MRes Critical Human Geographies

Entry requirements

All applicants are considered individually on merit, although we usually require a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

Course content

This programme provides core modules in social and geographical theories and methodologies, along with three research-led modules through which you can experience the variety of cutting-edge scholarship undertaken in the department:

1. Geographies of Culture, Creativity and Practice,
2. Geographies of Life,
3. Space, Politics and Power. 

The programme structure and content of MRes Critical Human Geographies reflects our commitment to integrating MRes students into the wider research culture of the department, whilst the degree title reflects the commitment that human geography staff at the University of Exeter have to pursuing critical intellectual agendas within the discipline.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Fees

2024/25 entry

UK fees per year:

£10,500 full-time; £5,250 part-time

International fees per year:

£28,600 full-time; £14,300 part-time

Scholarships

We invest heavily in scholarships for talented prospective Masters students and have Global Excellence Scholarships available for international fee paying students applying for January 2024 entry and September 2024 entry.* For more information on scholarships, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.

^{*Please see the Terms and Conditions for each scheme for further details of eligible programmes and candidates. Awards may vary from year to year.}

Teaching and research

Research in Geography and climate change

Our research groups span the breadth of geography: Cultural and Historical Geographies; Environment and Sustainability; Life Geographies; Space, Politics and Society; Cryosphere, Coastal and River Dynamics; and Landscape and Ecosystem Dynamics. We are engaged in interdisciplinary research in areas including climate change and sustainable futures, environmental sciences and earth system science.

We enjoy strong links with national and international research projects, and we attract funding from a wide range of sources including research councils, charities, the UK government and industry.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has seven contributors from Exeter: more than any other university in the world.

How will I learn?

We utilise a range of teaching methods to help you learn, from lectures and seminars, to reading groups and tutorials. Methods modules involve practicals and substantive modules are often based on lectures and student-led seminars. You will be encouraged to develop your own research and disciplinary interests over the course of the academic year.

Assessment

Assessment will vary by module, but will include coursework essays, seminar papers, presentations and a 15,000-word dissertation.

Facilities

The Streatham Campus in Exeter offers the £3.7 million Sediment Research Facility which provides additional laboratories, experimental facilities and a wide range of state-of-the-art analytical equipment.

Careers

Employer-valued skills this course develops

The MRes Critical Human Geographies is essentially designed to develop in you a broad-based and relevant knowledge of research approaches and methods in human geography and the social sciences, and to provide you with a range of transferable skills appropriate to Masters-level research within the discipline.

The programme aims to prepare you for a career as a professional researcher in either academic or non-academic environments. The core training in social scientific philosophy, epistemology, methodology and analysis is set within a contemporary human geography context, allowing you to apply the wider concepts and skills introduced in the broader social scientific setting to specific topics of geographical inquiry.

Careers services

Our careers teams at the Career Zone can help guide you through a wealth of information to match your skills and interests to a career that will suit you. Our staff work with regional, national and international employers to develop new work placement, project and graduate opportunities.

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