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MA Geography

University of St Andrews

Institution
University of St Andrews
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Geography
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
L700
Typical offer
A-level AAA

Entry requirements

A level: AAA IB: 38 (HL 6,6,6)

About this course

MA (Honours) in Geography, a geography degree spanning modern languages and geography. The course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society. During the first year, students study human, environmental and physical geography perspectives through modules such as Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment and Worlds of Crisis and Hope. The second year focuses on geographical concepts and environmental issues, featuring modules including Geography: Exploring the discipline 1, Geography: Exploring the discipline 2 and Sustainable Scotland. Later study allows exploration of optional topics such as Geopolitics, Glaciology, Coastal Processes and Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development.

Modules

  • Geopolitics
  • Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa
  • The Nature of Political Ecology
  • Diversity, inequality and place
  • Glaciology
  • Coastal Processes
  • Water in the Environment
  • Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development
  • Decolonial Geographies
  • Geographies of Disability
  • Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment
  • Worlds of Crisis and Hope
  • Geography: Exploring the discipline 1
  • Geography: Exploring the discipline 2
  • Sustainable Scotland