Attributes, outcomes and skills: Master of Science (Geography) (MC-SCIGEO)

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Intended learning outcomes

At the completion of this course, students should:

be familiar with current debates in their chosen field of geographic inquiry;
be able to develop research questions from a critical reading of a body of literature;
be able to design a field or laboratory based research project; and
gain an understanding of major conceptual debates in physical and/or human geography, and their implications for research methodology.

Graduates will:

have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection;
have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s);
reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication;
be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines;
have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment; and
be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.

Last updated: 30 January 2024