MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research)
Programme Code: TMHUGYRE
Department: Geography and Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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 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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Course number, title (unit value) | |
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 Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) | |
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MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
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MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
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MY424 Advanced qualitative field methods for researching space and place (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (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 Conceptual Foundations in Gender, Development and Globalization (0.5) | |
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GI420 Transnational Feminist Development Agendas (0.5) | |
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GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5) | |
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GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5) | |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5) | |
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GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5) | |
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GY448 Social and Political Aspects of Planning (0.5) | |
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GY459 Urban Theory and Policy in the Global South (0.5) | |
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GY470 Urban Africa (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY471 Urban environments and more-than-human cities (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5) | |
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GY477 Race and Capitalism in North America (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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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GY487 Dissertation - MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research) (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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 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.