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Degree Programme Table: Geography and Sociology (MA Hons) (UTGGPSO)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Human Geography
GEGR08007 20 credits
Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society

Must be passed

SCIL08004 20 credits
Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems

Must be passed

SCIL08005 20 credits
Physical Geography
GEGR08010 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Correct for the academic year 18/19. The Geography programmes are undergoing a restructure and there will be some changes for future academic years.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Fundamental Methods in Geography
GEGR08009 20 credits
Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08012 20 credits
Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08013 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Environmental Sensitivity and Change
GEGR08001 20 credits
Geomorphology
GEGR08002 20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003 20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004 20 credits
AND

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

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum and a mark of 50% or higher in Sociology 2a and Sociology 2b at the first attempt.

Students who have passed either Introduction to Statistics for Social Science (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research Statistics (SSPS08007) are not required to take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) and should take a Sociology Honours Option course instead. Students who have not taken Introduction to Statistics (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSSPS08007) must take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) as compulsory course.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
The Nature of Geographical Knowledge

Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR09012 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Social and Political Studies- Multiple UG Courses (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students wishing to take the Geography Dissertation must taken Research Design in Geography (10 credits) AND EITHER Quantitative Methods in Geography OR Qualitative Methods in Geography (10 credits each) in their 3rd year.
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 20 credits
Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change
GEGR10055 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10094 20 credits
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10103 20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10105 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Landscape Dynamics - techniques and applications
GEGR10108 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Frontiers in Human Geography: Capital, Land & Power
GEGR10121 20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123 20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125 20 credits
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Food, Animals and Society
PGGE11243 20 credits
Disasters and Development
PGGE11244 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 9

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students wishing to take the Geography Dissertation must take Research Design in Geography AND EITHER Qualitative Methods in Geography OR Quantitative Methods in Geography in their 3rd year
Quantitative Methods in Geography
GEGR09004 10 credits
Qualitative Methods in Geography
GEGR09005 10 credits
Research Design in Geography
GEGR09011 10 credits
AND

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Muslims in Europe
IMES10098 20 credits
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Social Demography
SCIL10006 20 credits
Social Theory
SCIL10018 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Intimate Relationships
SCIL10023 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
Sociology of Intoxication
SCIL10054 20 credits
Religion and Society
SCIL10058 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Popular Music, Technology and Society
SCIL10064 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Race And Ethnicity
SCIL10071 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
Digital Culture
SCIL10079 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
The Sociology of Sex Work
SCIL10085 20 credits
Finance and Society
SCIL10086 20 credits
Topics in Social Theory
SCIL10087 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 20 credits
Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change
GEGR10055 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10094 20 credits
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10103 20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10105 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Landscape Dynamics - techniques and applications
GEGR10108 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Frontiers in Human Geography: Capital, Land & Power
GEGR10121 20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123 20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125 20 credits
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Food, Animals and Society
PGGE11243 20 credits
Disasters and Development
PGGE11244 20 credits
AND

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Muslims in Europe
IMES10098 20 credits
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Social Demography
SCIL10006 20 credits
Social Theory
SCIL10018 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Intimate Relationships
SCIL10023 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
Sociology of Intoxication
SCIL10054 20 credits
Religion and Society
SCIL10058 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Popular Music, Technology and Society
SCIL10064 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Race And Ethnicity
SCIL10071 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
Digital Culture
SCIL10079 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
The Sociology of Sex Work
SCIL10085 20 credits
Finance and Society
SCIL10086 20 credits
Topics in Social Theory
SCIL10087 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Social Theory

Must be taken during Semester 1

SCIL10018 20 credits

Course options

Courses from Schools of Geoscience & Social and Political Studies- Geography and Sociology (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053 40 credits
Sociology Project
SCIL10045 40 credits
AND

Geography Joint Honours 4th Year Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 20 credits
Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change
GEGR10055 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
Values and the Environment
GEGR10079 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10094 20 credits
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10103 20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10105 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Landscape Dynamics - techniques and applications
GEGR10108 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Frontiers in Human Geography: Capital, Land & Power
GEGR10121 20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123 20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125 20 credits
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Food, Animals and Society
PGGE11243 20 credits
Disasters and Development
PGGE11244 20 credits
AND

Sociology Year 4

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Muslims in Europe
IMES10098 20 credits
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Social Demography
SCIL10006 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
The Project Presentation
SCIL10037 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
Sociology of Intoxication
SCIL10054 20 credits
Religion and Society
SCIL10058 20 credits
Popular Music, Technology and Society
SCIL10064 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Race And Ethnicity
SCIL10071 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
Digital Culture
SCIL10079 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Sociology
SCIL10080 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
The Sociology of Sex Work
SCIL10085 20 credits
Finance and Society
SCIL10086 20 credits
Topics in Social Theory
SCIL10087 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Medical Sociology
STIS10002 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013 20 credits
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