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Programme-specific Section of the

Curriculum for the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics

at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen 2009 (Rev. 2018)

Contents

1 Title, affiliation and language ................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Title .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Affiliation ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Corps of external examiners ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Language .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Academic profile ...................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 General programme profile .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.3 General structure of the programme ................................................................................................................. 3 2.4 Career opportunities ......................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Description of competence profiles ........................................................................................ 3 3.1 Specialisation: Geoinformatics ........................................................................................................................ 3 3.2 Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes .......................................................... 4 3.3 Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes ..................................................... 5 3.4 Specialisation: Environment, Society and Development ................................................................................. 6 3.5 Specialisation: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes ................................................................................ 7

4 Admission requirements ......................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics ......................................................... 8 4.2 Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in the field of science ............................................................................. 8 4.3 Applicants with a related Bachelor’s degree .................................................................................................... 8 4.4 Other applicants ............................................................................................................................................... 8 4.5 Language requirements .................................................................................................................................... 8

5 Prioritisation of applicants ..................................................................................................... 9

6 Structure of the programme ................................................................................................... 9 6.1 Geoinformatics ................................................................................................................................................. 9 6.2 Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes ................................................................................ 11 6.3 Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes ............................................................................ 13 6.4 Environment, Society and Development ........................................................................................................ 14 6.5 Transformation of Cities and Landscapes ...................................................................................................... 16

7 Exemptions ............................................................................................................................. 18

8 Commencement etc. ............................................................................................................... 18 8.1 Validity .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 8.2 Transfer .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 8.3 Amendment .................................................................................................................................................... 18

Appendix 1 Tables .................................................................................................................... 19

Appendix 2 Interim arrangements .......................................................................................... 22

Appendix 3 Description of objectives for the thesis ............................................................... 32

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1 Title, affiliation and language A shared section that applies to all BSc and MSc Programmes at the Faculty of Science

is linked to this programme-specific curriculum.

1.1 Title

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in

Geoinformatics leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography and Geoinformatics with a

specialisation in Geoinformatics with the Danish title: Cand.scient.(candidatus/candidata

scientiarum) i geografi og geoinformatik med en specialisering i geoinformatik.

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Dynamic

Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in

Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes

and Landscapes with the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i

geografi og geoinformatik med en specialisering i dynamisk geomorfologi – processer og

landskaber.

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global

Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in

Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Science

and Climate Changes with the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum)

i geografi og geoinformatik med en specialisering i global miljømæssig jordbundsvidenskab

og klimaforandringer.


Environment, Society and Development leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography

and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Environment, Society and Development with the

Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i geografi og geoinformatik

med en specialisering i miljø, samfund og udvikling.

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in in

Transformation of Cities and Landscapes leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Geography

and Geoinformatics with a specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes with

the Danish title: Cand.scient. (candidatus/candidata scientiarum) i geografi og

geoinformatik med en specialisering i transformation af byer og landskaber.

1.2 Affiliation

The programme is affiliated with the Study Board of Geosciences and Management, and the

students can both elect, and be elected, to this study board.

1.3 Corps of external examiners

The following corps of external examiners is used for the central parts of the MSc

Programme:

Corps of External Examiners for Geography (geografi).

1.4 Language

The language of this MSc Programme is English.

2 Academic profile 2.1 Purpose

Graduates in Geography & Geoinformatics are able to apply geographical methods of

working in a critical manner and communicate academic problems and model solutions to

geographers and to other partners and users. The breadth and interdisciplinary nature of the

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programme enables them to engage in and manage complex tasks and projects. They are also

able to understand and work with people from different scientific backgrounds, and act as

bridge-builders between, e.g. science and social studies.

2.2 General programme profile

The study programme is structured around five specialisation profiles namely

Geoinformatics, Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes, Global

environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes, Environment, Society and Development,

Transformation of Cities and Landscapes. Each specialisation includes a number of

mandatory and specialised restricted elective courses. The thesis, which concludes the MSc

programme, is an independent experimental, field-based or theoretical study within a clearly

defined area of the geographical fields of study.

Geography and Geoinformatics is the key subject area of the programme.

2.3 General structure of the programme

The MSc Programme is set at 120 ECTS.

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics consists of the following elements:

Specialisation 120 ECTS.

The student must choose one of the following specialisations:

Geoinformatics.

Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes.

Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes.

Environment, Society and Development.

Transformation of Cities and Landscapes.

2.4 Career opportunities

The MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics qualifies students for a PhD

programme, and depending on the academic specialisation it may also be targeted at

business functions and/or areas such as:

Holders of an MSc degree in Geography & Geoinformatics are able to apply

geographical methodologies in a critical manner and communicate geographical

subject matter and solution models both to other geographers and other collaboration

partners and users.

With their broadly based and often interdisciplinary education, they are capable of

being involved in and managing complex tasks and projects.

