MSc in Urbanisation and Development
Programme Code: TMURDV
Department: Geography & Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
GY459 Urban Theory and Policy in the Global South (0.5) # and GY452 Urban Research Methods (0.5) # | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of between 0.5 unit(s) (minimum) and 1.0 unit(s) (maximum) from the following: | |
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DV411 Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) B (not available 2019/20) | |
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DV433 The Informal Economy and Development (0.5) | |
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DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5) | |
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In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for Paper 2 with the approval of the Programme Director. | |
Paper 3 |
Courses up to the value of 1.0 unit (or 1.5 units if only choosing a half unit from Paper 2) from the following: | |
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GY421 Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (0.5) # | |
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GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) | |
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GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5) | |
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GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5) | |
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GY464 Race and Space (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY467 Global Migration and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY470 Urban Africa (0.5) | |
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GY479 Urban Transformations (0.5) | |
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GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) # | |
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SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5) | |
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Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director. | |
Paper 4 |
GY499 Dissertation (1.0) C (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
Footnotes
A : Capped course with priority for International Development students so admission not guaranteed.
B : Capped course with priority for International Development students so admission not guaranteed.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .
