Spatial Planning - Planning, Land and Real Estate Development

The specialisation will prepare students for a future role as city developers, providing them with advanced knowledge both on (smart) governance, finance and business models for sustainable, low-carbon land and real estate development, on the dynamics of land and real estate markets, investment behavior by private and public developers, public private partnerships, land management strategies and value capturing mechanisms and smart land and real estate investment strategies.

Future career opportunities

Former students specializing in this field typically find jobs in the public sector (municipalities, provinces, ministry) and the private sector (real estate consultancies, housing corporations, development industry).

You will develop a deep understanding of land and real estate development, which makes you well suited for a job position such as:

• Policy maker and project manager at municipalities, provinces, national government
• Real estate consultant
• Development manager housing corporation
• Developer development company

This program is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).

Courses include:

• Institutional Perspectives, Territorial Governance by Market, State and Civil Society
• Land and Real Estate Markets: Smart Governance, Finance and Business Models
• Advanced Research Methods
• Urban Future Lab - Creative Approaches towards Vision and Strategy
• Comparative Spatial Planning