MA in Global Urban Justice(Part-Time)

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Arts)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
-demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge and critical understanding of scholarly work in urban justice and injustice using social, cultural, feminist, political and environmental debates in the global north and south;
-demonstrate a knowledge and an ability to interrogate contemporary geographical debates around cities, citizenship, social and environmental justice, urban and environmental politics, political activism, and their place within wider public discourses;
-engage with and apply a range of advanced social science methodologies with a particular emphasis on participatory and action research techniques and to employ them as appropriate in their own research work;

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
-the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
-evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
-self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
-independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
-critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
-evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
-demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
-drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
-evaluating and criticising received opinion;
-make reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.

Please refer to full programme proposal form for Assessment grid of core modules.