Also, they are able to understand and work with persons from other scientific

backgrounds and bridge the gaps between, for example, the natural and social

sciences.

3 Description of competence profiles Students following the MSc Programme acquire the knowledge, skills and competences

listed below. Students will also acquire other qualifications through elective subject

elements and other study activities.

3.1 Specialisation: Geoinformatics

On completion of the programme, an MSc in Geography and Geoinformatics with a

specialisation in Geoinformatics has acquired the following:

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Knowledge about:

Theory and concepts within GIS, GIscience, and remote sensing (Earth

observation/EO).

Advanced use of geographical information systems (GIS) for applications within

Geography, including spatial planning.

Acquiring, processing and applications of contemporary remote sensing for

environmental monitoring and modelling.

Advanced methods for spatial analysis and modelling.

Programing, Customization and Automation in GIS.

Different GIS/EO platforms.

Relevant GIS data models.

State-of-the-art environmental monitoring algorithms within optical and thermal

infrared remote sensing.

Processing of data from registers and digital maps.

Advanced methods of mapping and visualizations.

Skills in/to:

Perform advanced GIS/EO-based spatial analysis, based on relevant data sets and

appropriate methods.

Manage relevant GIS/EO software on an advanced level including programming and

automation.

Conduct effective visual communication of spatial data and the results of spatial

analysis.

Select appropriate EO data and methodology for areas covering the interaction

between environmental resources, the dynamics and management of global and local

land use, and global climate change.

Assess data quality, e.g. in terms of uncertainty, in order to understand and describe

the limitations of current EO and GIS technology.

Integrate EO data with other data in a GIS environment.

Communicate results of research and projects orally and in writing.

Competences in/to:

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with state-of-the-art digital

spatial data, analytical tools and GIS/EO software.

Theorise and understand how geoinformatics including GIS and EO may be integrated

in different scientific fields including environmental monitoring and modelling on both

local and global scales.

3.2 Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes


specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes has acquired the

following:

Knowledge about:

Major landforms and their genesis, with special emphasis on the effects of water and

wind.

Various methods and equipment used in the study of fluvial, estuarine, marine and

Aeolian environments.

The potential effect of sea-level and climate change on landscape processes and

geomorphology.

Common methods for establishing relative and absolute chronology, as well as

paleogeographical reconstruction.

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Skills in/to:

Design and carry out studies and research projects within the fields of geomorphology,

sediment transport and landscape processes.

Review a scientific subject based on original scientific literature.

Utilise a broad range of scientific methods within this field.

Competences in/to:

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with sediment transport in

fluvial, estuarine, marine and aeolian environments.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with field methods used in

studies of sediment transport and the marine environment.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with stratigraphy and the

genesis of coastal landscapes.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with relative and absolute

chronology.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with paleogeographical

reconstruction.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the response of coastal

landscapes to changes in sea level and climate.

3.3 Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes


specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes has acquired the

following:

Knowledge about:

Soil processes, mapping and classification in an environmental and agricultural

context

Application of advanced field methods, e.g. taking water, soil and air samples,

monitoring environmental drivers via water content, and quantifying greenhouse gas

production rates and emissions.

Selecting appropriate methods, sampling strategies and validation processes,

estimating margins of error and methods for scaling process and interactions on an

ecosystem level.

Speciation modelling and mass balance calculations.

Advanced theoretical background and up-to-date research on selected topics in Arctic,

Danish and tropical soils, including: Solute transport processes in soils, element

cycling and pollution and soil nutrient dynamics, bio-availability and changing land

use.

The physical processed at the surface with relation to exchange of energy, water and

carbon.

The expected economic and physical consequences of climate change.

The interplay between atmospheric circulation and radiation/energy balance and

correlation with the global climate.

The scientific background of a climate-related problem.

The application of global climate models to spatio-temporal variations in the global

climate.

Photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and energy balance in relation to spatio-temporal

variations in vegetation and land use.

Skills in/to:

Identify and apply appropriate methods for assessing chemical and physical processes

in soil related to climate change, changing land use and pollution.

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Describe interacting processes in soil on different temporal and spatial scales.

Explain key elements in the analysis by means of various anthropogenic actions.

Identify and describe key factors that control a range of biogeochemical processes and

net effects in terms of the environmental impact of pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Identify and explain the limitations and implications of the collected data.

Give an oral presentation based on a specific topic, and present data in the form of a

short, concise report.

Assess the interplay between the physical and economic conditions which are

currently affected by global climate change as well as the mechanisms which have

been used to reduce climate change and its consequences.

Assess the relationship between terrestrial ecosystems and global climate systems

contextualized via historical and present-day perspectives and across a range of

temporal and spatial scales – from seconds to millennia and from stomata to

continents.

