该计划着重于独立研究，可让您与该领域的佼佼者学者紧密合作。研究可由人类地理研究小组支持的社会，城市，环境，发展，政治，经济，历史或文化地理的任何领域。它与大学的社会科学研究生院共同提供。该计划可以单独作为硕士学位学习，也可以作为由ESRC支持的“ 13”博士学位课程的第一年。成功完成该计划的学生将：获得与高级研究人员有关的可转移技能，在数据获取和分析方面发展技能，了解与他们的研究有关的更广泛的方法论和认识论辩论
This programme's emphasis on independent research allows you to work closely with scholars who are leaders in their field.<br><br>Research may be in any area of social, urban, environmental, development, political, economic, historical or cultural geography that is supported by the Human Geography Research Group. It is co-delivered with the University's Graduate School of Social Science.<br><br>The programme can stand alone as a masters degree, or form the first year of a 13 ESRC-backed PhD programme.<br><br>Students who successfully complete this programme will:<br><br>acquire transferable skills relevant to advanced researchers<br>develop skills in data acquisition and analysis<br>understand wider methodological and epistemological debates relevant to their research