New: MSc Geography, Policy, and Practice, Cardiff University.

MSc Geography, Policy, and Practice, Cardiff University.

The School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University is pleased to
announce that a new MSc is available in Geography, Policy, and Practice
for 2008/9 entry. There are also up to five £1000 bursaries available for
students enrolling on this degree before 30th May.

The MSc in Geography, Policy, and Practice offers a unique opportunity to
study human geography at postgraduate level in a context intimately
connected to current policy developments and informed by contemporary
critical theory.

It capitalises on the distinctive capacities of the School of City and
Regional Planning as a leading centre of expertise in research and
teaching in both human geography and spatial policy. The school’s staff
and students are actively engaged in geographically-related policy
development for a range of governmental, corporate, and voluntary bodies,
as well as critically investigating broader forms of political and civil
society activity.

The degree will develop an integrated and critically aware understanding
of geography, policy and practice. It offers:

• the advanced study of geography as an academic discipline and the
changing external context with which it engages;
• preparation for and/or development of a career in business, local
government, academia, or broader civil society with a critical
understanding of geography and its relationship with policy
• development of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of
geography to complex issues to improve the functioning of policy and
practices within society.
• enhancement of lifelong learning skills and personal development
so students can strengthen their ability to work with self-direction and
originality and to contribute to geography, policy, and society at large.

Further details of the degree scheme can be found at School’s homepage
http://www.cf.ac.uk/cplan/ or by contacting the Course Director, Dr Jon
Anderson, Email: andersonj@cardiff.ac.uk Tel: (44) 02920 875308.

Deadline for bursary applications is 30th May, 2008.



Dr Jon Anderson

Course Director MSc Geography, Policy, and Practice
Email: AndersonJ@cardiff.ac.uk
Tel: 02920 875308
School of City and Regional Planning,
Cardiff University,
2.71 Glamorgan Building,
King Edward VII Avenue,
Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
CF10 3WA.