THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020
University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : DPTs :  School of Geosciences DPTs

Degree Programme Table: Geography and Economics (MA Hons) (UTGGPEC)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

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

Students are advised to take a maximum of 60 credits of courses per semester.

Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Human Geography
GEGR08007 20 credits
Economics 1

Must be taken during Full Year

ECNM08013 40 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: 2019/20, Starting in: August

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

Students are advised to take a maximum of 60 credits of courses per semester.

Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.


Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Economics 2

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

ECNM08006 40 credits
Statistical Methods for Economics

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

ECNM08016 20 credits

Course options

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.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geography and Economics (MA Hons)-School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Geomorphology
GEGR08002 20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003 20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004 20 credits
Global Change
GEGR08011 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
The Nature of Geographical Knowledge

Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR09012 20 credits
Essentials of Econometrics
ECNM10052 20 credits

Course options

Geography and Economics Third Year Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students MUST take 3 all of Essentials of Econometrics, Topics in Microeconomics and EITHER Applications of Econometrics OR Topics in Macroeconomics, but may defer Topics in Microeconomics until year 4. Several Economics level 10 options have Topics in Microeconomics as pre-requisites. Students who intend to take the Economics dissertation are strongly recommended to take all 3 courses in their Junior Honours year.
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits
OR

Economics Course Options Year 3 (joint programmes)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Development Economics
ECNM10061 20 credits
Economics of Sport
ECNM10068 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
Economics of the Family
ECNM10074 20 credits
The Chinese Economy: Past and Present
ECNM10079 20 credits
The Economics of Crime
ECNM10080 20 credits
Health Economics
ECNM10082 20 credits
Economics of Asymmetric Information
ECNM10083 20 credits
Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10085 20 credits
International Economics
ECNM10087 20 credits
Economics of Migration
ECNM10089 20 credits
Experimental Economics
ECNM10090 20 credits
Key Developments in Modern Economic Analysis
ECNM10096 20 credits
History of Monetary, Capital and Interest Theories
ECNM10098 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility
ECNM10099 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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.
Quantitative Methods in Geography
GEGR09004 10 credits
Qualitative Methods in Geography
GEGR09005 10 credits
Research Design in Geography
GEGR09011 10 credits
OR

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 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
Divided Cities
GEGR10106 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10115 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 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
Capital, Land and Power
GEGR10127 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129 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

Group C

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 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
Divided Cities
GEGR10106 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10115 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 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
Capital, Land and Power
GEGR10127 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Food, Animals and Society
PGGE11243 20 credits
Disasters and Development
PGGE11244 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.

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

Course options

Courses from Schools of Geoscience & Economics- Geography and Economics (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Economics Honours Dissertation
ECNM10030 40 credits
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053 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
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
Divided Cities
GEGR10106 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10115 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 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
Capital, Land and Power
GEGR10127 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129 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

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students MUST take Topics in Microeconomics in year 4 if it was not taken in Year 3.
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits
AND

Economics Course Options Year 4 (joint programmes)

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
ECNM10022 20 credits
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Development Economics
ECNM10061 20 credits
Economics of Sport
ECNM10068 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
Economics of the Family
ECNM10074 20 credits
The Chinese Economy: Past and Present
ECNM10079 20 credits
The Economics of Crime
ECNM10080 20 credits
Health Economics
ECNM10082 20 credits
Economics of Asymmetric Information
ECNM10083 20 credits
Policy Evaluation for Public Economics
ECNM10084 20 credits
Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10085 20 credits
The Economics of Cities and Regions
ECNM10086 20 credits
International Economics
ECNM10087 20 credits
Economics of Migration
ECNM10089 20 credits
Experimental Economics
ECNM10090 20 credits
Key Developments in Modern Economic Analysis
ECNM10096 20 credits
History of Monetary, Capital and Interest Theories
ECNM10098 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility
ECNM10099 20 credits
Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics
ECNM10100 20 credits
General Disclaimer
Privacy & cookies
© Copyright 2019 The University of Edinburgh - 31 January 2020 3:32 am