Overview
“Geography is a very multidisciplinary discipline […] I think there is within geography the possibility of bringing together the social and the natural sciences more than we have historically done […]. In an age which is faced by environmental problems such as we have, with climate change, with pollution questions, which are utterly social too, then I do think that the natural and the social sciences need to talk to each other more. And geography, maybe, is one of the places that could happen.”
(Doreen Massey, 2013)
The master’s degree in Geography and Territorial Sciences trains professionals capable of integrating cultural, socio-economic, technical and planning knowledge for spatial and environmental analysis, organisation and management. As such, it trains a new generation of skilled workers and citizens who can effectively deal with the unprecedented contemporary societal, economic and political challenges both locally and internationally (e.g., environmental crisis, planetary urbanisation, globalisation, geopolitical tensions).
The master’s degree in Geography and Territorial Sciences is an inter-university programme: this means that the degree is awarded jointly by the Università degli Studi di Torino and the Politecnico di Torino, two leading Italian and European universities.
Course organisation and pathways
In the first year, the degree includes courses aimed at acquiring an in-depth knowledge of physical and human geography: students will attend classes that are fundamental for understanding the environmental, socio-cultural and political phenomena connected to the main processes of global change. At the same time, students will learn to use the main IT tools for spatial representation, analysis and management.
In the second year, students can refine their skills, following their study interests and professional goals by choosing one of several different pathways. One of them is entirely in English:urban and political geography. This pathway analyses the political and power processes operating at different territorial levels, which affect the urban domain. The course trains future experts in the social, economic and political processes governing different urban and regional systems.
The master’s degree also offers two pathways in Italian: Geomorphological Hazards and Climate Change; landscape protection and enhancement.
Faculty members acting as tutors will help students to choose their pathway and the related teaching activities.
For futher information, check out the flyer of the master's degree.