Cambridge University Reporter


M.Phil. Degree: Examinations in Environmental Policy, Planning, Growth, and Regeneration, Real Estate Finance, and Land Economy Research, 2009-10: Notice

The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy gives notice, with the approval of the Board of Graduate Studies and the General Board, that in the academical year 2009-10 the modules for: Environmental Policy, Land Economy Research, Planning, Growth, and Regeneration, and Real Estate Finance, in the examination for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course), in addition to the compulsory dissertation, will be as follows. Each candidate's course of study will be subject to the approval of the Degree Committee. Modules may be withdrawn if there is not sufficient demand, or in the event of exceptional circumstances. Availability of modules will be subject to satisfactory completion of prerequisite modules specified by the Department of Land Economy in the Postgraduate Handbook, and to timetabling constraints.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Core methodology module

either

RM01 Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

or

RM03 Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules

EP02 Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03 Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

At least two from:

EP04 Sustainability and international environmental policy (Lent Term)

EP05 Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term)

EP08 Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09 Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

Optional modules

RM02 Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term)

PGR01 Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02 Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05 Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR07 Urban economics (Lent Term)

PGR08 Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09 Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10 Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

RE01 Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE02 Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE03 Real estate finance and securitization (Lent Term)

RE04 Real estate investment and risk analysis (Lent Term)

RE05 Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06 The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07 Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Lent Term)

PLANNING, GROWTH, AND REGENERATION

either

RM01 Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

or

RM03 Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules

PGR01 Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02 Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR10 Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

RE02 Real estate development (Lent Term)

Optional modules

RM02 Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term)

PGR05 Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR06 Issues in public policy and regeneration II (Lent Term)

PGR07 Urban economics (Lent Term)

PGR08 Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09 Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

EP02 Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03 Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04 Sustainability and international environmental policy (Lent Term)

EP05 Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term)

EP08 Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09 Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

RE01 Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE03 Real estate finance and securitization (Lent Term)

RE04 Real estate investment and risk analysis (Lent Term)

RE05 Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06 The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07 Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Lent Term)

REAL ESTATE FINANCE

Core methodology module

RM01 Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules

RE01 Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE02 Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE04 Real estate investment and risk analysis (Lent Term)

At least one from:

RE03 Real estate finance and securitization (Lent Term)

RE05 Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06 The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07 Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Lent Term)

PGR01 Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR07 Urban economics (Lent Term)

Optional modules

RM02 Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term)

EP02 Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03 Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04 Sustainability and international environmental policy (Lent Term)

EP05 Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term)

EP08 Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09 Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02 Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05 Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR06 Issues in public policy and regeneration II (Lent Term)

PGR08 Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09 Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10 Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

LAND ECONOMY RESEARCH

Compulsory module

Research Methods - Joint Schools' Social Science Research Methods Course (JSSS) (Michaelmas and Lent Terms)

Choice of two modules to be examined by essay or project (Michaelmas or Lent)

PGR01 Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02 Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05 Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR06 Issues in public policy and regeneration II (Lent Term)

PGR07 Urban economics (Lent Term)

PGR08 Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09 Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10 Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

EP02 Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03 Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04 Sustainability and international environmental policy (Lent Term)

EP05 Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term)

EP08 Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09 Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

RE01 Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE02 Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE03 Real estate finance and securitization (Lent Term)

RE04 Real estate investment and risk analysis (Lent Term)

RE05 Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06 The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07 Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Lent Term)


The Degree Committee also gives notice that in the examination to be held in 2009-10, in addition to the compulsory dissertation in each M.Phil.:

1. The modules offered in the Michaelmas Term will be examined before the start of Full Lent Term by an essay and/or project not exceeding 4,000 words, and/or by written examination.

2. The modules offered in the Lent Term will be examined before the start of Full Easter Term by an essay and/or project not exceeding 4,000 words, and/or by written examination.

3. All written examinations shall be of 2 or 3 hours' duration.