MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research)
Programme Code: TMHUGYRE
Department: Geography & Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full-year programme. Students are required to be examined in elements from the three parts of the programme as specified below to the value of four units. Precise examination arrangements are listed under each course guide.
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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Paper 1 |
Part I - Research Core | |
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GY403 Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
Advanced Research Methods course to the value of 1.0 unit chosen from: | |
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MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5) | |
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MY405 Research Methods for Evaluation in Health, Development and Public Policy (0.5) # | |
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MY427 Qualitative Research with Digital and Visual Data (0.5) # | |
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MY429 Special Topics in Qualitative Research: Introspection-based Methods in Social Research (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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MY459 Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis: Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) # | |
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MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) | |
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MY470 Computer Programming (0.5) | |
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MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Part II - Substantive Specialism | |
Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GI420 Globalisation, Gender and Development: Theorising Policy and Practice (0.5) | |
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GY409 Globalization and Regional Development (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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GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY448 Urban Planning: Society, Market and Sustainability (0.5) | |
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GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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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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Or Another coherent combination of GY and non-GY courses to the value of 1.5 units as approved by the Programme Manager. | |
Paper 4 |
Part III | |
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GY499 Dissertation (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
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