten binnen toeristische planning, en welke rol kan toerisme spelen in regionale ontwikkeling?
Toerisme is een globaal fenomeen met belangrijke regionale en lokale invloeden. Door de omvang van het aantal toeristische verplaatsingen en de mogelijke economische invloeden wordt toeristische ontwikkeling door beleidsmakers vaak gezien als een belangrijke strategie voor regionale ontwikkeling. Vooral in gebieden die te maken hebben met een achteruitgang in traditionele economische sectoren vormt toerisme een belangrijk instrument voor economische groei, verbetering van de levenskwaliteit en verhoging van de levensstandaard.
In de mastertrack Tourism Geography and Planning kijk je in detail naar de interacties tussen toeristen, bezoekers en inwoners in bestemmingen. De track biedt internationale, plaatsgebonden, kritische en onderzoeksgeoriënteerde perspectieven. In het curriculum bespreek je socioculturele en ruimtelijke perspectieven op toeristische ontwikkeling, planningstheorieën, actuele onderzoeksmethoden en relevante praktijken over toerisme en plaatsen. Deze track maakt deel uit van de master Cultural Geography.
De mastertrack Tourism Geography and Planning volg je in Leeuwarden (RUG/Campus Fryslân). De Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen werkt voor deze mastertrack samen met de School of Tourism Management van de NHL Stenden Hogeschool.
De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is de enige universiteit in Nederland, die een Master in Culturele Geografie aanbiedt. Het is een van de weinige masters van de Campus Fryslân.
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| Vakken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Fieldwork Cultural Geography (5 EC)
The fieldwork aims at learning and practicing different methods that can be used to do empirical research into cultural geographical key concepts such as place attachment, sense of place, (regional) identities, representations, iconic landscapes, and liveability in the field. | ||||
| Place, Regions & Identities (5 EC)
With increasingly globalizing societies, culture and identity processes have undergone remarkable changes. In the last couple of decades, regional specificities such as culture and identity have become important tools to (i) internally create social cohesion in an increasingly individualistic and networked society; (ii) lead to socio-economic development by attracting external investments and people in a globally competitive market place that, paradoxically, has been noted to homogenize culture and connect individual identities on a global level. | ||||
| Tourism and Culture (5 EC)
What role does culture play in tourism? This research seminar builds on tourism geography and sociology, exploring tourist expectations, motivations and experiences of place through the lens of cultural tourism. We discuss recently published research on specific, concrete cases involving for example ethnic tourism, dark tourism and media tourism. Students will explore the theories and concepts offered through their own qualitative research project, reflecting on what tourism experience means in socio-cultural practice. | ||||
| Nature, Landscape & Heritage (5 EC)
Natural, heritage and landscape values of the rural and urban environment are studied to understand the different appreciations and valuations of places and areas in society. | ||||
| Tourism and Regional Development (5 EC)
The tourism sector often functions as a policy tool to achieve regional development outcomes. From this perspective, tourism development is seen to lead to regional synergy effects, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative benefits for destinations. However, practically analysing and achieving these regional development impacts is often problematic because of the uneven dispersal of impacts in space, among stakeholders, and between economic, ecological and socio-cultural spheres. | ||||
| Master's Thesis Cultural Geography (20 EC) | ||||
| Qualitative Research Methods (5 EC) | ||||
| Tourism Planning & Practice (5 EC) | ||||
| Social Impact Assessment (5 EC) | ||||
For more information about the courses in this programme, please visit http://www.rug.nl/frw/education/master-info-frw/courses-master-track-tourism-geography-and-planning. This is the programme for academic year 2017-2018. All courses are taught in Leeuwarden.
| Programma-opties |
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| Cultural Geography (afstudeerrichting) |
| Specifieke eisen | Extra informatie |
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| taaltoets cijfer |
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| vooropleiding |
Academic Bachelor degree in geography, social sciences or tourism studies, with some background knowledge in Geography, including at least 10 ECTS in statistics and research methods. Research Universities bachelor degrees in Social, Rural, Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning; Tourism; Environment and Infrastructure Planning; Sociology; Social Psychology; Landscape Architecture; Cultural Anthropology; International Relations; Land Use Planning. Students with a relevant HBO diploma can be admitted to a pre-master programme. Contact master coordinator Arie Stoffelen for more information. Students at Stenden studying Tourism Management can take a minor in their programme that will give them direct access to this master programme. |
| overige toelatingseisen |
Een voorbeeld van een premasterprogramma is hieronder weergegeven. Aanpassingen aan dit schema blijven mogelijk op basis van de vorige studie van de student. Voor meer informatie, contacteer mastercoördinator Arie Stoffelen (h.j.w.stoffelen@rug.nl) 1a Urbanism and planning, Physical geography 1b Statistics 1, People, place and culture 2a Statistics 2, Bachelorproject* 2b Bachelorproject*, Methods of academic research
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| Vooropleiding | Organisatie | Instroom |
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| Hoger Toeristisch en Recreatief Onderwijs | Stenden Hogeschool |
Schakelprogramma in keuzeruimte van de
vooropleiding
van maximaal You can take a minor in your Tourism Management programme at Stenden that will give you direct access to the master track of Cultural Geography: Tourism Geography and Planning. |
| Vooropleiding | Organisatie | Instroom |
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| Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie | Alle WO instellingen |
Deficiëntieprogramma van maximaal Contact Arie Stoffelen (H.J.W.Stoffelen@rug.nl) for more information. |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | Alle WO instellingen |
Drempelloze toelating Extra informatie:Direct access with Philosophy, Politics & Economics. Conditional access with Reflecting on Culture and Cognition & Behaviour. Please contact master coordinator Arie Stoffelen (H.J.W.Stoffelen@rug.nl) in that case. No access with other majors. |
| Sociology and Social Research (research) | Alle WO instellingen |
Deficiëntieprogramma van maximaal Contact Arie Stoffelen (H.J.W.Stoffelen@rug.nl) for more information. |
| Psychologie | Alle WO instellingen |
Deficiëntieprogramma van maximaal Contact Arie Stoffelen (H.J.W.Stoffelen@rug.nl) for more information. |
| Technische Planologie | Alle WO instellingen | Drempelloze toelating |
| Sociale Geografie en Planologie | Alle WO instellingen | Drempelloze toelating |
| Specifieke eisen | Extra informatie |
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| taaltoets cijfer |
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| vooropleiding |
Academic Bachelor degree in geography, social sciences or tourism studies, with some background knowledge in Geography, including at least 10 ECTS in statistics and research methods. Research Universities bachelor degrees in Social, Rural, Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning; Tourism; Environment and Infrastructure Planning; Sociology; Social Psychology; Landscape Architecture; Cultural Anthropology; International Relations; Land Use Planning. Students with a relevant HBO diploma can be admitted to a pre-master programme. Contact master coordinator Tialda Haartsten for more information. Students at Stenden studying Tourism Management can take a minor in their programme that will give them direct access to this master programme. |
| overige toelatingseisen |
Premaster programmes The following scheme shows a standard premaster programme for the Master Cultural Geography – Tourism Geography and Planning. Changes to this scheme remain possible, depending on the undergraduate programme of the applying student. For more information, please contact master coordinator Arie Stoffelen (h.j.w.stoffelen@rug.nl). 1a Urbanism and planning, Physical geography 1b Statistics 1, People, place and culture 2a Statistics 2, Bachelorproject 2b Bachelorproject, Methods of academic research |
| Examen | Minimum score |
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| IELTS gemiddelde score | 6.5 |
| TOEFL papieren versie | 580 |
| TOEFL computerversie | 237 |
| TOEFL internetversie | 90 |
| Type student | Deadline | Start opleiding |
|---|---|---|
| Nederlandse studenten | 15 augustus 2019 | 01 september 2019 |
| 15 augustus 2020 | 01 september 2020 | |
| EU/EEA studenten | 01 mei 2019 | 01 september 2019 |
| 01 mei 2020 | 01 september 2020 | |
| non-EU/EEA studenten | 01 mei 2019 | 01 september 2019 |
| 01 mei 2020 | 01 september 2020 |
| Nationaliteit | Jaar | Kosten | Vorm |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU/EER | 2018-2019 | € 2060 | voltijd |
| niet EU/EER | 2018-2019 | € 14350 | voltijd |
| EU/EER | 2019-2020 | € 2083 | voltijd |
| niet EU/EER | 2019-2020 | € 14600 | voltijd |
Praktische informatie voor:
Afgestudeerden kunnen hun kennis internationaal en lokaal toepassen als:
Na je studie Culturele Geografie kun je ervoor kiezen om nog een tweede master volgen. De educatieve master Leraar Aardrijkskunde sluit direct aan.
Voor een goede aansluiting tussen de opleiding en de arbeidsmarkt, houden we contact met onze alumni, onder meer via de LinkedIn-groep Master Culturele Geografie.
Tijdens je studie kun je voor de voorbereiding op je carrière terecht bij de Career Services en RUG Career Services.
Meer informatie over de Careers Company: http://www.rug.nl/frw/career
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The research in the track Tourism Geography and Planning is strongly embedded in the research of its staff, on the themes of Place, Identity and Well-being.
Central focus is the lived experiences of local peoples all over the world. Topics of recent research projects are: community engagement; ageing and wellbeing; innovation and rural transformation; socio-spatial consequences of population decline; heritage; historical landscape change; perception and evaluation of nature and landscape; nature and health; death and burial; entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility; employment opportunities; housing and the living environments of various groups within society; social impact assessment; social aspects of new technology; governance of places; social aspects of agriculture and farming; social aspects of natural resource management; and visitor and host experiences of tourism.
Our research embraces the social relations between people and places, emotional geographies, and the experience of spatial transformation and liveability. We believe that knowing one's 'place' is fundamental to the formation of human identity and to wellbeing. Forms of cultural expression such as art, architecture, ritual and language, and our understanding and appreciation of nature and landscape all interact with the physical environment in the creation of our individual and community life-stories. As such, the ways in which we construct and transform spaces and places manifest our imagination and self-awareness. In doing so, we make sense of, define, and celebrate our personal and collective identities, communities and localities.
Our research is strongly empirically embedded. During the master, students learn qualitative and quantitative research methodologies regarding place attachment, identities and liveability. In the Master thesis, there is room for innovative methods including visual methodologies and location-based applications (social or soft GIS).
The research theme of Place, Identity and Wellbeing fits within the faculty research programme 'towards Wellbeing, Innovation and Spatial Transformation' (tWIST) and the themes population decline and Healthy Ageing.
Researchers
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