MSc in Urbanisation and Development
Programme code: TMURDV
Department: Geography & Environment
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
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1 |
Urban Theory and Policy in the Global South (H) | |
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Urban Research Methods (H) | |
2 |
Students choose courses up to the value of 1 unit from: | |
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Development: History, Theory and Policy | |
Poverty (H) * | ||
Population and Development: An Analytical Approach (H) | ||
African Development (H) | ||
Complex Emergencies (H) | ||
Global Health and Development (H) * | ||
The Informal Economy and Development (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Key Issues in Development Studies (H) | ||
3 | ||
Courses up to the value of 1 unit (or 1.5 units if only choosing a half unit from Paper 2) from the following: | ||
The Economics of Urbanisation (H) | ||
Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Urban Ethnography (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
The Politics of Housing (H) | ||
Planning for Sustainable Cities (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Race and Space (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Global Migration and Development (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Africa (H) | ||
Urban Revolutions (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Inequalities (H) | ||
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Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director | |
4 |
Dissertation (on an approved topic) | |
Notes |
* Capped course with priority for International Development students so admission not guaranteed. | |
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In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for Papers 2 & 3 with the approval of the Programme Director. |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