Assess how models at different scales and databases can be used to enhance our

understanding of present and historical climate and predict future development in

climatic trends.

Competences in/to:

Address, at a high scientific and application-oriented level, the chemical and physical

processes in soils in an environmental context, with a special emphasis on climate

change, changing land use, nutrient cycles and pollution.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the field's methods and be

able to discuss their selection, interpretation and related problems.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level conducting analyses of soil in

relation to the release of nutrients, element cycling and emissions to the atmosphere as

a result of changing land use, climate change and pollution.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with climate change in recent

times.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the relationship between

climate, ecosystems and land use in different climate zones.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of uses of

climate data in environmental monitoring and modelling of land surfaces from the

local to the global level.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with the relationship between

climate and the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

3.4 Specialisation: Environment, Society and Development


specialisation in Environment, Society and Development has acquired the following:

Knowledge about:

Theoretical approaches to development geography and human-environment

interactions.

Globalisation and the dynamics of global value chains.

Migration, urbanisation and rural-urban connections.

Sustainable rural and urban livelihoods.

Land use change processes from local to global scale.

Environmental change – mitigation and adaptation.

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Skills in/to:

Summarise a topic from available research-based literature relating to the theme of

environment and society in developing countries.

Select appropriate quantitative and qualitative methodologies for problem-based

research.

Plan and perform field work and projects in developing countries.

Compile and analyze complex data from a variety of sources.

Communicate results of research and projects orally and in writing.

Competences in/to:

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with a broad range of

theoretical and methodological approaches to development geography and human-

environmental interactions.

Work with interdisciplinary dimensions of sustainability and globalisation processes,

particularly their impacts and spatial aspects at different scales.

Work, individually and in teams, with complex problems by organizing them into

manageable projects.

Work in and understand the implications of cross-cultural contexts.

3.5 Specialisation: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes


specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes has acquired the following:

Knowledge about:

The key social, political and economic processes and drivers of the location,

distribution and growth of human activity and the role of uneven geographical

development including its implications and consequences for particular geographies

such as nation states, cities, city-regions, the peri-urban areas and the countryside.

Globalisation, rescaling and the transformation of cities and landscapes including the

role of urbanisation and local strategies in landscapes and built environments.

Urban and regional development, new spaces of production and the knowledge

economy, innovation, location and agglomeration of industries, firms, skills, labour

and labour markets, agricultural restructuring and rural development.

Urban social geographies, social and spatial inequalities, mobility, segregation,

gentrification, housing, gender and ethnicity.

Spatial planning including the shift from government to governance, policy networks

and coalitions, new public management, planning strategies and regime theory.

Space and place including conceptualisation of cities and landscapes, discourses of

space and place, urban and rural transformations, the post-productivist transition and

landscape values.

Advanced GIS applications within the context of urban and regional analysis and

planning.

Skills in/to:

Design and perform studies and research projects within the field of human

geography, cities, regions and landscapes.

Present theoretical arguments, conduct theoretical and empirical assessments and use

the appropriate theories, methods and data to perform scientific analyses.

Apply a broad range of scientific methods relevant to particular research questions.

Reflect on the relationship between theory and empirical data and analyse, assess and

apply results.

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Competences in/to:

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with social, political and

economic processes and drivers of the location, distribution and growth of human

activity.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with globalisation, local

strategies and the social, political and economic transformations of nation states, cities,

city regions and the countryside.

Work at a high scientific and application-oriented level with in-depth knowledge of

the central theoretical and empirical issues concerning the growth and transformation

of cities and landscapes, and hence, competencies to conduct scientific based analyses

of specific subjects through use of the appropriate methods including GIS.

4 Admission requirements With a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics (geografi og geoinformatik)

from the University of Copenhagen the student is granted reserved access and guaranteed a

place on the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics if the student applies before

the application deadline during the first application period after the completion of the

Bachelor’s degree.

4.1 Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics from the University

of Copenhagen, other Danish or Nordic universities are directly academically qualified for

admission to the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics.

4.2 Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in the field of science

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in the field of science from the Faculty of SCIENCE at

the University of Copenhagen may be admitted if their programme includes the following:

Courses from the bachelor in Geography and Geoinformatics, 60 ECTS.

4.3 Applicants with a related Bachelor’s degree

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Surveying and Mapping, or Urban, Energy and

Environmental Planning, International Development Studies (with a social science or

natural-science basic programme), Natural resources, Environmental Engineering from the

University of Copenhagen or other Danish universities are directly academically qualified

for admission onto the MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics.

4.4 Other applicants

The Faculty may also admit applicants who, after an individual academic assessment, are

deemed to possess educational qualifications equivalent to those required in 4.1-3.

4.5 Language requirements

4.5.1 Applicants from Nordic universities

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree from Nordic universities must as a minimum document

English language qualifications comparable to a Danish upper secondary school English B

level.

