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City and Regional Development – (M.A.)
University of Southampton
School of Geography
| Application Deadline: | 1st May | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,125 - ≈ € 17,210 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Southampton / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Continuous changes are taking place at urban and regional level and a deeper understanding of how knowledge economies, spatial reorganisation and social dynamics challenge the development of contemporary societies is needed.
The MA in City and Regional Development engages with cutting-edge debates in contemporary urban and regional research. Drawing upon the School of Geography´s internationally recognised strengths, the degree programme explores the interconnections between geographies of economic development, urban governance, innovation and knowledge economies.
The MA City and Regional Development aims to provide academic and professional knowledge, methods and skills to understand changes and dynamics in urban and regional development.
The programme is organised around intensive small group seminars, offering cutting edge exploration of the urban and regional development and in particular:
* A critical engagement with strategies for urban competitiveness and governance;
* An understanding of urban and regional economic dynamics and patterns;
* An examination of the knowledge and cultural economy of cities;
* An exploration of the relationships between globalisation, transnationalism and urban dynamics.
The programme is designed for those who intend to pursue a future career in urban and regional development, private sector property and retail development, or those who wish to undertake further research in urban economic and cultural geography.
Contents
The MA in City and Regional Development can be taken either full time (two semesters) or on a part-time basis (four semesters). Students also complete a research dissertation (3 months for FT students; 6 months for PT students).
Most units are assessed via coursework to be submitted during or at the end of the semester in which the unit is studied. A total of 8 study units (usually, but not always, 4 in each semester) are taken and your achievement in each unit determines your overall classification.
For each unit successfully passed, a specific number of credit points is awarded (normally 15), for a total of 120 points. In addition, you will undertake a dissertation worth 60 credit points.
MA in City and Regional Development: typical programme units
* Thinking through cities and regions provides an introduction to key philosophical and theoretical debates in geography, with a specific focus on changing approaches to urban geography
* Design and statistical analysis of surveys introduces practical issues involved in the planning and management of surveys and the analysis of survey data
* Qualitative methods provides students with a sound understanding of the role and application of qualitative methods within social science research, and of the contribution which may be made by particular research tools.
* Urban policy and planning offers an overview of key trends in urban form, planning, and policy in the developed world
* Consumption and the city explores geographical perspectives on understandings of modern consumption practices.
* Urban and regional economies focuses upon issues in regional economics which are fundamental to the functioning of cities and regions, including interregional migration, local growth and regional policies
* Environmental change and development examines the physical and biological processes affected by human-environment interaction
The MA in City and Regional Development is based around small group, seminar-based teaching. Students are encouraged from an early stage to supplement and consolidate their understanding and knowledge by independent reading and are provided with learning support material and informal assistance to guide their private study. Assessment is by coursework only. Throughout each semester teaching staff also provide feedback on assignments with the aim of enabling students to develop improved skills and ability in future assessed work.
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Register Now!Requirements
We would welcome an application from you if you have at least a second class, upper division undergraduate degree (or a corresponding European or International degree level) in relevant and related subjects such as Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Urban Planning and Architecture.
We need to ensure that you can benefit from your course so, if your first language is not English, you will be required to reach an acceptable standard in an approved test. You should have taken the appropriate test within the last two years and the scores required will vary according to your choice of course. The following are minimum requirements; some may set higher requirements.
University of Southampton English language entry requirements by Postgraduate taught programmes (Masters)
* IELTS 6.5;
* TOEFL 580
* iB-TOEFL 92
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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