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MSc in Local Economic Development

Programme Code: TMLED

Department: Geography & Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units as shown and a dissertation (1 unit). A total of 4 units.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Papers 1 & 2

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) #

 

GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) #  (not available 2021/22)

 

GY409 Globalization and Regional Development (0.5)

 

GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)

 

GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) #

 

GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5)

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Any course not already taken under Papers 1 & 2, from the Papers 1 & 2 options list below

 

GY420 Environmental Regulation: Implementing Policy (1.0)

 

GY428 Applied Quantitative Methods (0.5) #

 

GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) #

 

GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5)

 

GY447 The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (0.5) #

 

GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)

 

GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) #

 

GY465 Concepts in Environmental Regulation (0.5)

 

GY470 Urban Africa (0.5)

 

GY475 Issues in Environmental Governance (0.5)

 

GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)

 

GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5)  (not available 2021/22)

 

MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 1

 

MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) #

 

A relevant course from another programme as approved by the Programme Director.

Papers 1 & 2 options list

Paper 4

GY486 Dissertation - MSc Local Economic Development (1.0)

Papers 1 & 2 options list

GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) #

GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) #  (not available 2021/22)

GY409 Globalization and Regional Development (0.5)

GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)

GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) #

GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5)


Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

1 : MY452L can not be taken with MY452M

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.