Year 1 (2023/24)
The programme is closed to external applicants from 21/22 and will continue for ESRC funded students on the SWDTP PhD.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Mathematics and Programming Skills for Social Scientists GEOGM0032 15 Mandatory TB-2
Research Design Methods & Skills in the Social Sciences GEOGM0035 15 Mandatory TB-1
Advanced Quantitative Methods for Social and Policy Research POLIM0021 20 Mandatory TB-2
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0014 20 Mandatory TB-1
Dissertation: MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods GEOGM0063 60 Mandatory AYEAR
The recommended list of optional units for this programme is shown below. Students are encouraged to choose a minimum of 50 credit points and a maximum of 60 credit points from this list. Alternatively students may wish to take units from across the Faculty or from the AQM programmes at Bath or Exeter subject to timetabling and by agreement with the programme director and relevant unit convenor. Depending on the institution offering them units may be of different credit values; the minimum volume of credit required for this programme is 180.
Mapping and Modelling Geographic Data in R GEOGM0046 20 Optional TB-1
An Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Policy and Management GEOGM0013 20 Optional TB-2
Earth System Modeling GEOGM0030 20 Optional TB-2
Supervised Individual Study GEOGM0033 10 Optional TB-4
180

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