Meeting Diverse Needs: Postgraduate Geography Programmes in the UK

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ONPOSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

IN GEOGRAPHY

Edited byNuri YAVAN

Published in 2012 by

Turkish Association of Geographers

DEVELOPMENT FOR GEOGRAPHERS

NETWORKCOLLABORATION

network, collaboration and development for geographers

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ContentsList of Figures V

List of Tables VI

List of Authors VII

1 Introduction

2 Graduate Geography Education in the United States

3 Meeting Diverse Needs: Postgraduate Geography Programmes in the UK

4 Postgraduate Education in Geography in Australia

5 Master, Doctorate and Habilitation: Academic Qualification in Germany

6 Postgraduate Geography Education in Sweden

7 Postgraduate Education in Geography in Romania

8 Postgraduate Geography Education in Turkey

9 Conclusion

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Figure 2.1: Degree Programs Offered in the United States .................................................................

Figure 2.2: Student Enrolments in Geography Programs in the US ................................................

Figure 2.3: Degrees Granted and the Number of Faculty Members the US ...............................

Figure 2.4: Geography in the US and Canada ...............................................................................................

Figure 2.5: Number of Geography Departments in the US and Canada .......................................

Figure 2.6: Gender Among Geography Faculty Members in the US (Percent) ...........................

Figure 3.1: Classification of PhDs .......................................................................................................................

Figure 3.2: UK Postgraduate Student Numbers 1960/1 – 2009/10 ............................................

Figure 3.3: Number of Students Taking Postgraduate Human and Physical

Geography Courses ...................................................................................................................................................

Figure 8.1: Number of State and Private Universities Established In Turkey over the

Period 1933-2011 .....................................................................................................................................................

Figure 8.2: Institutional Organization of Geography in Turkish Universities ................................

Figure 8.3: Active and Inactive Geography Departments in Turkish Universities .....................

Figure 8.4: The Numbers of Faculty and Staff in Geography in Turkey (2011)...........................

Figure 8.5: Postgraduate Programs in Geography in Turkey ...............................................................

Figure 8.6: PhD Offering Geography and Geography Education Departments and

Their Number of Faculty ..........................................................................................................................................

Figure 8.7: The Number of Postgraduate Geography Students Studying in Turkey ...............

Figure 8.8: Number of Newly Admitted Postgraduate Geography Students in Turkey ........

Figure 8.9: Number of Postgraduate Geography Student Receiving MA and

PhD Degree ....................................................................................................................................................................

Figure 8.10: Number of Newly Admitted and Graduated Students from Postgraduate

Programs in Geography .........................................................................................................................................

Figure 8.11: Distribution of Postgraduate Geography Students by Gender in Turkey ...........

Figure 8.12: Distribution of Postgraduate Geography Students by Three Basic Indicators

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List of Figures

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Table 3.1: Postgraduate Students in 2010/11 ..........................................................................................

Table 3.2: The Focus of Masters Courses in Geography ........................................................................

Table 4.1: Students Studying Year 12 Level Geography from 2001 to 2010 ............................

Table 4.2: Summary Criteria for Postgraduate Programs, As Specified By the

AQF Council. ...................................................................................................................................................................

Table 5.1: Study Plan (Focus: Physical Geography) University of Cologne ...................................

Table 5.2: Study Plan (Master of Science: Climate and Environmental Changes)

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ............................................................................................................

Table 5.3: Study Plan (Master of Science: Environmental Systems and Sustainability)

Ludwig Maximilians University Munich ..........................................................................................................

Table 6.1: Geography Departments in Sweden ..........................................................................................

Table 6.2: Structural Position of Geography Departments in Some

Swedish Universities .................................................................................................................................................

Table 8.1: List of Graduate Programs, Number of Faculty and Staff in Geography and

Geography Education Department in Turkish Universities ...................................................................

Table 8.2: The Numbers of Staff by Academic Status at

the Geography Departments in Turkish Universities ...............................................................................

Table 8.3: Admission Requirements for Postgraduate Education Programs in Turkey ........

Table 8.4: Basic Characteristics of Postgraduate Programs in Turkey ..........................................

Table 8.5: Qualitative Assessment of Postgraduate Geography Programs in Turkey ...........

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List of AuthorsAli Demirci,

Alper Uzun,

Chris Bellman, School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Colin Arrowsmith, School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Daniela Schmeinck, Institute of Primary Science and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

European Association of Geographers, Liverpool, UK.

Mihai Voda, Department of Geography, Dimitrie Cantemir University, Targu Mures, Romania.

Nuri Yavan, Department of Geography, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.

Turkey.

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Introduction

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Some Definitions

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Figure 3.1:

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Figure 3.2:

The rise of postgraduate courses


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Postgraduate students

Full-time Female 154,750

Full-time Male 155,260

Full-time Total 310,015

Part-time Female 164,025

Part-time Male 114,675

Part-time Total 278,705

Total Female 318,775

Total Male 269,940

Total 588,720

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Research FindingsUK postgraduate geography courses

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Course focus number of courses

Human and Cultural 91

Physical 32

Environment, sustainability 120

Management, policy, business 51

GIS 46

Vocational including Planning 34

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Learning, teaching and training in postgraduate Geography


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Conclusions

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