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Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Hebrew


MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20 AND
A World in Crisis? 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

MA (Hons) Hebrew (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
(( Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20 AND
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20 AND
Hebrew 2 20 ) OR
( Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20 AND
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Level 1000 options )
Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
The Greeks in a Wider World 20
Rome and the Mediterranean 20
Arabic for Beginners 1 20
Arabic for Beginners 2 20
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
Biology 1 20
Biology 2 20
Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
The Impact of Chemistry 20
Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
Images of Augustan Rome 20
Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
Object-Oriented Programming 20
Programming with Data 20
Programming Projects 20
Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
New Testament Greek 1 20
Jesus and the Gospels 20
Introduction to Practical Theology and Theological Ethics 20
From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
Understanding Planet Earth 20
Earth's Resource Challenges 20
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
Global Film History and Historiography 20
French Language and Literature 1 20
French Language and Literature 2 20
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
A World in Crisis? 20
Greek Language for Beginners 20
Greek Literature for Beginners 20
Greek Language and Literature 1 20
Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
First Level German A 1 20
First Level German A 2 20
First Level German B 1 20
First Level German B 2 20
Great Ideas 1 20
Academic English and Study Skills 1 20
Concepts in Global Politics 20
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20
Introduction to Italian Language 20
Italian Language (Elementary) 20
Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
Italian Geographies 10
Italian Histories 10
Elementary Latin 1 20
Elementary Latin 2 20
World of Latin 1 20
World of Latin 2 20
The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
Scotland and the English Empire 1070 - 1500 20
Organisations and Society 20
Organisations and Analysis 20
The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
Introductory Mathematics 20
Mathematics 20
Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
Statistics in Practice 20
Understanding Music 20
Making Music 1 20
Words and Music 20
An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: why, and how, human beings are musical 20
Physics 1A 20
Physics 1B 20
Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
Physics Skills 1A 20
Physics Skills 1B 20
Persian for Beginners 1 20
Persian for Beginners 2 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
Mind and World 20
Moral and Political Controversies 20
Reasoning 20
The Enlightenment 20
Elementary Russian Language 1 20
Elementary Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
Anthropology in the World 20
Ways of Thinking 20
What is Sustainable Development? 20
Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
Spanish for Beginners 1 20
Spanish for Beginners 2 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year


MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
* Geographies of Global Change 30 AND
* (Re)constructing environments, people and places 30

