Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Sustainable Development
MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): First year GGYGGYJJ1A_2021
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Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment |
20 |
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A World in Crisis? |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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MA (Hons) Sustainable Development (Joint Honours): First Year SUDSUDJJ1A_2021
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What is Sustainable Development? |
20 |
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Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Please balance your choices across the academic year.
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MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Second year GGYGGYJJ2A_2021
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Module name |
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Geographies of Global Change |
30 |
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(Re)constructing environments, people and places |
30 |
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked *
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MA (Hons) Sustainable Development (Joint Honours): Second Year SUDSUDJJ2A_2021
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Sustainable Development: Frameworks for Implementation |
30 |
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Sustainable Development: Tools for Action |
30 |
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Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options
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Please balance your choices across the academic year.
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ~
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Entry to Honours
Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.
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MA Honours
The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.
MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Third year GGYGGYJJ3A_2021
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: GG3100 - GG3301
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GG3100
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Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice
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20 |
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Single Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (60) |
60 |
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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Research Design and Methodology Training (50) |
50 |
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Research Design and Methodology Training (40) |
40 |
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GG3221
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Geographies of Identity and Power
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20 |
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GG3224
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HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
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20 |
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Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3237
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Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border
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20 |
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Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240
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Ice and climate
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20 |
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GG3241
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Quaternary Palaeoecology
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20 |
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Geographies of the Life Course |
20 |
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GG3262
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Climate and Weather Systems
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20 |
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Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264
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Oceans and Climate
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20 |
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GG3271
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Coastal Processes
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20 |
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Biogeography and the Earth System |
20 |
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Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274
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Socio-Ecological Systems
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20 |
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GG3275
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Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes
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20 |
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Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
10 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
Students must take between 90 and 150 credits from modules GG3110 - GG3289, GG3302, GG4297, GG4301, GG4220 - GG4229, ID4001 or ID4002 across third and fourth year.
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MA (Hons) Sustainable Development (Joint Honours): Third Year SUDSUDJJ3A_2021
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Module name |
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Methodologies for Sustainable Development |
30 |
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At least 30 credits from Module List: SD3111, SD4111, SD4115
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Home and Energy Geographies |
30 |
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Governance for Sustainability |
30 |
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The Nature of Political Ecology |
30 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
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Please balance your choices across the academic year.
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MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Fourth year GGYGGYJJ4A_2021
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Joint Honours Research Dissertation in Geography |
30 |
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At least 20 credits from Module List: GG3100-GG3299, GG3302, GG4301, GG4222 - GG4229
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GG3100
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Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice
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20 |
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Single Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (60) |
60 |
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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Research Design and Methodology Training (50) |
50 |
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Research Design and Methodology Training (40) |
40 |
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GG3221
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Geographies of Identity and Power
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20 |
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GG3224
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HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
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20 |
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Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3237
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Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border
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20 |
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Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240
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Ice and climate
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20 |
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GG3241
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Quaternary Palaeoecology
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20 |
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Geographies of the Life Course |
20 |
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GG3262
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Climate and Weather Systems
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20 |
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Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264
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Oceans and Climate
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20 |
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GG3271
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Coastal Processes
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20 |
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Biogeography and the Earth System |
20 |
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Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274
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Socio-Ecological Systems
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20 |
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GG3275
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Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes
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20 |
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Advanced Qualitative Analysis |
20 |
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Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
20 |
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Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences |
20 |
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Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) |
20 |
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Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
10 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
Students must take between 90 and 150 credits from modules GG3110 - GG3289, GG3302, GG4297, GG4301, GG4220 - GG4229, ID4001 or ID4002 across third and fourth year.
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MA (Hons) Sustainable Development (Joint Honours): Fourth Year SUDSUDJJ4A_2021
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Code |
Module name |
Credits |
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60 credits from Module List: SD3111, SD4111, SD4115, SD4297
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Home and Energy Geographies |
30 |
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Governance for Sustainability |
30 |
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The Nature of Political Ecology |
30 |
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Dissertation in Sustainable Development |
30 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
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Please balance your choices across the academic year.
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Study abroad
In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant 91¹û¶³ÊÓƵ School in the Learning Agreement (see ).