This specialisation provides a land and real estate development perspective on urban development. The programme aims to prepare students for a future role as city developer, either in the public or in the private sector.

Master's specialisation Planning, Land and Real Estate Development: something for you?

You will develop smart and sustainable solutions for actual and future planning problems.
You are interested in developing a different understanding of planning and forms of practices.
You are trained to think outside given boxes, by combining well-established core courses with electives.
Small, almost 'family-like' department that covers a broad range of topics with a strong track record in related research.

What will you learn?

The interaction between planning interventions on the one hand and land and real estate investments on the other hand is the central theme of this Master's specialisation. Starting from that interaction the Master's specialisation pays attention to different planning instruments and their impact on land and real estate markets, the dynamics of land and real estate markets, investment behaviour by private and public developers, public private partnerships, land management strategies and value capturing mechanisms and smart land and real estate investment strategies.

Career prospects

Master's programme in Spatial Planning

Our Spatial Planning graduates are greatly valued by their employers for their analytical skills, critical perspective and sound academic understanding of the relationship between human activities, their spatial environment, and relevant spatial interventions enhancing their living environment.

Upon completion students will have knowledge of:

Interfaces between different planning concepts, sectors and interests
Synergies that are found and trade-offs that are made along these interfaces
Paths through which integrative planning is manifested in policy formulation, decision-making and projects at different geographical and institutional levels

Spatial planners from Nijmegen work as policy maker, consultant or project manager for government, consulting firms, project developers, housing corporations or research institutes. Also, more and more of our alumni are working in international projects.