MSc in Local Economic Development

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Programme Code: TMLED

Department: Geography and Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

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 three full units as shown and a dissertation (1 unit). A total of 4 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.


Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Papers 1 & 2	Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
	GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) ^#
	GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) ^#
	GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)
	GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) ^#
	GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5)
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: Any course not already taken under Papers 1 & 2, from the Papers 1 & 2 options list below
	GY428 Applied Quantitative Methods (0.5) ^#
	GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2024/25)
	GY447 The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (0.5) ^#
	GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)
	GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) ^#
	GY465 Concepts in Environmental Regulation (0.5)
	GY470 Urban Africa (0.5) (not available 2024/25)
	GY475 Issues in Environmental Governance (0.5)
	GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)
	GY477 Race and Capitalism in North America (0.5) (not available 2024/25)
	GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5)
	MY452A Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^# ¹
	MY452W Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^# ²
	A relevant course from another programme as approved by the Programme Director.
	Papers 1 & 2 options list
Paper 4	GY486 Dissertation - MSc Local Economic Development (1.0)

Papers 1 & 2 options list

GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) ^#
GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) ^#
GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5)
GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)
GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) ^#
GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

1 : MY452A can not be taken with MY452W

2 : MY452W can not be taken with MY452A

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