Master of Arts (Honours) Geography
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MA (Hons) Geography: First year GGAGGASS1_2425
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GG1001
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Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment |
20 |
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GG1002
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Worlds of Crisis and Hope |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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MA (Hons) Geography: Second year GGAGGASS2_2425
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GG2013
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Geography: Exploring the discipline 1 |
20 |
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GG2014
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Geography: Exploring the discipline 2 |
20 |
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AND |
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SD2100
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Sustainable Scotland |
20 |
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60 credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- passes in modules marked ^
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Entry to Honours
Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.
See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )
MA Honours
The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.
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MA (Hons) Geography: Third year GGAGGASS3_2425
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GG3205
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Developing a Geography Research Proposal |
10 |
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20 credits from Module List: GG3213 - GG3214
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GG3213
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Physical Geography Fieldclass |
20 |
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GG3214
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Human Geography Field Course |
20 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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30 credits from Module List: GG3206 - GG3215
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GG3206
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Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists |
10 |
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GG3207
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Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers |
10 |
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GG3208
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Survey Design |
10 |
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GG3209
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Spatial Analysis with GIS |
10 |
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GG3210
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Remote Sensing |
10 |
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GG3211
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Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography |
10 |
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GG3212
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Data Analysis for Physical Geography |
10 |
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GG3213
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Physical Geography Fieldclass |
20 |
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GG3214
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Human Geography Field Course |
20 |
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GG3215
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Secondary and Archival Data
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10 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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60 credits from Module List: GG3260 - GG4299
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GG3280
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Geopolitics
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30 |
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GG3281
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Quaternary Environmental Change |
30 |
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GG3283
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Migration and Mobilities |
30 |
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GG4201
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Advanced Debates in Geography
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10 |
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GG4243
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Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism |
30 |
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GG4244
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Decolonial Geographies
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30 |
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GG4245
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Biogeography and the Earth System
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30 |
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GG4246
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Geographies of Disability
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30 |
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GG4247
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Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa |
30 |
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GG4248
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The Nature of Political Ecology |
30 |
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GG4249
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Placing Peru: a decolonial development geography
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30 |
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GG4250
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Diversity, inequality and place |
30 |
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GG4251
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Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications |
30 |
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GG4252
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Ice and climate
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30 |
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GG4253
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Cultural geographies of climate activism |
30 |
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GG4254
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Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course |
30 |
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GG4255
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Geographies of Urban Housing |
30 |
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GG4256
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Coastal Processes |
30 |
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GG4257
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Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development |
30 |
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GG4258
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Water in the Environment |
30 |
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GG4259
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Glaciology |
30 |
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GG4298
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Single Honours Research Dissertation in Geography
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50 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirementsChoose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
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MA (Hons) Geography: Fourth year GGAGGASS4_2425
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GG4399
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Research Dissertation in Geography |
30 |
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Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: GG4302, GG4303, GG4304, GG4305, GG4306, GG4328
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GG4302
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Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
30 |
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GG4303
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Advanced Qualitative Analysis |
30 |
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GG4304
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Advanced analysis in Physical Geography |
30 |
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GG4305
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Environmental Geography: advanced analysis across human and physical geography
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30 |
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GG4328
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Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) |
30 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: GG3260 - GG4299
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GG3280
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Geopolitics
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30 |
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GG3281
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Quaternary Environmental Change |
30 |
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GG3283
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Migration and Mobilities |
30 |
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GG4201
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Advanced Debates in Geography
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10 |
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GG4243
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Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism |
30 |
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GG4244
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Decolonial Geographies
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30 |
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GG4245
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Biogeography and the Earth System
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30 |
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GG4246
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Geographies of Disability
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30 |
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GG4247
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Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa |
30 |
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GG4248
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The Nature of Political Ecology |
30 |
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GG4249
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Placing Peru: a decolonial development geography
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30 |
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GG4250
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Diversity, inequality and place |
30 |
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GG4251
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Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications |
30 |
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GG4252
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Ice and climate
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30 |
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GG4253
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Cultural geographies of climate activism |
30 |
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GG4254
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Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course |
30 |
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GG4255
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Geographies of Urban Housing |
30 |
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GG4256
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Coastal Processes |
30 |
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GG4257
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Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development |
30 |
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GG4258
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Water in the Environment |
30 |
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GG4259
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Glaciology |
30 |
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GG4298
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Single Honours Research Dissertation in Geography
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50 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
Remember to balance your choices across the year.
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By the end of Year 4 students should have at least 240 credits at 3000 and 4000 level, of which least 180 credits in SD coded modules at 3000 and 4000 level, 90 of which must be at 4000 level; Up to 60 credits may come from partner subject list across both years of honours.
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Study abroad
In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).