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Programme code | 9GEOG001T |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Taught Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Filippo Dionigi
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Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This section sets out why studying this programme is important, both in terms of inspiring you as an individual and in considering the challenges we face. It describes how this degree programme contributes to:
This pathway is designed to foreground the dynamics of global transformation and their policy implications as well as their interrelations with national and regional institutional and social responses to the changing global political and economic order. As such, it seeks to foster dialogue and debate between the nationally-grounded assumptions and discourses on which much social science continues to be predicated, and other perspectives which seek to transcend these assumptions. Among other things the pathway will encourage students to analyse the diverse experiences and impacts of economic globalisation, examine relationships between global governance and inequality and to understand that analysis and resolution of many of the key problems that confront humanity in the 21st century require new and inter-disciplinary academic approaches, innovative methods and policy agendas, creative thinking and transnationally comparative datasets.
This pathway will train social science researchers to appreciate that the analysis of, and policy responses to; many contemporary problems require an understanding of the global totality within which they arise. Acquiring such an understanding means that that they will need to learn to think and work across inter-disciplinary boundaries.
Admitting students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds onto the pathway, its aims will be to:
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
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This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Certificate |
The student will be expected to acquire a Masters-level knowledge of the field of Global Political Economy. They will demonstrate critical self-awareness and evidence of reflective practice. |
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Level M/7 - Postgraduate Diploma |
Students will have an expanded range and depth of subject specific knowledge, through the study of the mandatory units and their optional choices. |
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Masters |
Most of the work undertaken at this level will be at, or informed by, the latest research findings and concepts, and will provide an opportunity to work closely with the international research community within the SWDTC Research College (comprising of over 700 academic staff at Bristol, Bath and Exeter). This programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes as summarised in A, B and C. On successful completion of this programme, students should:
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For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
UoB Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes: Rules for Assessment, Progression and the Award of a Qualification will apply at programme level and to UoB units. Bath’s assessment procedures will apply to the units that it provides and marks and credits recognised by Bristol as set out in Schedule 7 of the Collaborative Partnership Agreement. This will be made clear at the outset of the programme and explained in detail in the Student Handbook.
To pass the MRes, students will pass units worth a minimum of 120 credits and will also pass the research project by completing a dissertation of appropriate standard. Detailed marking criteria will be made available for all units, including the dissertation. Having passed units worth a minimum of 60 / 120 credits, students who for any reason cannot continue on the programme may leave with a PG Certificate (60) / PG Diploma (120), provided that two-thirds of their total credits have been acquired at Bristol.
Bristol uses the Credit Transfer Scheme (CATS) system. Bath uses the European Community Course Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS). 1 CATS credit point at Bristol is equivalent to 10 hours of study including teaching, private study, revision and assessments; at Bath 1 ECTS credit point will equate to 20 hours of study time and 2 CATS credits for the purposes of this programme.
The SWDTC will be offering students the possibility of carrying out a short-term placement to acquire hands-on experiences within their research areas in appropriate organizations. It is anticipated the students taking up this opportunity will carry out their placements and collect data to be used as pilot material for their MRes dissertations. Placements will be organized through the SWDTC Placement Officer in close negotiation with the student and supervisors.
Dr Sally Barnes, Graduate Education Director for Social Sciences and Law and currently Chair of the SWDTC Academic Advisory Board.
Prof Jeffery Henderson, Programme Director.
Lisa L’Homme, SWDTC Manager and the SWDTC website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/fssl/swdtc.html.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design | GEOGM0015 | 15 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Global transformations: Issues and Trajectories | POLIM0007 | 15 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Dissertation (SWDTC) | POLIM0008 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
The research training units "Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences" & "Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences" run a number of times across the Faculty. Students may request to take whichever unit best fits their timetable, but requests are subject to space constraints. | ||||
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences | SOCIM0011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1,TB-2 |
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences | SOCIM0013 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
In addition to the mandatory units and the dissertation, students choose additional units from the list below or other optional units at Bristol, Bath or Exeter by agreement with the programme director. Depending on the institution offering them, units may be of different credit values; the minimum volume of credit required for this programme is 180. | ||||
International Political Economy | POLIM3015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Theories of Development | POLIM3018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy | SPOLM1073 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Migration, asylum and human rights: EU and global policy perspectives. | SPOLM0042 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Society, Politics and Climate Change | POLIM0055 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Supervised Individual Study | SPAIM0038 | 10 | Optional | AYEAR |
Environmental Policy and Politics | GEOGM1409 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
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The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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