Human Geography

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This programmes emphasis on independent research allows you to work closely with scholars who are leaders in their field. Research may be in any area of social, urban, environmental, development, political, economic, historical or cultural geography that is supported by the Human Geography Research Group. It is co-delivered with the Universitys Graduate School of Social Science. It offers a stepping stone to doctoral research in Human Geography and related disciplines.

The programme is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. A highlight of the programme is the postgraduate conference where students present their research to their peers, PhD students and GeoSciences staff.

The programme can stand alone as a masters degree, or form the first year of a 1+3 ESRC-backed PhD programme.

Careers

Students completing this degree will be equipped to make a critical and methodologically appropriate contribution to Human Geography, other cognate fields of social or environmental science, as well as geographical problem- solving for a range of user communities. Many of our graduates continue in academia.

Programme Structure

We offer a balance between general and specialist research training. The programme combines lectures, practical work, workshops, essays, seminars and one-to-one supervision of independent research leading to delivery of a dissertation.

Core courses

* Methodological Debates in Human Geography
* Research Design in Human Geography
* Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
* Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
* Dissertation in Human Geography

Through consultation with your Programme Director you will also choose from a range of option courses.

Suggested option courses may include

* Analysing Qualitative Data
* Contemporary Social Theory
* The Documents of Life
* Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political
* Research
* Intermediate Inferential Statistics: Testing and Modelling
* Listening to Children: Research and Consultation
* Political Ecology
* Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
* Survey Methods and Data
* Values and the Environment

You should have a UK 2:1 degree, or its international equivalent, although students holding a 2:2 honours degree, or its international equivalent, with appropriate work experience, may also be considered. More information can be found online: English Language Requirements: IELTS 7.0 (with no score lower than 6.0 in each section) TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (with no score lower than 20 in each section) A degree from an English speaking university may be accepted in some circumstances. More information about other qualifications we accept is online:

Students applying for MSc (by Research) Human Geography may be eligible to apply for funding. More information can be found online: