M.Phil. Degree (one-year course): Examinations in Environmental Policy, Planning, Growth, and Regeneration, Real Estate Finance, and Land Economy Research, 2008-09: Notice
The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy give notice, with the approval of the Board of Graduate Studies and the General Board, that in the academical year 2008-09 the modules for: Environmental Policy; Planning, Growth, and Regeneration; Real Estate Finance; and Land Economy Research, 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 Modules may be withdrawn if there is not sufficient demand or in the event of exceptional circumstances.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 as specified 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)
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Core modules
| EP02 | Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term) |
| EP03 | Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term) |
At least two from
| EP01 | Environmental values (Michaelmas Term) |
| EP04 | Sustainability and international environmental policy (Lent Term) |
| EP05 | Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term) |
| EP08 | Rural environment (Lent Term) |
| EP09 | Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term) |
Optional modules
| RM02 | Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| ESD2 | Leading change in organizations (Lent Term) |
| ESD-E30 | Sustainability assessment of large infrastructure projects (Lent Term) |
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| TP1 | Introduction to technology policy (Michaelmas Term) |
| TPE7 | Political economy of technology policy (Lent Term) |
| TPE8 | System dynamics for policy and management (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) |
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| 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) |
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| EP01 | Environmental values (Michaelmas 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 (Lent Term) |
| EP09 | Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term) |
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| 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) |
| RE07 | Real estate project modelling and decision methods (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) |
| PGR01 | Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term) |
| PGR07 | Urban economics (Lent Term) |
Optional modules
| RM02 | Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) |
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| EP01 | Environmental values (Michaelmas 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 (Lent Term) |
| EP09 | Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term) |
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| 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 (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) |
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| EP01 | Environmental values (Michaelmas 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 (Lent Term) |
| EP09 | Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term) |
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| 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 give notice that in the examination to be held in 2008-09, 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 two or three hours' duration.