MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research)
Programme Code: TMHUGYRE
Department: Geography and Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Paper 1 |
Part I - Research Core |
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Paper 2 |
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Advanced Research Methods course to the value of 1.0 unit chosen from: MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5) |
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MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) |
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MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY424 Advanced qualitative field methods for researching space and place (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) |
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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # |
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MY459 Computational Text Analysis and Large Language Models (0.5) # |
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MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) |
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MY470 Computer Programming (0.5) |
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MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) |
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Paper 3 |
Part II - Substantive Specialism A | |
Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: GI409 Conceptual Foundations in Gender, Development and Globalization (0.5) # |
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GI420 Feminist Perspectives on Transnational Development (0.5) |
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GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5) |
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GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5) |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) |
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GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5) |
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GY448 Social and Political Aspects of Planning (0.5) |
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GY459 Global Urbanism (0.5) |
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GY470 Urban Africa (0.5) |
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GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5) |
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GY477 Race, Capitalism and Resistance (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GY479 Urban Transformations (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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Paper 4 |
Part III GY487 Dissertation - MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research) (1.0) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Paper 3: Or Another coherent combination of GY and non-GY courses to the value of 1.5 units as approved by the Programme Manager.
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