MA Geography
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Geography, focusing on human and physical environments over a duration of 4 years. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. Students complete a residential field trip in the second year and undertake an individual dissertation project in the final year. The programme is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Creating the Anthropocene
- The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Our World
- Skills and Techniques in Geosciences
- Physical Environments
- Space, Economy and Society
- Environment and Society
- Mapping and Monitoring the Environment
- Approaches to Geography
- Data Analysis
- Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
- Research Design
- Montane Environments
- Human Geography: Honours Field Course
- Geography Dissertation
- Geographical Issues
- Rural Geographies