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MA in Environment, Society & Development
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Programme Director
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nuigalway.ie
Welcome class of 2011-2012!
| On behalf of all my colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome you to the MA in Environment, Society and Development at NUI Galway. As the year progresses, the MA will be a challenging and demanding programme but one which we hope you will both enjoy and gain enormously from. It has one of the most prominent geographers in the world as external examiner in
Neil Smith, and all colleagues are dedicated to engaging you at the very highest levels of research and teaching excellence.
Semester 1 begins in the week of September 12th with the following schedule for your 3 modules in the semester:
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General
| Global issues of environmental security, geopolitics and development have never been so important. A war on terror with no end in sight, the Kyoto Protocol, and the World Social Forum have brought questions of Western interventionary practices, environmental sustainability and neoliberalism to the fore.
The MA in Environment, Society and Development is designed to enable students to synthesize both theoretical and practical concerns in bringing critical thinking to environment-society relations in the field. The programme involves engagement with a number of core areas in critical human geography, including issues of geopolitics, development, governance and political ecology, and exposes students to vital global challenges that encompass a complex and dynamic mesh of environmental, social and economic processes. |
Aims and Objectives
| Running through the MA is an overarching aim to impart understanding of how different philosophical and ideological approaches to environment-society relations influence policy formulation and implementation. In this context, our hope is to empower students to become critically informed by, and ethically engaged with, the various (geo)political, social, economic and environmental processes that shape the world in which we live.
The practical emphasis of the MA is reflected in a field-based learning module in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where students will intersect with the development work of the European Commission, UN agencies and various NGOs. In connecting with the work of UN agencies like the United Nations Development Programme, a key challenge for students will involve thinking through the scalar nature of all forms of development, in which initiatives on the ground are framed by broader geopolitical, economic and institutional structures that both enable and hinder development in complex ways. |
Recent Students
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Diego Andreucci (MA, 2009-2010): "What I like the most about the MA in Environment, Society and Development is the fact that it is theoretically broad and academically stimulating whilst at the same time being very much engaged in practical, political and ethical issues in a variety of geographical contexts on the ground." |
Programme Content
| Module | Semester | ECTS |
| TI 701: Conceptualising Environment, Society and Development | 1 | 10 |
| TI 702: Geography and Geo-graphing | 1 | 10 |
| TI 703: Geopolitics and Security | 1 | 10 |
| TI 704: Environment and Risk | 2 | 10 |
| TI 705: Managing Development | 2 | 10 |
| TI 706: Field-Based Learning | 2 | 10 |
| TI 707: MA Dissertation | May-August | 30 |
Assessment (90 ECTS)
Students are required to complete all modules for a 90 ECTS Masters. Assessment shall be in the form of continuous assessment, essays, oral presentations and other projects. Students must also submit a dissertation in the range of 15,000-20,000 words based on original research. The topic for dissertation will be agreed, after consultation, with individual supervisors. The MA shall not be awarded to any candidate who does not achieve a pass mark in the dissertation module. At the end of the academic year, each student will present a poster based on her/his MA research for the Annual Symposium in Environment, Society and Development.
Career Opportunities
The programme will prepare students for a range of workplaces including government departments, non-governmental organizations, planning and project management agencies and specialist research and policy institutes. The emphasis on transferable and problem-solving skills is further reflected in the focus on field-based learning practices that are embedded in all modules. The programme is also designed to enhance students’ prospects for undertaking further research at PhD level.
Programme Application
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All particulars of how to apply including information re: fees and funding can be found here; for further course info. see here.Applications to the programme are made online via the Postgraduate Applications Centre.For all non-EU applicants please also contact the International Affairs Office.For information on NUI Galway's Taught Masters Scholarships 2012/13, see here.For details of NUI Galway's Student Assistance Fund click here; see also the HEA Student Grant Scheme.
Applications for 2012-2013 are now open.
Entry Requirements
NQAI Level 8 overall degree (2.2) with a 2.1 in Geography or related discipline, or equivalent (prior learning in terms of relevant work experience is also recognized).
Selection Criteria
Places are limited and selection is based on 3 criteria:
- 1. Academic Record 2. Letters of Recommendation 3. Personal Statement.
Department of Geography
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 492643
This page was last updated Monday, March 26, 2012