5 courses offered in the Department of Geography
Anthropocene Studies - MPhil - Closed
This MPhil offers an 11-month programme of advanced study and research into the challenges to the contemporary world represented by the idea of the Anthropocene. The course is intended for students with a good first degree in geography or a range of related disciplines.
Conservation Leadership - MPhil - Closed
The Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership is a ground-breaking course that equips students with the applied leadership and management skills needed to create positive change in conservation. A unique feature of the course is its delivery by a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and ten leading conservation organisations, which together comprise the Cambridge Conservation Initiative. The Masters in Conservation Leadership is designed for applicants with at least three years of relevant professional experience and clear leadership potential.
The curriculum of this 11-month full-time degree combines taught modules with hands-on experiential learning through a group consultancy and an individual professional placement hosted by a conservation organisation. All students receive 1:1 mentoring from a senior leader. The course is based in the David Attenborough Building, in which it has its own dedicated teaching space, offering students outstanding facilities and constant access to world-leading conservation practitioners and researchers.
Geography - MPhil
The MPhil in Geography is a 12-month full-time programme of research that introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. It aims to provide the opportunity to develop large-scale research management skills by completing a research thesis under academic supervision and guidance.
The course aims to develop general transferable skills and act as a bridge between first degree and PhD. Through the supervision process and the writing of an MPhil thesis students develop their skills in assessing contrasting theories, explanations and policies; collecting, critically judging, evaluating and interpreting varied forms of evidence; preparing maps and diagrams; employing various methods of collecting and analysing spatial and environmental information; combining and interpreting different types of evidence to tackle specific problems; and recognising the ethical and moral dimensions of study.
Geography - PhD
The PhD is a full-time three-year research degree (or five years part-time) examined by a thesis of up to 80,000 words. A successful thesis will represent a substantial contribution to knowledge and a realistic amount of work for three years of study (five years part-time).
Holocene Climates - MPhil - Closed
This MPhil offers an 11-month programme of advanced study and research into the natural and anthropogenic causes and ecological and societal consequences of Holocene climate variability. The course is intended for students with a strong first degree in geography or a related discipline, such as environmental sciences and (paleo)climatology.
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Antarctic Studies - PhD
From the British Antarctic Survey
This PhD course takes place under the joint supervision of a research scientist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and a University supervisor. Students may be based at BAS but will be registered for their degree with one of the partnering departments: Archaeology, Land Economy, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Earth Sciences, Geography and Scott Polar Research Institute, Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science and Technology.
Polar Studies (Scott Polar Research Institute) - MPhil
From the Scott Polar Research Institute
The MPhil in Polar Studies was established in 1980. It provides an advanced training in research concerning the understanding of human activity in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and the natural processes at work in polar environments, together with the research methods and techniques for their investigation. The degree course has a core interdisciplinary element aimed at students with a broad interest in polar regions, after which students will specialise and follow one of two strands in either the humanities and social sciences or the natural sciences.
The course is designed for graduates with a broad interest in the polar regions or a more specific knowledge of a particular aspect of polar study.
It is a 9-month full time course. It consists of a taught element (lectures, seminars, practicals) examined by two pieces of course work (each worth 20% of the total mark), and a supervised research element examined through a short presentation (worth 5% of the total) and a dissertation (worth 55%).