European Master Study in Systems Dynamics
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Mestre
Coordinator
Nuno Miguel Ribeiro Videira Costa
Access conditions
- Students should hold a BSc. degree in social sciences, management sciences, natural sciences or engineering sciences;
- Exclusively students with average grades between A and B are accepted;
- Proof of proficiency in English. The language requirements for admission are: TOEFL > 550 (paper-based), > 233 (computer-based), IELTS > 6,5 or previous degree in English (copy of degree required). If the students first language is English, he/she will not be required to provide an English language test score. The student is considered to be a native speaker of English if he/she is from Australia, Canada, ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA or South Africa, and if English was the language in which the student gained all his/her qualifications.
- Application through the secretariat of Radboud University Nijmegen.
Degree pre-requisites
The European Master Study in System Dynamics comprises 3 semesters of course work (90 ECTS) and one semester for thesis work (30 ECTS). The programme of studies is offered by 4 different universities in the scope of the Erasmus Mundus Program. Students must take the following courses:
1st Semester: 30 ECTS at the University of Bergen, Norway;
2nd Semester: 30 ECTS in the area of Environmental Systems and Sustainability at FCT-UNL, Portugal, or, alternatively, 30 ECTS in the area of Systems Dynamics at the University of Palermo, Italy;
3rd Semester: 30 ECTS at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
4th Semester: Preparation of the MSc dissertation (30 ECTS) in one of the 4 universities involved in the studies programme.
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| System Dynamics | DS | 90 | |
| Environmental Systems and Sustainability or System Dynamics | SAS / DS | 30 | |
| TOTAL | 90 | 30 | |
Access to other courses
Access to a 3rd cycle
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10249 | Fundamentals of Dynamic Social Systems | 10.0 |
| 10250 | Model-based Analysis and Policy Design | 10.0 |
| 10251 | System Dynamics Modelling Process | 10.0 |
| 2.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 10253 | Integrative Modelling | 10.0 |
| 10255 | Planning & Control Systems | 6.0 |
| 10257 | Planning, Policy Design and Management in the Public Sector | 6.0 |
| 10252 | Sustainability Science | 10.0 |
| 10254 | Sustainability Strategies Lab | 10.0 |
| 10256 | System Dynamics for Business Strategy | 9.0 |
| 10258 | System Dynamics for Planning, Policy Design and Management in the Public Sector | 9.0 |
| 3.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10259 | Computer Simulation Models and Organizational Decision-making | 6.0 |
| 10260 | Group Model Building I | 6.0 |
| 10262 | Group Model Building II | 6.0 |
| 10263 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |
| 10261 | Strategic Decision Making | 6.0 |
| 4.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10264 | Dissertation in Systems Dynamics | 30.0 |