4.5.2 Non-Nordic applicants

Applicants with a non-Nordic Bachelor’s degree must be able to document English

proficiency corresponding to an IELTS test score of minimum 6.5 or a ToEFL test score of

minimum 83 (Internet-based).

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5 Prioritisation of applicants If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places

available, applicants will be prioritised as follows:

1) Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography & Geoinformatics from the

University of Copenhagen seeking admission by way of direct extension of their

completed BSc programme. Admitted on condition that there be legally entitled

Bachelors for the programme.

2) Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography & Geoinformatics.

3) Applicants with a related Bachelor’s degree.

4) Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in the field of science.

5) Other applicants.

Applicants are then prioritised according to the highest number of ECTS gained in subject

elements in Geography and Geoinformatics.

6 Structure of the programme The compulsory subject elements, restricted elective subject elements and the thesis

constitute the central parts of the programme (Section 21 of the Ministerial order on

Bachelor and Master’s Programmes (Candidatus) at Universities).

6.1 Geoinformatics

The specialisation is set at 120 ECTS and consists of the following:

Compulsory subject elements, 15 ECTS.

Restricted elective subject elements

o 45 ECTS (thesis, 45 ECTS).


Elective subject elements, 15 ECTS.

Thesis, 45 or 60 ECTS.

6.1.1 Compulsory subject elements

All of the following subject elements are to be covered (15 ECTS):

NIGK15001U Advanced Geoinformatics Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere (Part 1) Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

*See course specific changes in Appendix 2.

6.1.2 Restricted elective subject elements

Up to 45 ECTS are to be covered as subject elements from the following list (thesis, 45 ECTS credit)


NGEK10002U Applied GIS and Geoinformatics for Urban Spatial

Analysis

Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17010U Remote Sensing of the Bio-Geosphere Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NGEK10018U Countryside Planning: Policies, Processes and Regulation Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17011U Spatial and Temporal Pattern Analysis Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15006U Field and Methods Course in Geography and

Geoinformatics

Block 1+2 15 ECTS

NGEK10027U Project Management and Planning Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17012U Remote Sensing in Land Science Studies Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15005U Ecological Modelling Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15021U Programming, Customization and Automation in GIS Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15002U Aerial and Near-field Remote Sensing Block 4 7.5 ECTS

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Geoinformatics

Block 3+4 15 ECTS

NIGK15022U Project Course in Geography and Geoinformatics Block 1-5 7.5 ECTS

NFKK14006U Project in Practice Block 1-5 15 ECTS

NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation and

Adaptation

Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

NGEK10019U Ecological Climatology and Climate Change Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14048U Environment, Society and Development (Part 2): Human

Environmental Interactions


NIGK14040U Remote Sensing Seminar and Project Work Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation

and Local Strategies (Part 1)


NIGK14038U Spatial Analysis Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS



6.1.3 Elective subject elements

15 ECTS are to be covered as elective subject elements.

All subject elements at MSc level may be included as elective subject elements in the MSc

Programme.

BSc subject elements corresponding to 15 ECTS may be included in the MSc Programme.

Projects outside the course scope may be included in the elective section of the programme

with up to 15 ECTS. The regulations are described in Appendix 5 to the shared section of

the curriculum.

Projects in practice may not exceed 15 ECTS in total of the programme. Project in practice

may be written as a combination of the restricted elective and elective section of the

programme. The regulations are described in Appendix 4 to the shared section of the

curriculum.

6.1.4 Thesis


Geoinformatics includes a thesis corresponding to 45 ECTS, as described in Appendix 2 to

the shared curriculum. The thesis must be written within the academic scope of the

programme.


Geoinformatics includes a thesis corresponding to 60 ECTS, as described in Appendix 2 to

the shared curriculum. The thesis must be written within the academic scope of the

programme.

6.1.5 Academic mobility

Academic mobility requires that the student follows the rules and regulations regarding pre-

approval and credit transfer

The academic mobility for the MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a

specialisation in Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS) is placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year.

This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow subject elements outside the

Faculty of Science.

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specialisation in Geoinformatics (thesis, 60 ECTS) is placed in block 3+4 of the first year.

This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow subject elements outside the

Faculty of Science.

In addition the student has the possibility to arrange similar academic mobility in other parts

of the programme.

6.2 Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes










NIGK14049U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (Part 1) Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS






NIGK14025U Water Resources (Part 1) Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17013U Ecosystems, Climate and Climate Change Block 1 7.5 ECTS


NIGK14026U Water Resources (Part 2) Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17016U Environmental Soil Science Block 2 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 1+2 15 ECTS

NGEA09056U Numerical Modelling in the Fluvial, Coastal, Estuarine

and Marine Environment

Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15027U Surface Hydrology Block 3 7.5 ECTS

LNAK10010U Environmental Impact Assessment Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14008U VVM i Praksis Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17007U Advanced Soil Science and Isotope Geochemistry Block 4 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 3+4 15 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 5+1 15 ECTS



NIGK14048U Environment, Society and Development (Part 2) –

Human Environmental Interactions



Adaptation

Discontinued*

7.5 ECTS


NIGK14043U Environmental Soil Sciences (Part 1) Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

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Programme.




the curriculum.




curriculum.

