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PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM
SECTION 1 – THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
1. Programme title and designation Geography 2. Final award
Award Title Credit value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
MA Geography 180 – 190 90 - 95 Students take 1 x 20 credit compulsory taught module (7SSG5002); 1 x 60 credit core dissertation (7SSG5004); and 100- credits of optional modules.
MSc Geography 180 - 190 90 - 95 Students take 1 x 20 credit compulsory taught module (7SSG5110); 1 x 60 credit core dissertation (7SSG5000); and 100- credits of optional modules.
3. Nested award
Award Title Credit value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4. Exit award
Award Title Credit value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)
Geography 120 60 N/A
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) Geography 60 30
N/A
5. Level in the qualifications framework M 6. Attendance
Full-time Part-time Distance learning Mode of attendance X X N/A
Minimum length of programme 1 year 2 years N/A
Maximum length of programme 6 years 6 years N/A
7. Awarding institution/body King’s College London 8. Teaching institution King’s College London
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007 PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21 May 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 23 September 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 28 October 2011 PAF modified re: programme table: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2012/13: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2013/14: 19 November 2013
9. Proposing department Geography 10. Programme organiser and contact details
Professor Tim Butler Email: [email protected] Tel:+44 (0)20 7848 1693 (MA)
Dr James Millington Email: [email protected] Tel +44 (0)20 7848 2604 (MSc)
11. UCAS code (if appropriate) N/A 12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ professional and statutory body guidelines
Geography
13. Date of production of specification January 2006; updated for Credit Framework July 2006 14. Date of programme review 2015/ 16. Educational aims of the programme The primary aim of the MA/MSc degree is to provide an advanced foundation in geography, bringing students up to date with the latest developments in their chosen fields of study. The distinction between the MA and the MSc arises from the modules taken, with the MA awarded for degrees that focus more on human geography and the MSc awarded for degrees that focus more on physical geography.
On completion of this programme students will have attained a range of knowledge and skills appropriate to graduate teacher training and a career in secondary school teaching, or for further postgraduate study in Geography, as well as generic skills opening the way to more general employment opportunities for M-level graduates.
17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding
The programme provides a knowledge and understanding of the following:
(a) The reciprocal relationships between physical and human aspects of environments and landscapes. (b) The concepts of space, place, scale and system and how these affect both physical and human processes and their interaction. (c) The importance of change in understanding the human and physical worlds, their interaction and interdependence.
These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies : Lectures, seminars and research project supervision. Additionally, practical and laboratory classes are used where appropriate. A variety of fieldwork opportunities are built into the programme. Additionally, students are expected to engage in directed reading and extensive use of the library resources (including electronic forms of learning materials).
Assessment :
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007 PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21 May 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 23 September 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 28 October 2011 PAF modified re: programme table: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2012/13: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2013/14: 19 November 2013
Generic/transferable skills :
- Ability to work both creatively and independently.
- Ability to work in groups and teams.
- Ability to produce effective written communication.
- Ability to effectively present verbally a range of complex information.
- Competence in numerical and computational skills.
- Ability to effectively utilise a range of field and laboratory techniques.
- Ability to handle a range of information technology.
These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies : The development of generic skills is embedded in the range of learning activities comprising the Geography Programme. Specifically, the following modules pay particular attention to these skills:
[MA Geography] 7SSG5002 Practising Social Research 7SSG5004 Dissertation in MA Geography
[MSc Geography] 7SSG5110 Methods for Environmental Research 7SSG5000 Dissertation in MSc Geography
Assessment : See above for details of assessment
18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional and statutory body guidelines The ethos of the Geography Benchmark Statement explicitly acknowledges that given the breadth of Geography and ‘its value in providing a plurality of ways of knowing and understanding the world…institutions offering degree programmes in Geography must be free to decide upon the details of content and organisation’. We believe that the Masters Programme builds on the benchmark statement for higher qualifications and adds significant value to the undergraduate level programmes through both its increased depth and its widened skills. In line with the University of London’s guidelines on masters level programmes, much of the study has been informed by the forefront of the discipline. By the completion of the programme students will have shown “originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007 PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21 May 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 23 September 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 28 October 2011 PAF modified re: programme table: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2012/13: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2013/14: 19 November 2013
19. Programme structure and award requirements
(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme MA: 1 x 20 credit compulsory taught module (7SSG5002); 1 x 60 credit core dissertation (7SSG5004);and 100-110 credits of optional modules.
MSc: 1 x 20 credit compulsory taught module (7SSG5110); 1 x 60 credit core dissertation (7SSG5000);and 100-110 credits of optional modules.
Part-time students are recommended to take the compulsory taught module in the first year and the dissertation in the second year.
(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme 7
(c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level 190 for MA/MSc
(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level 180 for MA/MSc; 120 for PGDip; 60 for PGCert
(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard) N/A
(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded) 30
(g) are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulations A3? No
(h) other relevant information to explain the programme structure Students enrolled for the MA Geography programme are expected to take most of their options in Human Geography and those enrolled for the MSc Geography programme are expected to take most of their options in Physical Geography.
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007 PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21 May 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 23 September 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 28 October 2011 PAF modified re: programme table: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2012/13: 17 August 2012 PAF finalised for 2013/14: 19 November 2013
