MSc The City

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University of Edinburgh

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• Objectives
  The programme aims to provide an opportunity for students to pursue interdisciplinary study on the contemporary city. It focuses on two main areas: the city and its others, and visual knowledges. Both points of focus will be underpinned by an emphasis on methodological research innovation: data-gathering techniques, visual methods, ethnography and fieldwork. The programme draws upon expertise in architecture, history of art, geography and cultural studies.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements Normally a 2:1 honours degree or its equivalent if outside the UK, in a relevant subject.
• Academic title
  MSc The City
• Course description
  Learning Outcomes
  
  On successfully completing the programme, students should be able to:
  
      * think critically and creatively through textual and visual mediums about the contemporary city;
      * be familiar with theoretical debates that currently form the frontiers of research in urban studies and cognate disciplines;
      * comprehend the cross-cultural dimensions underpinning the study of the contemporary city in a global frame;
      * be familiar with a range of data collection and data analysis techniques (quantitative and qualitative) relevant to the city;
      * embark on a self-directed programme of research into the city.
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  The programme is structured around two core seminar courses and two core studio courses. The studio courses are an innovative feature of the programme. In addition, an option course is offered in each semester. Options are drawn from different Schools in the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art. Candidates must also successfully complete the urban research project in the summer semester in order to be awarded the MSc.

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