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MA in Geography UCD

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  • 28-07-2011 9:08pm
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    Mr.BA
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭


    Hi Everyone,

    I got accepted into the MA in Geography in UCD. I just want to ask does anyone know what the timetable is like?
    Perhaps anyone who has completed the MA during the 2010/2011 academic year could tell me what theirs was like and could be the same as next year?

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks :)


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    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    I finished it this year; the timetable works out at around 6-8 contact hours per week.
    You've a new program so things will be different but generally to do well, you will be working a lot.
    Any questions send me a PM.

    I answered some other questions here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056325486


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    shellywelly25
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭shellywelly25


    I did the MA in 2009/2010 , I think it was the first year of the changes and there was some confusion throughout the year, however I totally enjoyed the year, it is a lot of work but well worth it if you are prepared to put the hours in.
    what area are you looking at?


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    CACarly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭CACarly


    I'm starting my Geography MA at UCD this September as well and I was wondering if anyone knew if GIS was heavily incorporated into the program?


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    El Siglo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    CACarly wrote: »
    I'm starting my Geography MA at UCD this September as well and I was wondering if anyone knew if GIS was heavily incorporated into the program?

    Pretty sure you do a fair bit of it alright, they have a new GIS lab for it and all. Also, you're able to access Arc 9.2 (or 9.3, it's been a while) from UCD Connect, so aye GISing it all the way.


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    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    CACarly wrote: »
    I'm starting my Geography MA at UCD this September as well and I was wondering if anyone knew if GIS was heavily incorporated into the program?

    There is Arc 10 in the GIS lab.

    There may be less GIS than in previous years but there should still be a decent bit.
    If you use it in your thesis, there will definitely be enough.

    PM sent.


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    Mr.BA
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Mr.BA


    CACarly wrote: »
    I'm starting my Geography MA at UCD this September as well and I was wondering if anyone knew if GIS was heavily incorporated into the program?

    Well I looked at the course outline, as far as I'm aware there isn't much GIS if any. The entire course has changed this year. Because UCD was poor doing GIS in the 3 year BA degree, it won't be heavily taught. I guess they'd start teaching in the course, but nothing advance at it wouldn't be fair on previous UCD undergrads.

    I'm doing the course too, so see ya in September :)


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    CACarly
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    Mr.BA wrote: »
    Well I looked at the course outline, as far as I'm aware there isn't much GIS if any. The entire course has changed this year. Because UCD was poor doing GIS in the 3 year BA degree, it won't be heavily taught. I guess they'd start teaching in the course, but nothing advance at it wouldn't be fair on previous UCD undergrads.

    I'm doing the course too, so see ya in September :)
    I'm surprised there isn't much GIS exposure in the course but I'll try and find a way to work on my GIS skills while i'm there. See you Mr.BA in a few weeks!


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    GobBass
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭GobBass


    From what I hear, the intro to GIS is being taught in 3rd year,which is strange. What's also strange is that Topics in Urban and Regional Planning was taught as an intro module last year as a guinea pig situation. Needless to say, easiest A ever. See you guys next year when these darn German resits are done and my bombardment of geopolitical papers into the Department is complete. :D


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    SoaringPanda
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭SoaringPanda


    Quick question about the registration for this course. I sent an email to one of the coordinators outlining my module choices, is there still any need to resister online ? My email client was sending most of the emails I received from the department to my junk folder and I missed a lot of correspondence as a result.


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