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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020

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

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

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:
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics must take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

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: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum.

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

Course options

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 Quantitative Methods in Geography OR Qualitative Methods in Geography
OR

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 60 credits from Politics Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students intending to take the Politics dissertation are encouraged to take Research Design in Politics & IR (PLIT10106).
AND

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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 & Social and Political Studies- Geography and Politics (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Geography Joint Honours 4th Year Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Politics Level 10 courses

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