MA Geography by Research

Durham University

Our Masters (MSc or MA) by Research degree (sometimes referred to as Masters by Research, or MRes, degree) provides an opportunity to develop your research expertise and advanced skills. The MRes is (when taken full-time) a one-year Masters (MSc or MA) degree that is undertaken as a research project and is examined by thesis (maximum length of 50,000 words).The MRes emphasises independent but supervised research; our MRes students work closely with at least two supervisors, who provide support through each stage of designing and completing an original piece of research. Many of our students go on to publish their work in leading journals.The MRes offers a research-intensive alternative to taught masters courses, and provides the opportunity for you to work within a vibrant, world-leading research environment, often on aspects of active research projects. Our MRes can be taken to achieve either an MSc (for Physical Geography) or MA (for Human Geography).MRes degrees provide a further qualification for a career where independent research skills will set you apart, and provide an excellent platform and research experience for subsequent PhD research. MRes degrees also give candidates the opportunity to develop materials and manuscripts for submission and potential publication in peer-reviewed journals.