MSc in Urbanisation and Development
Programme Code: TMURDV
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 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 |
GY452 Urban Research Methods (0.5) and GY459 Urban Theory and Policy in the Global South (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, Development and Environment: an Analytical Approach (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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 | |
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DV433 The Informal Economy and Development (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5) | |
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DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) # | |
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DV458 Key issues in Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
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DV464 Democracy and Development (0.5) | |
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DV465 Labour, Social Services and Development (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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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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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GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (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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GY474 Politics of Environment and Development (0.5) | |
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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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SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director. | |
Paper 4 |
GY488 Dissertation - MSc Urbanisation and Development (1.0) C | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.
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.