理学硕士（由研究机构）允许具有所要求标准的科学或社会科学学科的学士学位或更高学位的任何学生学习面向地理的地理学科。这是一个研究学位，可以提出论文，如果满足大学条件，则可以获得硕士学位。全日制学生必须学习至少一年，最多两年，以获得该学位。这与文学硕士（通过研究）一起提供了高级研究的经验，但没有承诺在博士学位开始时至少需要进行三年的研究。因为它是“科学”学位，所以适合具有自然地理等科学或工程背景的学生。
Our Masters by Research degree (MRes) provides an opportunity to develop your research expertise and advanced skills. The MRes is (when taken full-time) a one-year Masters degree that is undertaken as a research project. It emphasises independent but supervised research, our MRes students work closely with at least two supervisors, who provide support through each stage of designing and completing an original piece of research. Many of our students go on to publish their work in leading journals.<br><br>The MRes offers a research-intensive alternative to taught masters courses, and provides the opportunity for you to work within a vibrant, world-leading research environment, often on aspects of active research projects. Our MRes can be taken to achieve either an MSc or MA. It provides a further qualification for a career where independent research skills will set you apart, and provides an excellent platform and research experience for subsequent PhD research.