MRes Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• Our School is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 in the UK, currently we are 6th (Complete University Guide 2020).
• Geography at Glasgow is ranked 41st in the world (QS World Rankings 2019).
• This programme will equip you with independent research skills which will be transferrable to careers in research in public, private and voluntary sectors.
• The programme has a strong track record of preparing students for doctoral research in Human Geography.
• The work of the teaching team is at the forefront of debates in critical geographies and there is particular expertise in environmental geographies, cultural, historical, political and social geography.
• The teaching team includes editors of leading journals in geography including Antipode, GeoHumanities and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.
• The programme draws on the teaching staff’s extensive experience of working beyond the academy in collaborations with a diverse range of organisations in both the global North and South.
• You will be encouraged to engage in significant critical depth with specific theories and literatures and supported to develop your own critical perspectives.
• You will develop your own individual research project in the form of a dissertation supported by expert supervision.
• MRes students are part of broader human geography related activity such as the regular meetings of the Human Geography Research Group.
• The School of Geographical & Earth Sciences has an Athena Swan Silver Award, demonstrating the school’s commitment to supporting women in scientific studies and careers, and to improving the working environment for all.