This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students take the following 60 credit points: | ||||
| Conducting a Research Project using Secondary Data | POLI20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Study and Field Skills for Geography | GEOG20035 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Select 60 credit points from the following: | ||||
| The Earth System | GEOG20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Floods and Flows in River Basins | GEOG20027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Fundamentals of Modern Glaciology | GEOG20004 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Oceans in a Changing World | GEOG20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography | GEOG25110 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Geographies of Nature | GEOG20029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Urban Geography - a Focus on Africa | GEOG20033 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Geographies of Work and Employment | GEOG20034 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Students will take 20 credit points from: | ||||
| Quantitative Research Methods for Physical Geography | GEOG20031 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Quantitative Research Methods for Human Geography | GEOG20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Please note: students are allocated to the appropriate Methods unit and fieldtrip location based on their optional unit choices. | ||||
| Diploma of Higher Education | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
Students on the MSci Geography with Quantitative Research Methods programme must obtain an overall average mark of 60 or more in Year 2 to continue on the MSci.
Students whose overall average mark in Year 2 falls below 60 will be transferred onto the final year of the BSc Geography with Quantitative Research Methods programme.