6.2.4 Thesis


Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 ECTS, as

described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The thesis must be written within the

academic scope of the programme.


Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 60 ECTS, as





approval and credit transfer.


specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS) is

placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to

follow subject elements outside the Faculty of Science.


specialisation in Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60 ECTS) is

placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to

follow subject elements outside the Faculty of Science.


of the programme.

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6.3 Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes











NGEK10016U Climate Changes: Causes, Effects, Mitigation

and Adaptation

Discontinued*

7.5 ECTS





NIGK17014U Coastal Geoscience Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17013U Ecosystems, Climate and Climate Change Block 1 7.5 ECTS


NIGK17016U Environmental Soil Science Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17017U Fluvial and Estuarine Geoscience Block 2 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 1+2 15 ECTS

NIGK15027U Surface Hydrology Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NGEA09056U Numerical Modelling in the Fluvial, Coastal,

Estuarine and Marine Environment

Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15005U Ecological Modelling Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK15002U Aerial and Near-field Remote Sensing Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17007U Advanced Soil Science and Isotope Geochemistry Block 4 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 3+4 15 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 5+1 15 ECTS





NIGK14045U Remote Sensing of the Bio-geosphere (Part 1) Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS


NIGK15026U Stable Isotope Geochemistry Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS







Programme.

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by up to 15 ECTS. The regulations are described in Appendix 5 to the shared section of the

curriculum.




curriculum.

6.3.4. Thesis


Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or

60 ECTS, as described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The thesis must be written

within the academic scope of the programme.


Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 or

60 ECTS, as described in Appendix 2 to the shared curriculum. The thesis must be written

within the academic scope of the programme.





specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 45

ECTS) is placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it

possible to follow subject elements outside the Faculty of Science.


specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes (thesis, 60

ECTS) is placed in block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it

possible to follow subject elements outside the Faculty of Science.


of the programme.

6.4 Environment, Society and Development











Development Geography


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NIGK14048U Environment, Society and Development (Part 2) – Human

Environment Interactions




Up to 45 ECTS are to be covered as subject elements from the following list (thesis, 45 ECTS)


NIGK14009U Land Use Transitions in the Global South Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic

Change

Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17008U Environment, Society and Development Block 1 7.5 ECTS


NIGK17015U Transformation of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation

and Local Strategies

Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NGEK11006U International Migration - Flows, Networks and Diasporas Block 2 7.5 ECTS



Geoinformatics

Block 1+2 15 ECTS

NGEK10024U Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value Chains Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NIFK18003U Thematic Course: Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural

Resource Management

Block 3 15 ECTS


NIGK17009U Livelihoods and Rural-Urban Connections in the Global

South

Block 4 7.5 ECTS

LNAK10010U Environmental Impact Assessment Block 4 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 3+4 15 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 5+1 15 ECTS




Adaptation





NIGK14040U Remote Sensing Seminar and Project Work Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

NGEK10026U Rural Livelihoods, Vulnerability and Adaptation Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

NIGK13018U Rural-Urban Connections in the Global South Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS












Programme.

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by up to 15 ECTS. The regulations are described in Appendix 5 to the shared section of the

curriculum.




curriculum.

6.4.4 Thesis


Environment, Society and Development includes a thesis corresponding to 45 ECTS, as




Environment, Society and Development includes a thesis corresponding to 60 ECTS, as







specialisation in Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS) is placed in

block 3+4 of the 1st year. This means that the curriculum makes it possible to follow subject

elements outside the Faculty of Science.


specialisation in Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 60 ECTS) is placed in




of the programme.

6.5 Transformation of Cities and Landscapes










NIGK14041U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes (Part 1):

Globalisation and Local Strategies


NIGK14042U Transformations of Cities and Landscapes (Part 2):

Globalisation and Local Strategies



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NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic

Change

Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14009U Land Use Transitions in the Global South Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17008U Environment, Society and Development Block 1 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17015U Transformation of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation

and Local Strategies

Block 2 7.5 ECTS

NGEK11006U International Migration - Flows, Networks and Diasporas Block 2 7.5 ECTS


NIGK15001U Advanced Geoinformatics Block 2 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 1+2 15 ECTS

NGEK10024U Globalisation and Dynamics in Global Value Chains Block 3 7.5 ECTS

NGEA06026U Læreanstalternes fælles byplankursus Block 3+4 15 ECTS


NIGK15021U Programming, Customization and Automation in GIS Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK17009U Livelihoods and Rural-Urban Connections in the Global

South

Block 4 7.5 ECTS

NIGK14008U VVM i praksis Block 4 7.5 ECTS


Geoinformatics

Block 5+1 15 ECTS






NIGK14048U Environment, Society and development (Part 2) – Human

Environment Interactions


NIGK13018U Rural-Urban Connections in the Global South Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS






Programme.

