Geography, Society and Environment MA

Bachelor's degree

In Currie

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Currie (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Home Undergraduate Urban Studies Geography, Society and Environment MAGeography, Society and Environment MA How to apply »UCAS code3K3WQualificationMADurationUp to 4 yearsStudy locationEdinburghDelivery typeFull-timeOverviewProgramme contentEmployabilityEntry requirementsFees & scholarshipsOverviewGeography, Society and Environment is designed for students with a strong interest in subjects such as human geography, physical geography, social policy and modern studies. The programme combines theory and practical work drawn from these areas and offers the opportunity to study towards an interesting and broadly defined degree. The programme is designed as an undergraduate four-year Scottish Master of Arts (MA) Honours degree but students have the option to graduate after three years with a BA degree. The MA in Geography, Society and Environment runs alongside a number of professionally accredited undergraduate programmes that offer opportunities for students to transfer between programmes, including into postgraduate study where a range of accredited taught degrees are available, leading to careers in areas such as: Real estate development Urban and regional planning Urban strategies and urban design Carbon management Water resource management. The programme is designed as an undergraduate four year Scottish Master of Arts (MA) Honours degree. Students also have the option to graduate after three years with a BA (Ordinary) degree. The programme draws equally from four separate discipline areas, of which three can be seen as belonging to social science, and the fourth to physical science. The social science discipline areas that contribute to the degree are: Human Geography, Economic Geography, and Environmental Planning. Meanwhile, Physical Geography subjects represent the fourth discipline area included in this degree.  Show key dataProgramme contentYear 1 Note that the below programme structure is provided to illustrate...

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Currie (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Edinburgh Campus, Riccarton, EH14 4AS

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Planning
  • Human Geography
  • IT Development
  • Teaching
  • Social Science
  • IT Management
  • Physical Geography
  • Property
  • Management
  • Accredited
  • Real Estate
  • Design

Course programme

Year 1

Note that the below programme structure is provided to illustrate distribution of teaching and is subject to developmental change.

Semester 1
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Property, Development and Planning 1
  • Mathematics for engineers and scientists 1
  • History of the Built Environment
Semester 2
  • Property, Development and Planning 2
  • Introduction to the Environment
  • Introduction to Human Geography
  • Introductory Macroeconomics

Students also take part in a residential study tour of a major British city.

Learning and teaching
  • Scheduled learning: 35%
  • Independent study: 65%
Assessment
  • Written: 35%
  • Practical: 20%
  • Coursework: 45%

Year 2Semester 1
  • Surveying and monitoring in the built and natural environment
  • Principles of Property Valuation
  • Governance and Participation
  • Urban Political Economy
Semester 2
  • City Life and Difference
  • Design of Place
  • Urban and Real Estate Economics
  • Environment and Behaviour
Learning and teaching
  • Scheduled learning: 40%
  • Independent study: 60%
Assessment
  • Written: 35%
  • Practical: 20%
  • Coursework: 45%

Additional information

OverviewGeography, Society and Environment is designed for students with a strong interest in subjects such as human geography, physical geography, social policy and modern studies. The programme combines theory and practical work drawn from these areas and offers the opportunity to study towards an interesting and broadly defined degree. The programme is designed as an undergraduate four-year Scottish Master of Arts (MA) Honours degree but students have the option to graduate after three years with a BA degree. The MA in Geography, Society and Environment runs alongside a number...

Geography, Society and Environment MA

Price on request