Master in Spatial Management program
About the program
Spatial Management offered at KUE is an interdisciplinary second-cycle degree, delivered over 3 semesters in accordance with Polish regulations for Master degrees. The entire degree is delivered in Polish.
The program combines elements of economics, geography, urban planning, architecture, sociology, spatial planning and public policy, which allows students to gain comprehensive knowledge in the field of spatial development. The main goal of the MA in Spatial Management is to study and shape spatial development processes, i.e. the way in which cities, regions, countries function and develop. Studies on KUE degrees are focused on the economic aspects of spatial management and space management, and graduates of this program are highly valued on the labor market.
Employment opportunities
Graduates of BEng in Spatial Management can find employment in various institutions and companies related to spatial planning, public investments, real estate market, regional policy and land development. They can work in public administration at various levels (e.g. in city and commune offices, provinces, ministries), as well as in consulting and consulting companies providing services in the field of spatial and investment planning. A scientific career is also possible.
Program strengths
Core strengths center on interdisciplinarity, practicality, flexibility, development and career opportunities.
The program prepares specialists in shaping the spatial organization of socio-economic development, including:
- Design of public spaces,
- Constructing strategic development programming in territorial units,
- Resource management and spatial development forecasting based on specialized models,
- Ise of IT tools in the field of design, GIS analysis and modeling of economic processes.
Currently offered specialties
At the second-cycle, emphasis is placed on improving the knowledge and skills of managing planning teams and preparing economic and spatial analyzes, which are the basis for making the right spatial development decisions. Graduates after the second-cycle degree can also undertake doctoral studies in the discipline.
Entry requirements
- Bachelor degree
Entry is based on the GPA from the undergraduate degree.
Detailed program information
The curriculum information shown below is provided for information purposes. The newest degree curriculum for the upcoming educational cycle is available IN POLISH in the KUE Recruitment Portal.
| Master in Spatial Management | ||||||
| 1.5-year, 3-semester program (no specialty) | ||||||
| Sem. | Subject | Subject type | Total Hours | Lectures | Seminar / labs | ECTS |
| 1 | Economics II / Local government finance | Elective | 30 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| Foreign language in business 1.1 | Elective | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | |
| Methods of supporting planning decisions | Core / General | 60 | 15 | 45 | 4 | |
| A city in European civilization | Specialty | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | |
| Internship (120 hours) | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Designing a residential environment | Specialty | 45 | 15 | 30 | 3 | |
| Master Diploma Seminar | Diploma | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sociology / Philosophy | Elective | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | |
| Theory of spatial management | Specialty | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | |
| Visualization and design of space | Specialty | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | |
| 285 | 195 | 90 | 30 | |||
| 2 | Spatial data analysis / Methods of obtaining spatial data | Elective | 25 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Foreign language in business 1.2 | Elective | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | |
| Territorial marketing | Specialty | 30 | 15 | 15 | 3 | |
| Territorial Marketing (Field Activities) | Specialty | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Regional policy | Specialty | 45 | 30 | 15 | 5 | |
| Sustainable and sustainable development / Renewable energy sources in spatial planning | Elective | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | |
| Master Diploma Seminar | Diploma | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | |
| Urban Public Space / Land Adjustment in Urban Development | Elective | 90 | 45 | 45 | 5 | |
| 270 | 195 | 75 | 30 | |||
| 3 | Geomarketing | Core / General | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Master Diploma Seminar | Diploma | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | |
| Tourism in local development / Tourist development of the region | Elective | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
| Public procurement/ Project and programme management | Elective | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| Strategic management in spatial management | Specialty | 45 | 30 | 15 | 6 | |
| 150 | 120 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Degree total | 705 | 510 | 195 | 90 | ||
| Degree Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) | |||
| ILO Code | ILO category | Competence | KUE Code |
| WG-ST2-GI-K01-22/23L | Social | The graduate is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems in the field of spatial management, its independent supplementation and critical assessment of the received content; | P7S_KK |
