Society, Space and Place
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The MA in Society, Space and Place provides advanced training in research practices, theories and qualitative and quantitative methodologies that will equip students for careers in government agencies, public bodies, research institutes, and private consultancies, or for undertaking doctoral-level research. Students will complete specialist modules in human geography and cognate disciplines, and participate in a theory and methods school with students from Cardiff and Swansea universities. Students can expect to be part of an energetic postgraduate community and participate in the Department’s active and inclusive research culture.
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Course Overview
Modules September start - 2023
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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MA Dissertation | GGM2860 | 60 |
Human Geography Theory and Method | GGM1320 | 20 |
Key Concepts and Debates in Human Geography | GGM3120 | 20 |
Principles of Research Design | PGM0210 | 10 |
Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0720) | PGM0720 | 20 |
Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists) | PGM1010 | 10 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Behaviour Change in a Changing Environment | EAM4420 | 20 |
Class and Community in Wales 1850 - 1939 | WHM1220 | 20 |
Concepts and Sources in Heritage Studies | HYM5120 | 20 |
Critical Security Studies: Contemporary Theories | IPM1120 | 20 |
Ecocriticism and Ecocinema | TFM0920 | 20 |
Global Climate Change: Debates and Impacts | EAM4320 | 20 |
Indigenous Politics: challenging the global order? | IPM0620 | 20 |
International Politics | IPM1920 | 20 |
Landownership and Society in Wales | WHM1120 | 20 |
Managing Environmental Change in Practice | EAM4520 | 20 |
Representations of the Holocaust 1945-2020 | HYM6320 | 20 |
Science, Place and Victorian Culture | HYM6220 | 20 |
The Making of Modern Wales | WHM1920 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh