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

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, 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
Sustainable Development 1a: Introducing Sustainable Development

Must be passed

SCIL08008 20 credits
Science, Nature and Environment

Must be passed

STIS08007 20 credits

Course options

Sustainable Development Pathway courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Geography pathway students must select Fundamentals Methods in Geography, Human Geography and Physical Geography. Students on Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology and Sociology pathways must select exactly 40 credits from the Subject Area on which you wish to focus your studies. This will serve as your MAIN SUBJECT PATHWAY.
Human Geography
GEGR08007 20 credits
Fundamental Methods in Geography
GEGR08009 20 credits
Physical Geography
GEGR08010 20 credits
Introduction to Politics and International Relations
PLIT08004 20 credits
Political Thinkers
PLIT08011 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters
SCAN08012 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course
SCAN08013 20 credits
Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society
SCIL08004 20 credits
Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems
SCIL08005 20 credits
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Students on Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology and Sociology pathways must select exactly 40 credits.

Students on the Geography pathway must select 20 credits.

See Appendix 2 in the Sustainable Development Programme handbook for recommended year 1 outside courses.

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, 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
International Development, Aid and Humanitarianism

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

AFRI08001 20 credits
Sustainable Development 2a: Perspectives on Sustainable Development

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08009 20 credits

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.

If following the POLITICS AND 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.

For Geography pathway please choose 1 per semester from: Economic and Political Geography (Sem 1) OR Global Change (Sem 1) AND Social and Cultural Geography (Sem 2) OR Geomorphology (Sem 2).
Geomorphology
GEGR08002 20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003 20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004 20 credits
Global Change
GEGR08011 20 credits
International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond
PLIT08006 20 credits
Comparative Politics in a Globalized World
PLIT08008 20 credits
Introduction to Political Data Analysis
PLIT08009 20 credits
Ethnography: Theory and Practice
SCAN08005 20 credits
Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts
SCAN08011 20 credits
Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically
SCIL08012 20 credits
Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life
SCIL08013 20 credits
AND

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

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, 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
Responding to sustainability challenges: critical debates
SCIL10082 20 credits
Cases in Sustainable Development
SSPS10014 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Politics Level 10 courses
Notes:
For students on the POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway, the following course is compulsory: Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106).
OR

Sociology Year 3 - Sustainable Development

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
In year 3 you must take at least two of the following courses: Social Theory; Designing and Doing Social Research; Doing Survey Research.

For students on the SOCIOLOGY pathway, the following non-credit bearing course is compulsory: Sociology Project Preparation Course (SCIL10091).
Social Theory
SCIL10018 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Sociology Project Preparation Course
SCIL10091 0 credits
OR

Social Anthropology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses
Notes:
For students on the SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY pathway, the following non-credit bearing course is compulsory: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037).
OR

3rd Year Sustainable Development - Geography Pathway

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All Geography pathway students will take Key Methods in Human Geography (GEGR09020, Sem 2) and Fundamentals of Research Design (GEGR10133, Sem 2). If you want to do a physical science orientated dissertation then please talk to your Personal Tutor about taking Key Methods in Physical Geography (Sem 1) and Research Design in Physical Geography (Sem 2) instead.
Key Methods in Human Geography
GEGR09020 20 credits
Fundamentals of Research Design
GEGR10133 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses must be relevant for Sustainable Development. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they have met the pre-requisites for any courses they wish to take.

For students on the Geography pathway, we advise students to take a further 20 credits of Level 10 options from Geography (Schedule N).


Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, 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.

Sustainable Development Pathway Dissertations

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053 40 credits
Dissertation (MA Politics)
PLIT10030 40 credits
Dissertation (MA International Relations)
PLIT10057 40 credits
Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)
SCAN10036 40 credits
Sociology Project
SCIL10045 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Politics Level 10 courses
Notes:
For students on the POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway should select exactly 40 credits of the following courses.
OR

Sociology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Sociology Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select exactly 40 credits of Sociology and/or Science, Technology and Innovation Studies honours level courses.
OR

Social Anthropology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses
OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 40 credits from 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.

Students can choose an additional Sustainable Development course in fourth year, in place of a Pathway course, if relevant for their dissertation or for other special reason. To do so, they need to contact the Degree Programme Director for permission.
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