YEAR 1: SEMESTER 1

Code	Course	Credit Points	Contact Hours
1.3	Presentation and Group Facilitation	1.5	1
1.5	Academic Writing and Research Paper Preparation	1	1.5
	Workshop – Planning Practice I/II/III - Planning Cycle: Analysis, Planning, Implementation	6	4
3.1	Land Use Planning and Environmental Management	3	2
3.3	Climate Change and Resilience	3	2
3.4	Human Settlement Planning and Housing Policy	3	2
4.1	Quantitative Spatial Analysis	2	1.5
4.4	Demography and Population Projections	1	1
5.1	Development Theories and Urban Form	3	2
5.3	Theories and Methods of Planning	2	1.5
6.2	Decentralization Policies and Urban Governance in MENA Countries	2	2
6.3	Local and Regional Economic Development	3	2
	Total	30.5	22.5

YEAR 1: SEMESTER 2

Code	Course	Credit Points	Contact Hours
1.1	Spatial Planning and Sustainability in Iraq and in the Middle East	2	1.5
1.2	Excursion(s) to Erbil and Mosul or Baghdad	1	1
1.4	Human Dimensions in Planning and Conflict Management	1.5	1
1.5	Academic Writing and Research Paper Preparation	1	1.5
	Workshop – Planning Practice I/II/III - Planning Cycle: Analysis, Planning, Implementation	6	4
3.2	Mobility and Infrastructure Planning	3	2
3.5	Research Paper Writing	4	0
4.2	Programme Planning and Project Management	3	2
4.3	GIS Analysis and Mapping	2	1.5
5.2	Cities in Crisis: Theory and Practice	3	2
6.1	Socio-Economic Reform Policies and Development	3	2
	Total	29.5	18.5

YEAR 2: SEMESTER 1

Code	Course	Credit Points	Contact Hours
7.1	Qualitative Methods in Research	3	2
7.2	Quantitative Methods in Research	3	2
7.3	Research Methodology in Spatial Planning	4	2.5
8.1	Reconstruction Process under Crisis Conditions in Iraq	4	3
8.2	Migration and Demographic Transition	3	2
8.3	Responding to Future Challenges – 1: Global Warming (COS)	3	2
8.4	Responding to Future Challenges – 2: Water Resources (COS)	3	2
9	Planning Workshop I/II	8	6
	Total	28	21.5

YEAR 2: SEMESTER 2

Code	Course	Credit Points	Contact Hours
9	Planning Workshop I/II	8	6
10	Master Thesis	24	0
	Total	32	6

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