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Local and Regional Development (Research) MA

Postgraduate

In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

Profile This course provides an opportunity to engage with contemporary debates in local and regional development theory and policy in an international context. It fulfils the current demand to build capacity and skills for strategic analysis and policy-making. We place a distinctive emphasis on the links between theory, policy and practice.      

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Subjects

  • IT
  • IT Development
  • Skills and Training
  • International

Course programme

Modules Compulsory modules
  • HSS8001 Thinking About Research
  • HSS8002 Information Skills
  • HSS8003 Dissertation Preparation
  • HSS8004 Qualitative Methodology in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • HSS8005 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
  • GEO8002 Local and Regional Development Theory and Policy
  • GEO8007 Local and Regional Development: Methodology, Analysis and Statistics
  • GEO8018 Local and Regional Development and Governance
  • GEO9089 Research Dissertation

Modules might change for your year of entry.


Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject, such as the arts, humanities or social sciences:

  • geography
  • planning
  • urban studies
  • environmental studies
  • sociology
  • politics
  • history
  • business studies

We will also consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant industry experience. Applicants based in the UK may be invited to interview.

Local and Regional Development (Research) MA

Price on request