Study programme

In your first year with YUFE, you'll begin your bachelor's studies at your chosen university to build a common foundation in urban sustainability through a mix of on-site and online courses.

Continuing your studies, you can personalise your curriculum, depending on your three chosen minors. At least two of these minors will have to be taken at a partner university, allowing you to travel to a minimum of two partner universities.

You’ll round off your academic profile with a bachelor's thesis and your choice of elective courses at your starting university.

After completing this programme, you can choose from several master's programmes at the University of Antwerp, at our partner universities or all over Europe.

The model path below, describes your journey starting from University of Antwerp.

Model path - part 1 (60 ECTS-credits)

Compulsory courses

Sustainability	3 ECTS
Climate Change - the physical basis	6 ECTS
Contemporary Urban Developments	6 ECTS
Cities and Citizens in Urban History	6 ECTS
Introduction to Economics	6 ECTS
Sociology	6 ECTS
Statistics for Urban Sustainability	6 ECTS
Research and Academic development Skills	4 ECTS
Academic English	6 ECTS

Electives (supportive sciences) - 1 to choose from:

European Integration	6 ECTS
Anthropolgy	6 ECTS
Introduction to managing and organisin	6 ECTS

Model path - part 2 (90 ECTS-credits)

Personalise your curriculum by choosing three minors of each 30 ECTS at minimum two of our partner universities:

Fall semester

Minor Urban Health & Wellbeing - Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Minor Urban Ecology in Europe: public policies, cultural narratives - Sorbonne Nouvelle, France
Minor Design and Perspectives on Heritage - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Minor Natural Sciences for Sustainability - University of Bremen, Germany
Minor Economic Development - University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
Minor Urban Environmental and Sustainability Education - University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Minor Borders, Europe & Russia - University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Minor Urban Sustainable Development - Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Minor Urban Inequality - University of Rijeka, Croatia
Minor Driving Change: activism, engagement and communities - University of Essex, UK
Minor Smart Cities for Sustainable Culture - University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
Minor Societal Issues in a Contemporary World - University of Essex, UK
Minor Sustainable Business - University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Minor Smart Cities for Sustainable Culture - University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain

Spring semester

Minor Cities of Dreams and Nightmares - University of Essex, UK
Minor Sustainable Tourism - Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Minor Heritage and perspectives on design - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Minor Cities and Urbanisation: interdisciplinary perspectives - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Minor Urban Ecology - University of Rijeka, Croatia
Minor Urban Sustainable Development - Maastricht University, The Netherlands