MPhil Geography (Human)

In human geography our research is established around the following five groups:Cultural and Historical Geographies Focusing around six key themes: Geographies of creativity. Creative geographies. Historical geographies of science and exploration. Geographies of landscape. Visual, haptic and material geographies. Theory and geophilosophy.Space, Politics and Society - This group is concerned with the question of ‘Who Gets What Where and How’ We investigate contemporary geographies of inequality, injustice and insecurity, and seek to understand new scales of governance, the emergence of oppositional practices, and innovative forms of popular participation.Natures, Materialities and Biopolitics - Research focuses on the geographies and politics of living and material systems. We address key questions around geography, life science and bio-politics.This is a group of leading and emerging social scientists who undertake interdisciplinary research on frontier issues of environment and sustainability. Environment and Sustainability - This is a group of leading and emerging social scientists who undertake interdisciplinary research on frontier issues of environment and sustainability. The group bring spatial and geographical dimensions to research on sustainability theory and policy, and undertake cutting-edge research in distinctive areas such as place attachment, political economies of energy, climate justice and ecosystem services. Energy Policy Based at our Penryn Campus, Energy Policy is a core element of our wider environment and sustainability research and has a focus on placing sustainability and change at the heart of debates about energy policy and governance.

Normally students will have a good undergraduate Honours degree (UK Upper Second Class Honours or equivalent) and in some cases, a Masters degree.