After successful completion of the course, students are able to independently deal with current tasks from the planning context and solve them in an integrated manner. They practise interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary project work and develop concrete strategic, conceptual and design plans on the basis of a theoretically, methodologically and analytically sound preparation of the topic. They present the results to an expert audience and engage in critical reflection.
The master's projects deal with a different thematic focus every year. Interdisciplinary and cross-border themes are offered across a number of different TU research centres and cooperation is also sought with other universities. The thematic focus rotates between urban development planning, inward development of settlement structures, the design of development processes for rural and/or alpine areas, the coevolution of infrastructure, settlement and spatial development and the further development of planning and testing tools.
The general theme of the master project "Europäischer Schlüsselraum ‚Donau - Adria" is the coordination of infrastructure, settlement and spatial development for a defined section of the Danube-Adriatic Corridor with a time horizon up to 2050.
IMPORTANT ! Registration ONLY via the central registration of the Dean of Studies LV 280.A68. Registration on the waiting list is treated equally.
A letter of motivation is required by 14 February 2024 for the final selection and confirmation of participants.
You can find more detailed information on this in the document "LV-Info" (available for download here in TISS)
The excursion for the Master's project will take place from 13 to 17 May 2024.
The following achievements are expected and assessed:
Thematic preliminary exploration of the corridor section (in preparation for the excursion)
-> Individual work on one thematic focus each as a "one-pager" (folder); development of a project design and project logo (group)
Excursion (May 2024); verification of the space by bus and boat
-> Short presentations (individual work) on a thematic focus
Strategic analysis of the spatial and infra/transport structure and concepts for spatial development (multi-scale approach)
-> Individual work on one thematic focus in report form and as a presentation;
-> consolidation into an overall report "Strategic Spatial Overview" (in the group)
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of selected thematic concepts for measures (infrastructure projects, settlement projects, tourism projects, etc.) with regard to effects on the environment (humans, fauna/flora, environmental media) and in the context of the entire Danube corridor
-> Drafting an environmental report (individual work) on a selected concept of measures (projects, project bundles);
-> Formulation of a short expert opinion on an environmental report (individual work);
-> Presentation(s) on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Development of the basis for a strategic masterplan for the corridor section
-> Elaboration of a strategic master plan in report form (in the group); presentation plan(s)
Final presentation
-> Creation of an overall presentation (in the group);
-> Design of a folder as a table presentation (group);
-> Final presentation with guests incl. organisation and moderation
