RESEARCH IN GEOGRAPHY|QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

This course is designed to equip first-year graduate students with the range of knowledge and skills needed to complete a substantive piece of independent,...

Social Science Research: Methodologies and Methods (GEOG0082)

This course is designed to equip first-year graduate students with the range of knowledge and skills needed to complete a substantive piece of independent, social scientific research in geography. Research is an adventure. That is the central premise of this module. Doing research is a precarious and challenging process. Things go wrong as much as it goes right. Good research requires perseverance, inventiveness, a willingness to try different angles. It is as much craft as it is science. It is something that cannot be learnt only through books and reading. Done well, with rigour and enthusiasm, it is a hugely rewarding activity. Teaching this module our aim is that by the end of this module you will have learnt the basics of doing good qualitative social research. You will have gained a rigorous sense of what goes into making good qualitative research, and you will have a developing sense of how to go about developing, designing, managing and completing a qualitative research project.

Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A (LAWS0052)

This module provides a unique opportunity to study the ideas and influence of Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), the famous jurist, philosopher, and reformer.

Despite concentrating on the thought of one person, the module is surprisingly wide-ranging, since Bentham made significant contributions across a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, law, politics, and economics. Bentham’s ideas are related to the social, political and intellectual context of his own time, and an assessment made of their significance for the contemporary world.

This module is for half-year affiliate students only. Please see the 30-credit full-year version, HIST0205, for the full module description.

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