The METiP offers the chance to choose between two specialisations of great social importance: regional planning on the one hand and demography on the other. This master's degree leads on to our PhD degrees, of which both Demography and Geography have received Awards for Excellence from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Students can also carry out work placements in a wide range of private companies and public bodies, and attend workshops, and they are required to write a master's dissertation demonstrating excellence in research. In the case of the specialisation in Regional Planning, the syllabus includes the possibility of carrying out fieldwork over several days, on which the content and assessment of many modules are then based.

Provide specific, specialist training on the foundations of the various subfields of geography, demography and spatial planning, with particular emphasis on research methodologies that incorporate these disciplines, as well as on the skills required for spatial and population planning and management, economic promotion and resource management of different public administrations. This training prepares you for employment in the field of geography, both in pure geography and in skills based on scientific content, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary work.

Once you have finished this master'sdegree, you will be able to:

* Apply theoretical, methodological and instrumental knowledge to the integrated analysis and interpretation of spatial processes and problems, as well as to spatial diagnosis.
* Interpret the diversity and complexity of territories.
* Analyse the relations between environmental phenomena and economic, demographic, social and cultural phenomena.
* Using work techniques, in particular those related to obtaining, analysing and processing geographical information, as well as those related to fieldwork.
* Communicate clearly your knowledge, conclusions, and ethical and social implications to specialists and non-specialists.
* Apply the skills you have acquired to teaching geography in secondary and higher education.

Skills acquired

* Analysing and interpreting socio-regional processes while combining the temporal and spatial dimensions in the Description.
* Analysing population dynamics and their relation to the region in which they are produced.
* Identifying and resolving problems and making ethically-based decisions in the field.
* Using work techniques, in particular those related to obtaining, analysing and processing geographical information, as well as those related to fieldwork.
* Designing and managing projects.
* Intervening within a region and managing it to strengthen the applied and experimental component of geography training.
* Producing maps based on information on a region.
* Analysing and interpreting landscapes.