BS subject elements corresponding to 15 ECTS may be included in the MSc Programme.



the curriculum.




curriculum.

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6.5.4 Thesis


Transformation of Cities and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 45 ECTS, as




Transformation of Cities and Landscapes includes a thesis corresponding to 60 ECTS, as







specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS) is placed in




specialisation in Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS) is placed in




of the programme.

7 Exemptions In exceptional circumstances, the study board may grant exemptions from the rules in the

curriculum specified solely by the Faculty of Science.

8 Commencement etc. 8.1 Validity

This subject specific section of the curriculum applies to all students enrolled in the

programme – see however Appendix 2.

8.2 Transfer

Students enrolled on previous curricula may be transferred to the new one as per the

applicable transfer regulations or according to an individual credit transfer by the study

board.

8.3 Amendment

The curriculum may be amended once a year so that any changes come into effect at the

beginning of the academic year. Amendments must be proposed by the study board and

approved by the Dean.

Notification about amendments that tighten the admission requirements for the programme

will be published online at www.science.ku.dk one year before they come into effect.

If amendments are made to this curriculum, an interim arrangement may be added if

necessary to allow students to complete their MSc Programme according to the amended

curriculum.

http://www.science.ku.dk/

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Appendix 1 Tables

Table – Specialisation: Geoinformatics (thesis, 45 ECTS)

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4

1st

year

Restricted elective Advanced

Geoinformatics Restricted elective Elective

Remote Sensing of the

Bio-geosphere (1) Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory

Restricted elective Elective

Subject elements in italics have been discontinued. See course specific changes below.



1st

year

Restricted elective Advanced

Geoinformatics Restricted elective Elective

Remote Sensing of the

Bio-geosphere (1) Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



Table – Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes

(thesis, 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Coastal, Estuarine and

Fluvial Geoscience (1)


Fluvial Geoscience (2) Restricted elective Elective

Restricted elective Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory



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Table – Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes (thesis, 60

ECTS)


1st

year




Fluvial Geoscience (2) Restricted elective Elective


2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



Table – Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes

(thesis, 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Environmental Soil

Science (1) Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

Climate Changes:

Causes, Effects, Miti-

gation and Adaptation

Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory



Table – Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes

(thesis, 60 ECTS)


1st

year

Environmental Soil

Science (1) Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

Climate Changes:



Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective

2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



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Table – Specialisation: Environment, Society and Development (thesis, 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Environment, Society

and Development (1) Restricted elective Restricted elective Elective



2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory





1st

year





2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



Table – Specialisation: Transformation of Cities and Landscapes (thesis, 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Transformation of Cities and

Landscapes: Globalisation and

Local Strategies (1)



Local Strategies (2) Restricted elective Elective


2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory





1st

year






Local Strategies (2) Restricted elective Elective


2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



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Appendix 2 Interim arrangements

The Shared Section of the BSc and MSc Curricula for Study Programmes applies to all

students.

The interim arrangements below only consist of parts where the current curriculum differs

from the rules and regulations that were previously valid. Therefore, if information about

relevant rules and regulations are missing, it can be found in the curriculum above.

1 General changes for students admitted in the academic year 2017/18

Students admitted to the MSc Programme in the academic year 2017/18 must finish the

programme as listed in the curriculum above with the following exceptions

1.1 Specialisations

Students admitted to the MSc Programme in the academic year 2017/18 are allowed to

finish their programme with one of the specialisations that were outlined in the curriculum.

1.1.1 Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes


30 ECTS are to be covered as subject elements from the following list (thesis, 45 ECTS).


Restricted elective subject elements offered as part of the “specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology –

Processes and Landscapes” in this curriculum (see above)

NGEA09055U Process Studies and Field Techniques Discontinued* 7.5 ECTS

1.1.2 Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Change





Processes and Landscapes” in this curriculum (see above)


1.1.3 Environment, Society and Development




Restricted elective subject elements offered as part of the “specialisation: Environment, Society and

Development” in this curriculum (see above)

LFKK10246U Thematic Course: Interdisciplinary Land Use and

Natural Resource Management

Discontinued* 15 ECTS



programme as listed in the curriculum above with the following exceptions

2.1 Specialisations






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Processes and Landscapes ” in this curriculum (see above)




















programme as listed in the curriculum above with the following exceptions.

