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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
To discuss your course choices please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Your Personal Tutor will check that your course choices meet the requirements of your Degree Programme pathway and will confirm your attendance at University.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Sustainable Development Pathway courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please choose 40 credits from the Subject Area on which you wish to focus your studies. This will serve as your MAIN SUBJECT PATHWAY. Take your choices from International Relations; or Politics; or Social Anthropology; or Sociology; or Geography.

You should also sign up for the Fundamentals courses for your pathway (non-credit bearing courses that run in each semester). There are no Fundamentals courses on the Geography pathway in first year.

Students on the International Relations pathway may take International Law (LAWS08114) in either first or second year.
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
See Appendix 2 in the Sustainable Development Programme handbook for recommended year 1 outside courses.

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum. Students must also normally achieve 50% or more in their first attempt in their second year sustainable development courses and in all required second year courses for their main subject area.

Students who are planning on spending their third year studying abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their Junior Year Abroad (JYA).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) J - 2ND YEAR Sustainable Development MA (Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Notes: Please choose 40 credits from the MAIN SUBJECT PATHWAY that you focused your studies on during year 1. You should also sign up for the Fundamentals courses for your pathway (non-credit bearing courses that run in each semester). If following the POLITICS or INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway, you can choose between Comparative Politics in a Globalized World (PLIT08008) and Introduction to Political Data Analysis (PLIT08009) in second semester, although you can take both if you wish. If following the Geography pathway, you MUST select Fundamental Methods in Geography (GEGR08009), plus two more Geography courses from the box below.
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
20 credits only for Geography pathway students. Please refer to Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook, for suggested courses.

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum. Students must also normally achieve 50% or more in their first attempt in their second year sustainable development courses and in all required second year courses for their main subject area.

Students who are planning on spending their third year studying abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their Junior Year Abroad (JYA).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students on the POLITICS pathway, the following course is compulsory: Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106). Then select exactly 20 credits from the box below of Honours Politics courses. NOTE: In either year 3 or 4 you must take Global Justice and Citizenship OR Approaches to Politics and International Relations (you can take both if you wish).
OR

International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students on the INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway, the following course is compulsory: Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106). Then select exactly 20 credits from the box below of Honours IR courses. NOTE: In either year 3 or 4 you must take one of Global Justice and Citizenship, International Political Economy, Global Security, Approaches to Politics and International Relations, Theories of International Relations (you can choose more than one if you wish).
OR

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select exactly 40 credits of Sociology honours level courses. Across years 3 and 4 you must take at least two of the following courses: Social Theory; Designing and Doing Social Research; Doing Survey Research. We recommend that you take these courses in Year 3.
OR

Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students on the SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY pathway, the following non-credit bearing course is compulsory: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037). Students should select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
Notes:
For students on the GEOGRAPHY pathway, the following course is compulsory: Research Design in Geography. In addition, students chose either Quantitative Methods in Geography OR Qualitative Methods in Geography. Then select exactly 20 credits of Geography Level 10 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Notes:
These courses should be chosen from those listed in Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they have met the pre-requisites for any courses they wish to take.


Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Geography Dissertation in Sustainable Development

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students on the POLITICS pathway must take you must take Global Justice and Citizenship OR Approaches to Politics and International Relations In either year 3 or 4 (you can take both if you wish).
OR

International Relations Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students on the INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway must take one of Global Justice and Citizenship, International Political Economy, Global Security, Approaches to Politics and International Relations, Theories of International Relations in either year 3 or 4 (you can chose more than one if you wish).
OR

Sociology Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select exactly 40 credits of Sociology honours level courses. Across years 3 and 4 you must take at least two of the following courses: Social Theory; Designing and Doing Social Research; Doing Survey Research. We recommend that you take these courses in Year 3.
OR

Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students on the SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY pathway, the following non-credit bearing course is compulsory: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037). Students should select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
Notes:
NOTES: Students may choose on Geography Research Elective (20 credits) and one Geography Honours Option (20 credits); OR Two Geography Honours Courses (40 credits) - one per semester
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Notes:
Courses must be relevant for Sustainable Development. See Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook for a list of suggested courses.

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