Course Outline
The programme is divided into three compulsory elements:
Theory, policy and practice
This is comprised of ten modules which give students an interdisciplinary perspective on a range of development and environment issues from a temporal, spatial and practical viewpoint.
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Research Training
This provides training in a range of methods to enable students to plan, carry out and complete a piece of research. There are three modules in this element:
» Social Research Methods training – provides a range of social science methods for field research and analysis.
» Quantitative methods for graduates - provides basic statistical concepts and procedures used in empirical research.
» Development and environment research training – provides guidance for planning, developing and undertaking research in a development and environment context.
Dissertation
The dissertation (between 12,000 and 15,000 words, on topic of the candidate’s choice, which has been approved by the supervisor) requires both secondary and primary research, and the demonstration of originality in integrating theoretical and practical research methods in tackling a particular problem of the student’s choice. Students are encouraged to carry out their dissertations in collaboration with an organisation in the field of development and environment.
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