Online format
The Specialization in Territorial Management and Planning is designed to be completed in 5 cycles, each lasting 8 weeks (1 year) *.
*Duration of 1 year, provided that all credits are taken each semester.
The Specialization in Territorial Management and Planning is designed to be completed in 5 cycles, each lasting 8 weeks (1 year) *.
Territorial Development Policies
Territorial Development Policies (4 credits), format online.
This course provides a historical, critical, and interdisciplinary analysis of various theoretical approaches and public policies aimed at promoting territorial development. The course examines theories and policies implemented in cities and regions across both the Global North and the Global South, highlighting their objectives, benefits, and limitations. Particular attention is given to the development theories underlying these policies, as well as to the evolution of these approaches over time.
4
Territorial Planning Instruments
Territorial Planning Instruments (4 credits), online format.
This course is designed as a collaborative space for generating knowledge and discussing territorial planning instruments used in Colombia and Latin America. It examines the rationale underpinning their application, as well as their scope, limitations, outcomes, and possible unintended consequences. Rather than providing an exhaustive overview of all available instruments, the course focuses on identifying the territorial problems or challenges that different instruments seek to address. It aims to critically assess how these challenges are addressed across different scales, sectors, and levels of government.
4
Challenges in Territorial Management and Planning
Challenges in Territorial Management and Planning (4 credits), online format.
This course adopts a problem-based learning approach that introduces an active discussion methodology. It requires students to work in teams to investigate specific issues and develop well-founded positions on them. Its thematic design enables students to review and analyze debates on territorial management and planning. It also facilitates the identification of current issues that point to emerging challenges. Each class session will address emerging debates, as well as those that have persisted over time and those that have been overcome. Different stakeholders and their contributions to territorial management and planning will also be analyzed
4
Geospatial Analysis
Geospatial Analysis (4 credits), virtual format.
This course covers the basic concepts of spatial analysis and focuses on their practical application through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Its objective is to obtain results for research problems related to space and support spatial decision-making in the context of public policy.
4
Project Formulation and Management
Project Formulation and Management (4 credits), virtual format.
The main objective of the course is for participants to acquire knowledge and apply concepts related to management strategy and the methodological tools used in the formulation and management of development projects. It focuses on an interdisciplinary, participatory, and environmentally sustainable approach.
4
Virtual Format
Virtual sessions are held on some days between Thursday and/or Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and/or on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. *
*The final schedule is determined according to the courses and credits selected by the student.
We understand that personal life is just as important as academic life. That is why you may choose as many credits as you consider appropriate, based on your available time and budget.
More information at:
Nataly Guanumen Rodríguez
Applicant Experience Advisor
📩 ln.guanumen@uniandes.edu.co
📞3324060. Ext: 7231
🏦Office GB-421
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