3.1 Specialisations



3.1.1 Geoinformatics

Structure of the programme – students admitted 1 February 2016 (winter)

Students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics in block 1

or 2 in the academic year 2015/16 were allowed to be admitted to the MSc programme in

Geography and Geoinformatics with studies starting on 1 February of the academic year in

question.

Table – Specialisation: Geoinformatics (thesis 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Restricted elective Advanced

Geoinformatics

Restricted elective Elective Remote Sensing of the

Bio-geosphere (1) Restricted elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory



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1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Restricted elective Advanced

Geoinformatics

Restricted elective Elective Remote Sensing of the

Bio-geosphere (1) Restricted elective

2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory









NIGK15033U Marine Geoscience Block 5 5 ECTS






question.

Table – Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology - Processes and Landscapes (thesis 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Coastal, Estuarine and




Restricted elective Elective Restricted elective Restricted elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis Restricted elective

Compulsory



Table – Specialisation: Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes (thesis 60 ECTS)


1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Coastal, Estuarine and





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2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory







Restricted elective subject elements offered as part of the “specialisation: Global

Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes” in this curriculum (see above)

NIGK15033U Marine Geoscience Block 5 5 ECTS



Students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics in block 1 or 2

in the academic year 2015/16 were allowed to be admitted to the MSc programme in Geography

and Geoinformatics with studies starting 1 February of the academic year in question.

Table - Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Change (thesis, 45 ECTS)


1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Environmental Soil

Science (1) Restricted elective


Climate Changes:



Restricted elective

2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory



Table - Specialisation: Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Change (thesis, 60 ECTS)


1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Environmental soil

science (1) Restricted elective


Climate Changes:



Restricted elective

2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



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question.



1st

year

Restricted elective Elective Environment, Society

and Development (1) Restricted elective



2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis

Restricted elective

Compulsory





1st

year





2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



3.1.5 Transformation of Cities and Landscapes





question.



1st

year Restricted elective Elective


Landscapes: Globalistion and





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2nd

year

Restricted elective

Thesis Restricted elective

Compulsory





1st

year









2nd

year Thesis

Compulsory



4 Course specific changes

Discontinued course Interim arrangement

Climate Changes: Causes,

Effects, Mitigation and

Adaptation (NGEK10016U),

7.5 ECTS

Final availability

The course was offered for the last time in the academic year 2016/17

and a third exam is offered in the academic year 2017/18.

Compulsory subject element

The course was compulsory in the academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17

on the following specialisation:

- Global Environmental Soil Science and Climate Changes

Students following the course as a compulsory subject element must

replace the course as follows:

- The course is equivalent to Ecosystems, Climate and Climate

Change (NIGK17013U), 7.5 ECTS.

Restricted elective subject element

The course was restricted elective in the academic years 2015/16 and

2016/17 on the following specialisations:

- Geoinformatics

- Dynamic Geomorphology – Processes and Landscapes

- Environment, Society and Development

Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial

Geoscience (Part 1)

(NIGK14049U), 7.5 ECTS

+

The course “Part 1” is identical to Fluvial and Estuarine Geoscience

(NIGK17017U), 7.5 ECTS.

The course “Part 2” is identical to Coastal Geoscience (NIGK17014U),

7.5 ECTS.

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Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial

Geoscience (Part 2)


Final availability

“Part 1” + “Part 2” were offered for the last time in the academic year

2016/17.


The courses “Part 1” and “Part 2” were compulsory in the academic

years 2015/16 and 2016/17 on the following specialisation:


Students following the courses “Part 1” + “Part 2” as compulsory

subject elements can replace the courses in different ways. One of the

following possibilities must be followed:

1) If “Part 1” is passed (7.5 ECTS), Coastal Geoscience

(NIGK17014U), 7.5 ECTS, must be passed.

2) If “Part 2” is passed (7.5 ECTS), Fluvial and Estuarine

Geoscience (NIGK17017U), 7.5 ECTS, must be passed.

3) If none of the two courses are passed (0 ECTS), Fluvial and

Estuarine Geoscience (NIGK17017U), 7.5 ECTS, and Coastal

Geoscience (NIGK17014U), 7.5 ECTS, must be passed.


The courses “Part 1” and “Part 2” were restricted elective in the

academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17 on the following specialisation:

- Global Environmental Soil Sciences and Climate Changes

Ecological Climatology and

Climate Change

(NGEK10019U), 7.5 ECTS

Final availability






- Geoinformatics




Environmental Soil Sciences

(Part 1) (NIGK14043U), 7.5

ECTS

+

Environmental Soil Sciences

(Part 2) (NIGK14044U), 7.5

ECTS

Final availability


2016/17 and a third exam is offered in the academic year 2017/18.


The course “Part 1” was compulsory in the academic years 2015/16 and

2016/17 on the following specialisation:


Students following “Part 1” as a compulsory subject element of the

specialisation in Global Environmental Soil Science 2015/16 must

replace the course as follows:

- The course is equivalent to Environmental Soil Science

(NIGK17016U), 7.5 ECTS.


