Master in Economics of Metropolitan and Regional Development
Bogotá - presencial
3 semestres
The objective of the Master in Economics of Metropolitan and Regional Development (MEDMER) is to develop professional capacities that allow leading and guiding planning processes at the metropolitan, regional and municipal scale, as well as proposing solutions to problems inherent to these environments and directing policy studies public.
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Our program seeks that its graduates have the skills to propose solutions to problems related to transportation systems, public services, environmental and ecological management, land markets; as well as analyze economic, social, and political variables on the development of a region.
In a novel way, this Master’s Degree addresses the phenomena around metropolization, as a phase of the urbanization process of the population and human activities, which is detected with particular intensity in the immediate surroundings of the cities at the head of the hierarchy of the political-economic organization system of the country.
Why study the Master in Economics of Metropolitan and Regional Development?
The Master’s Degree in Economics of Metropolitan and Regional Development is designed to meet the demands of professionals from different disciplines, who, due to their professional work, need to develop the skills and abilities necessary to analyze, intervene and act on large agglomerations of population and human activities in the metropolises and their interaction with the surrounding regions; this through tools provided throughout the program such as quantitative methods, spatial analysis, regional development indices, among others. The graduate of the Master in Economics of Metropolitan and Regional Development will be able to lead analysis processes for decision-making in both the public and private sectors, in matters related to spatial phenomena in the urban, metropolitan and regional. In the same way, it will be able to advise regional planning and land use planning processes. As metropolization is the current phase or dominant moment of the urbanization of the population and the agglomeration of human activities that most affect the development and well-being of the nation as a whole, graduates enjoy a wide field for their professional practice.Applicant profile
Graduate profile
Differentiators
Privileges
- If you are a graduate of the Specialization in Urban and Regional Economics it will have a preferential admission and a homologation plan of up to 29%.
- Young Researchers Program: Periodically, the Faculty of Economics links active students of the Faculty’s Master’s Degrees to the Young Researchers program, which is a job opportunity that allows them to participate directly in teaching or research activities with the faculty. This participation is independent of the existing relationship between the University and the student, derived from the academic enrollment.
- Discount policy: Externado University has a discount policy for undergraduate and graduate graduates. More information here
- Multiple financing options
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- Participation in the different cultural activities (photography club, singing, capoeira, ceramics, oral narration, story Tuesday, among others that you can find HERE)
- Guidance and counseling service
- Medical Service- Medi-express, with a previous evaluation by general medicine in the following specialties: Internal Medicine, Dermatology, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Optometry, Urology, Gynecology and Ophthalmology.
For more information see the page HERE
- Gym service and participation in the different sports offered by the university (swimming, skating, diving, basketball, among others).
- Loan of different sports facilities at the Alcázar site.
- Loan of study rooms, access to system rooms and other services provided by the university for academic development.
Curriculum
The master’s degree has a total of forty-five (45) academic credits distributed in three (3) academic semesters.