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Degree Programme Table: Sustainable Development MA (Hons) (UTMAHSUSDE1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: September

  • Notes: When you have selected your courses and had them registered, please ensure that you have made an appointment to meet with your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCIL08008 Sustainable Development 1a: Introducing Sustainable Development As available 20
    SCSU08004 Science and Society 1b: Nature and Environment As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedule J, as available

    Notes: Please choose all 40 credits from the Subject Area that you wish to focus your studies on during year 1. This will serve as your MAIN SUBJECT AREA. Take your choices from one of these Subject Areas: Geography (SEE BOX BELOW) or International Relations; or Politics; or Social Anthropology; or Sociology.
     
    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    GEGR08007     Human Geography     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    GESC08001     Earth Surface Systems     (20 credits)

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:See the Sustainable Development Programme handbook for recommended outside Year 1 courses.
     



    Year 2, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ENVI08001 Sustainability, Society and Environment As available 20
    SCIL08009 Sustainable Development 2a: Perspectives on Sustainable Development As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN08004    Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field   20  
    SCPL08006    European Social Policy   20  
    PLIT08006    International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond   20  
    SCIL08007    Sociology 2: Transformations of Self and Society   20  

    Notes:Please choose your 20 credits from the MAIN SUBJECT AREA that you focussed your studies on during year 1, again taking your choices from one of these Subject Areas: Geography; International Relations; Politics; Social Anthropology; Sociology.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    SSPS08004     Social and Political Enquiry 2     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    SSPS08002     Social and Political Theory 2     (20 credits)

     



    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR08003    Economic and Political Geography   20  
    GEGR08001    Environmental Sensitivity and Change   20  
    GEGR08002    Geomorphology   20  
    GEGR08004    Social and Cultural Geography   20  

    Notes:Please choose all of your 40 credits from the MAIN SUBJECT AREA that you focussed your studies on during year 1, again taking your choices from one of these Subject Areas: Geography; International Relations; Politics; Social Anthropology; Sociology.
     




    Year 3, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum. In addition, students pursuing a main subject area within the School of Social and Political Science must also normally achieve marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their main subject.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SSPS10014 Cases in Sustainable Development As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule J, as available

    Notes:Select all 60 credits from your MAIN SUBJECT AREA. If the chosen main subject area requires core courses in honours years, sustainable development students must take at least 40 of these main subject required credits over the course of the two honours years.
     



    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 30 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR09004    Quantitative Methods in Geography   10  
    GEGR09005    Qualitative Methods in Geography   10  
    GEGR09011    Research Design in Geography   10  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR09013    Geography Matters   20  
    GEGR09012    The Nature of Geographical Knowledge   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR09008    Geography Fieldwork: Foundations (Human)   10  
    GEGR09009    Geography Fieldwork: Foundations (Physical)   10  

     




    Year 4, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

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