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 7 or better in modules marked *
MA (Hons) Hebrew (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
( * Old Testament: Writings and Beyond A (English Texts) 20 AND
Hebrew 2 20 ) OR
( Old Testament: Writings and Beyond B (Hebrew Texts) 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options ) AND
Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
The Greeks in a Wider World 20
Rome and the Mediterranean 20
Arabic for Beginners 1 20
Arabic for Beginners 2 20
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
Biology 1 20
Biology 2 20
Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
The Impact of Chemistry 20
Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
Images of Augustan Rome 20
Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
Object-Oriented Programming 20
Programming with Data 20
Programming Projects 20
Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
New Testament Greek 1 20
Jesus and the Gospels 20
Introduction to Practical Theology and Theological Ethics 20
From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
Understanding Planet Earth 20
Earth's Resource Challenges 20
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
Global Film History and Historiography 20
French Language and Literature 1 20
French Language and Literature 2 20
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
A World in Crisis? 20
Greek Language for Beginners 20
Greek Literature for Beginners 20
Greek Language and Literature 1 20
Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
First Level German A 1 20
First Level German A 2 20
First Level German B 1 20
First Level German B 2 20
Great Ideas 1 20
Academic English and Study Skills 1 20
Concepts in Global Politics 20
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20
Introduction to Italian Language 20
Italian Language (Elementary) 20
Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
Italian Geographies 10
Italian Histories 10
Elementary Latin 1 20
Elementary Latin 2 20
World of Latin 1 20
World of Latin 2 20
The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
Scotland and the English Empire 1070 - 1500 20
Organisations and Society 20
Organisations and Analysis 20
The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
Introductory Mathematics 20
Mathematics 20
Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
Statistics in Practice 20
Understanding Music 20
Making Music 1 20
Words and Music 20
An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: why, and how, human beings are musical 20
Physics 1A 20
Physics 1B 20
Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
Physics Skills 1A 20
Physics Skills 1B 20
Persian for Beginners 1 20
Persian for Beginners 2 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
Mind and World 20
Moral and Political Controversies 20
Reasoning 20
The Enlightenment 20
Elementary Russian Language 1 20
Elementary Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
Anthropology in the World 20
Ways of Thinking 20
What is Sustainable Development? 20
Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
Spanish for Beginners 1 20
Spanish for Beginners 2 20
Modernity, Empire, and Revolution: Art from 1789-1900 20
Art, Culture and Politics, from 1900 to Now 20
The Roman Empire 20
Mediterranean Communities 20
Intermediate Arabic 1 20
Intermediate Arabic 2 20
Introduction to Classical Arab Culture 20
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 30
Astrophysics 2 15
Research Methods in Biology 15
Cell Biology 15
Molecular Biology 15
Evolutionary Biology 15
Invertebrate Zoology 15
Cell Systems 15
Biochemistry 15
Ecology 15
Vertebrate Zoology 15
Applied Molecular Biology 15
The Oceans 15
Animal Behaviour 15
Inorganic Chemistry 2 30
Organic Chemistry 2 30
Organic Chemistry 2 (French) 20
Physical Chemistry 2 30
Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy 20
Culture and Thought in the Late Roman Republic 20
Intermediate Chinese Language 1 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 3 20
Intermediate Chinese Language 2 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 4 20
Good and Evil 20
Journeys 20
Foundations of Computation 30
Computer Systems 30
The Internet and the Web: Concepts and Programming 30
Advanced Programming Projects 30
Foundations of Computation (Accelerated) 40
Old Testament: Writings and Beyond A (English Texts) 20
Hebrew 2 20
Paul and the Epistles A (English Texts) 20
The Early and Medieval Church: History, Beliefs and Practices 20
Philosophical Theology 20
Reading Religion(s): Understanding the Dimensions of Religion and the Religions in the 21st Century 20
Old Testament: Writings and Beyond B (Hebrew Texts) 20
Paul and the Epistles B (Greek Texts) 20
New Testament Greek 2 20
Intermediate Microeconomics 20
Intermediate Macroeconomics 20
Statistics for Economists 20
Dynamic Earth: The Earth System 30
Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism 30
Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes 30
Practical and Field Skills for Earth Sciences (Direct Entrants) 30
Film Theory 20
Screen Cultures today: media and methods 20
Second Level French Language (1) 10
Second Level French Language (2) 10
French Civilisation: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
French Civilisation: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 10
French Literature: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
French Literature: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 10
Geographies of Global Change 30
(Re)constructing environments, people and places 30
The Landscape of Greek Prose (A) 20
The Landscape of Greek Poetry (A) 20
The Landscape of Greek Prose (B) 20
The Landscape of Greek Poetry (B) 20
Second Level Advanced German Language 1 10
Second Level Advanced German Language 2 10
Second Level Ex-Beginners German Language 1 10
Second Level Ex-Beginners German Language 2 10
The Age of Goethe 10
Unification to the First World War 10
Medieval German Language and Literature 10
Weimar Republic: 1918-1933 10
History as a Discipline: Development and Key Concepts 20
Science Methods 10
Scientific Thinking 15
Introduction to Archaeology 20
Enterprise and Creativity 20
Theoretical Approaches to International Relations 20
Studying International Relations 20
Second Level Italian 20
Second Level Italian (Advanced) 20
Latin Language and Literature 1 20
Latin Language and Literature 2 20
Latin in Progress 1 20
Latin in Progress 2 20
Medieval Europe (11th - 15th c.) 20
Introduction to Middle Eastern History 20
Management and Society 20
Management and Analysis 20
Scotland, Britain and Empire (c. 1500 - 2000) 20
Linear Mathematics 15
Analysis 15
Multivariate Calculus 15
Combinatorics and Probability 15
Abstract Algebra 15
Vector Calculus 15
Mathematical Modelling 15
Statistical Inference 15
Making Music 2 20
Scottish Music 20
Electronic Music 20
Music Leadership 20
Physics 2A 30
Physics 2B 30
Neuroscience 15
Intermediate Persian 1 20
Intermediate Persian 2 20
Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30
Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 30
Intermediate Logic 20
Foundations of Western Philosophy 20
Meaning and Knowing 20
Moral and Aesthetic Value 20
Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 1 10
Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 2 10
The Foundations of Social Anthropology 20
Ethnographic Encounters 20
Sustainable Development: Frameworks for Implementation 30
Sustainable Development: Tools for Action 30
Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1 20
Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2 20
Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners 20
Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Cinema 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
Medieval and Renaissance Texts 20
Drama: Reading and Performance 20
The Oceans 15
Animal Behaviour 15
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
20 credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass at grade 7 or better in the modules marked *

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
Code Module name Credits
Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10 AND
View list 20 credits from Module List: GG3206 - GG3212, GG3215 AND
Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
Survey Design 10
Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
Secondary and Archival Data 10
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
View list Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3221-GG3301
GG3100 Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice 20
GG3221 Geographies of Identity and Power 20
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 20
GG3227 Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies 20
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
Migration and Transnationalism 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
European Population Trends 20
GG3240 Ice and climate 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 20
Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
Coastal Processes 20
Biogeography and the Earth System 20
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 20
Cultural geographies of climate activism 20
Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
Risk Governance In Practice 20
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must take GG3205 and 20 credits from GG3206-GG3212 and up to 60 credits from GG3100-GG3301
MA (Hons) Hebrew (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
The History of the Bible 30 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: DI3716, DI3719, DI4700 - DI4789
Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
Hebrew Readings 30
The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
The History of the Bible 30
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


MA (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
Joint Honours Research Dissertation in Geography 30 AND
View list At least 20 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3221-GG3302, GG4301, GG4222 - GG4229
GG3100 Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice 20
GG3221 Geographies of Identity and Power 20
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 20
GG3227 Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies 20
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
Migration and Transnationalism 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
European Population Trends 20
GG3240 Ice and climate 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 20
Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
Coastal Processes 20
Biogeography and the Earth System 20
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 20
Cultural geographies of climate activism 20
Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
Risk Governance In Practice 20
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) 10
GG4301 Advanced Study for Joint or Major Honours in Geography 10
Review Essay 20
Advanced Qualitative Analysis 20
Advanced Quantitative Analysis 20
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences 20
Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) 20
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

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.
MA (Hons) Hebrew (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
(( Honours Dissertation in Divinity 30 OR
Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30 ) AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: DI4700- DI4789 ) OR
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
Hebrew Readings 30
The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
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
( View list Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: DI4700- DI4789 AND
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
Hebrew Readings 30
The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
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
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 )
Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
Communication in Divinity 15
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

60 credits from Module List: DI4700 - DI4789, and Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 must be taken if a 4000-level dissertation or comparable independent research project is taken in the other Honours subject.

If selected both DI4015 and ID4002 must be be taken.

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¶³ÊÓÆµ School in the Learning Agreement (see ).