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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022
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Degree Programme Table: Geography and Politics (MA Hons)
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Year 4
Year 1
Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September
Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Year 2
Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August
Notes:
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics must take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.
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-Q, T, W and Y
Select exactly 40 credits from
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
Year 3
Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August
Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum.
Students intending to do the Geography Dissertation should take courses from Group A.
Students intending to do the Politics Dissertation should take courses from Group B.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 100 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 these courses.
AND
Politics Level 10 courses
Select exactly 60 credits from
Politics Level 10 courses
OR
Group B
Select exactly 100 credits in this group.
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students wishing to take the Politics Dissertation must take this course.
AND
Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND
Politics Level 10 courses
Select exactly 40 credits from
Politics Level 10 courses
Year 4
Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August
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 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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