| WG-ST2-GI-K02-22/23L | Social | The graduate is ready to fulfill social obligations, initiate activities for the benefit of the public interest, inspire and organize activities for the benefit of the social environment, including the preparation of socio-economic projects, anticipating the multidirectional effects of their implementation; | P7S_KO |
| WG-ST2-GI-K03-22/23L | Social | The graduate is ready to think and act in an entrepreneurial way and make decisions regarding the optimal use of resources in spatial management; | P7S_KO |
| WG-ST2-GI-K04-22/23L | Social | The graduate is ready to cooperate in teams and assume various roles in them and to perform the profession responsibly, taking into account the changing social needs and opinions of specialists from other disciplines; | P7S_KR |
| WG-ST2-GI-K05-22/23L | Social | The graduate is ready to develop the achievements of the profession and maintain its ethos, as well as to observe professional ethics and work to comply with these principles. | P7S_KR |
| WG-ST2-GI-U01-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to correctly interpret economic theories and social phenomena and accompanying technical solutions appropriate for spatial management, as well as mutual relations between them; | P7S_UW |
| WG-ST2-GI-U02-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to use knowledge in the field of management and management of the natural environment as well as regional and spatial policy to interpret, describe and analyze the causes and the course of processes and phenomena; | P7S_UW |
| WG-ST2-GI-U03-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to apply research techniques and tools in the field of science and scientific disciplines appropriate for the field of Spatial Management, with particular emphasis on the visualization of space and graphic and cartographic presentation of space using computer analyzes; | P7S_UW |
| WG-ST2-GI-U04-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to forecast, model and analyze complex social, economic and spatial processes using research methods, and also has the ability to independently propose solutions to a specific problem; | P7S_UW |
| WG-ST2-GI-U05-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to formulate justified judgments on the basis of data from various sources, conduct a debate and prepare and present in Polish or a foreign language oral and written presentation on specific issues in the field of spatial management; | P7S_UK |
| WG-ST2-GI-U06-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to use a foreign language at the B2+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and to a higher degree in the field of specialist terminology appropriate for the studied field of study, as well as obtain information from foreign literature; | P7S_UK |
| WG-ST2-GI-U07-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to manage the work of the team with respect for the principles of communication and cooperation; | P7S_UO |
| WG-ST2-GI-U08-22/23L | Skills | The graduate is able to independently plan their own professional or scientific career. | P7S_UU |
| WG-ST2-GI-W01-22/23L | Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands in depth scientific theories appropriate for the field of study spatial management and directions of their development, as well as advanced research methodology, in particular in the areas of: economics and finance, regional policy, legal regulations regarding spatial management, techniques and legislative procedures in spatial planning and land design and arrangement; also knows the principles of functioning of local government units and the issues of management and shaping the natural environment; | P7S_WG |
| WG-ST2-GI-W02-22/23L | Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands the currently discussed in the scientific literature problems in the scientific discipline appropriate for the field of study spatial management, including: social and cultural structures and institutions related to spatial management; knows methods of analysis of spatial structures | P7S_WG |
| WG-ST2-GI-W03-22/23L | Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands the principles of planning research and technological processes based on the achievements of scientific disciplines appropriate for the field of study spatial management and has in-depth knowledge in the area of selected methods, techniques and tools of description, including techniques of data acquisition and modeling of social phenomena and processes occurring in them, as well as identifying the regularities governing them | P7S_WG |
| WG-ST2-GI-W04-22/23L | Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands the basic ethical and legal conditions related to scientific, didactic and implementation activities and has in-depth knowledge of the natural foundations of spatial management – knows the impact of natural conditions on the processes of economic development in spatial systems (local, regional and national); | P7S_WK |
| WG-ST2-GI-W05-22/23L | Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands the general principles of creating and developing forms of individual entrepreneurship in local and regional systems; Knows decision-making tools and techniques for modeling socio-economic structures and their functioning in the spatial aspect. | P7S_ |