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Degree Programme Table: Sustainable Development MA (Hons) (UTMAHSUSDE1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
To discuss your course choices please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Your Personal Tutor will check that your course choices meet the requirements of your Degree Programme pathway and will confirm your attendance at University.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Sustainable Development 1a: Introducing Sustainable Development

Must be passed

SCIL08008 20 credits
Science and Society 1b: Nature and Environment

Must be passed

SCSU08004 20 credits

Course options

Sustainable Development Pathway courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please choose all 40 credits from the Subject Area on which you wish to focus your studies. This will serve as your MAIN SUBJECT PATHWAY. Take your choices from one of these Subject Areas within SPS; International Relations; or Politics; or Social Anthropology; or Sociology.
Otherwise, if you wish to follow the Geography pathway, see box below.

Compulsory courses in each of the pathways are the same as those for the single honours degree in that subject, for instance Sustainable Development (Politics pathway)are the same as 1st year single honours Politics - please consult your PT, or the appropriate single honours DPT, for advice. You should also sign up for the Fundamentals courses for your pathway (non credit bearing courses that run in each semester). There are no Fundamentals courses on the Geography pathway in first year.
Human Geography
GEGR08007 20 credits
Physical Geography
GEGR08010 20 credits
Introduction to Politics and International Relations
PLIT08004 20 credits
Political Thinkers
PLIT08011 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters
SCAN08012 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course
SCAN08013 20 credits
Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society
SCIL08004 20 credits
Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems
SCIL08005 20 credits
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
See Appendix 2 in the Sustainable Development Programme handbook for recommended year 1 outside courses.

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
International Development, Aid and Humanitarianism

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

AFRI08001 20 credits
Sustainable Development 2a: Perspectives on Sustainable Development

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08009 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) J - 2ND YEAR Sustainable Development MA (Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Notes:Please choose your 40 credits from the MAIN SUBJECT PATHWAY that you focused your studies on during year 1, again taking your choices from one of these Subject Areas: International Relations; Politics; Social Anthropology; Sociology. You should also sign up for the Fundamentals courses for your pathway (non credit bearing courses that run in each semester). If following the POLITICS pathway or INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway, you can chose between PLIT08008 and PLIT08009 in second semester, although you can take both if you wish to. If following the Geography pathway, please see box below
Environmental Sensitivity and Change
GEGR08001 20 credits
Geomorphology
GEGR08002 20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003 20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004 20 credits
Fundamental Methods in Geography
GEGR08009 20 credits
International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond
PLIT08006 20 credits
Comparative Politics in a Globalized World
PLIT08008 20 credits
Introduction to Political Data Analysis
PLIT08009 20 credits
Ethnography: Theory and Practice
SCAN08005 20 credits
Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts
SCAN08011 20 credits
Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically
SCIL08012 20 credits
Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life
SCIL08013 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
20 credits only for Geography pathway students. Please refer to Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook, for suggested courses.

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum. Students must also normally achieve 50% or more in their first attempt in their second year sustainable development courses. In addition, students pursuing a main subject area within the School of Social and Political Science must also normally achieve marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second year courses for their main subject.
For students on the POLITICS pathway and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS pathway, the following course is compulsory: Approaches to Politics and International Relations (PLIT10060). For students on the SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY pathway, the following non-credit bearing course is compulsory: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037)
Students on a Junior Year Abroad who do not take a field based course as part of their studies may take Cases in Sustainable Development on their return to Edinburgh in their senior honours year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Responding to sustainability challenges: critical debates
SCIL10082 20 credits
Cases in Sustainable Development
SSPS10014 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Africa in World Politics
PLIT10003 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
War and Justice
PLIT10021 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Theories of International Relations
PLIT10053 20 credits
EU as Global Actor
PLIT10062 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Global Politics Of Sex And Gender
PLIT10075 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Political Islam
PLIT10089 20 credits
Parliamentary Studies
PLIT10091 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Democracy & its Discontents
PLIT10096 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
Critical Theory and Cinema
PLIT10108 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
What's Wrong with Inequality?
PLIT10110 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
SCIL10033 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Children's Rights
SCPL10010 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
SCSU10006 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Social and Political Science in Practice
SSPS10026 20 credits
Statistical Modelling
SSPS10027 20 credits
OR

International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Africa in World Politics
PLIT10003 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
War and Justice
PLIT10021 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Contemporary Russian Politics
PLIT10048 20 credits
Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT10054 20 credits
Approaches to Politics and International Relations
PLIT10060 20 credits
EU as Global Actor
PLIT10062 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Global Politics Of Sex And Gender
PLIT10075 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
US Foreign Policy
PLIT10084 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Political Islam
PLIT10089 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Democracy & its Discontents
PLIT10096 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
British Government
PLIT10103 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
Critical Theory and Cinema
PLIT10108 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
What's Wrong with Inequality?
PLIT10110 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
SCIL10033 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Children's Rights
SCPL10010 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
SCSU10006 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
SSPS10024 20 credits
Researching Contemporary Britain using Longitudinal Data
SSPS10028 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
OR

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Medical Sociology
SCIL10016 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Gender Science and Technology
SCIL10022 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
SCIL10033 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
The Internet and Society
SCIL10056 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
SCSU10004 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
OR

Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Invention of History
SCAN10010 20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
SCAN10043 20 credits
Social Development
SCAN10044 20 credits
Himalayan Ethnography
SCAN10049 20 credits
The Anthropology of Food
SCAN10052 20 credits
Pictures: The Anthropology of Images and Mediation
SCAN10060 20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Healing
SCAN10062 20 credits
The Anthropology of Africa
SCAN10067 20 credits
Contagion
SCAN10070 20 credits
The Anthropology of Monsters: Demons, witches, cyborgs and other fabulous creatures
SCAN10072 20 credits
Urban Anthropology
SCAN10074 20 credits
The Anthropology of Language
SCAN10076 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Social Anthropology
SCAN10080 20 credits
OR

Geography Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 9 and 10 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These courses should be chosen from those listed in Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they have met the pre-requisites for any courses they wish to take.

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students MUST take either: the Geography Dissertation in Sustainable Development (GEGR10111) OR the Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS (SSPS10015). They MUST NOT choose to write a dissertation in both Subjects.
Students who were on a Junior Year Abroad and who did not take a field based course as part of their studies may take Cases in Sustainable Development on their return to Edinburgh in their senior honours year.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS
SSPS10015 40 credits
OR

Geography Dissertation in Sustainable Development

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geography Dissertation in Sustainable Development
GEGR10111 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Social and Political Science

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Social and Political Science
Notes:
Select all 40 credits from your MAIN SUBJECT AREA. If the chosen main subject area requires core courses in honours years, sustainable development students must take at least 40 of these main subject required credits over the course of the two honours years.

Precise course options depend on your chosen pathway: please refer to the Sustainable Development handbook Appendix 1, for further information.

OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
Notes:
Courses chosen from this group are appropriate for students on the Geography pathway.
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Choose courses from the Main Subject Pathway, or other area (see Sustainable Development Programme Handbook for recommendations). Courses must be relevant for Sustainable Development. See Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook for list of appropriate courses.
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