The course “Part 1” was restricted elective in the academic years

2015/16 and 2016/17 on the following specialisation:

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2015/16 and 2016/17 on the following specialisations:



Environment, Society and

Development (Part 1) –



+

Environment, Society and

Development (Part 2) –

Human Environment

Interactions (NIGK14048U),

7.5 ECTS

Final availability




“Part 1” + “Part 2” were compulsory in the academic years 2015/16 and






1) If one of the two courses is passed (7.5 ECTS), Environment,

Society and Development (NIGK17008U) must be passed.

2) If none of the two courses are passed (0 ECTS), Environment,

Society and Development (NIGK17008U) + a restricted elective

subject element (7.5 ECTS) from the specialisation in

Environment, Society and Development must be passed.


“Part 1” was restricted elective in the academic years 2015/16 and


- Transformation of Cities and Landscapes

“Part 2” was restricted elective in the academic years 2015/16 and


- Geoinformatics



Process Studies and Field

Techniques (NGEA09055U),

7.5 ECTS

Final Availability



Restricted Elective Course

The course was a restricted elective course in the academic years

2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 on the following specialisations:



Remote Sensing of the Bio-

Geosphere (Part 1)


+

Remote Sensing of the Bio-

Geosphere (Part 2)


Final availability




The course “Part 1” was compulsory in the academic years 2015/16 and


- Geoinformatics

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Students following “Part 1” as a compulsory subject element of the

specialisation in Geoinformatics 2015/16 and 2016/17 must replace the

course as follows:

- The course is equivalent to Remote Sensing of the Bio-

Geosphere (NIGK17010U), 7.5 ECTS









- Geoinformatics




Remote Sensing Seminar and

Project work (NIGK14040U),

7.5 ECTS

Final availability






- Geoinformatics


Rural-Urban Connections in

the Global South


Final availability








Rural Livelihoods,

Vulnerability and Adaptation

(NGEK10026U), 7.5 ECTS

Final availability







Spatial Analysis


Final availability






- Geoinformatics

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Stable Isotope Geochemistry


Final availability







Thematic Course:

Interdisciplinary Land Use

and Natural Resource

Management

(LFKK10246U), 15 ECTS

The course is identical to NIFK18003U Thematic Course:

Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management, 15

ECTS.

Final availability




The course was a restricted elective course in the academic years

2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 on the following specialisation:


Transformations of Cities and

Landscapes (Part 1):

Globalisation and Local

strategies (NIGK14041U),

7.5 ECTS

+

Transformations of Cities and

Landscapes (Part 2):

Globalisation and Local

Strategies (NIGK14042U),

7.5 ECTS

Final availability




The courses “Part 1” and “Part 2” were compulsory in the academic

years 2015/16 and 2016/17 on the following specialisation:





1) If one of the two courses is passed (7.5 ECTS), Transformation

of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and Local Strategies

(NIGK17015U) must be passed.

2) If none of the two courses are passed (0 ECTS), Transformation

of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and Local Strategies

(NIGK17015U) + a restricted elective subject element (7.5

ECTS) from the specialisation in Transformation of Cities and

Landscapes must be passed.




- Geoinformatics





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Appendix 3 Description of objectives for the thesis

After completing the thesis, the student should have:

Knowledge about:

Advanced theories and methodologies of the geographical field of study

Scientific problems within the study programme’s subject areas and the student’s

field(s) of specialisation.

A suitable combination of methodologies/theories based on international research for

use in his/her work with the problem formulation.

A critical approach to natural, environmental or societal structures and changes and the

process-related and spatial aspects of such changes.

Skills in/to:

Take a scientific, problem-oriented and critical approach to geographically relevant

issues within aspects of the nature, the environment or society.

Work at a high scientific level within the geographical field of study and the student’s

field(s) of specialisation.

Apply and critically evaluate theories/methodologies, including their applicability and

limitations.

Assess the extent to which the production and interpretation of findings/material depend

on the theory/methodology chosen and the delimitation chosen.

Discuss academic issues arising from the thesis.

Draw conclusions in a clear and academic manner in relation to the problem

formulation and, more generally, considering the topic and the subject area.

Discuss and communicate the academic and social significance, if any, of the thesis

based on ethical principles.

Competences in/to:

Initiating and performing academic work in a research context.

Identifying, proposing and preparing proposals to solving complex geographical

problems in terms of theory, methodology and empiricism based on independently

acquired knowledge at a high academic level.

Integrating, discussing and putting into perspective theoretical, methodological and

empirical choices, for example demonstrating reflective and critical thinking about the

choices made and the possibilities and limitations of science in relation to a specific

problem.

Solving complex problems and carry out development assignments in a work context.

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