Geography
Entry requirements
Normally a UK Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
Months of entry
September
Course content
As well as providing world-leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary research training, our programmes provide outstanding opportunities for networking across public, private and third sector organisations. With extensive experience in building partnerships, knowledge transfer, applied research and public engagement and impact, UCL Geography enables doctoral students to enhance their employment prospects while pursuing cutting-edge research.
UCL Geography is an established international leader in geographical research. We are committed to theoretically informed empirical research on major social and environmental issues. The department is distinctive in the scale and diversity of its research, as well as its international scope, collaborative links and policy orientation.
Students are central to the department's research culture, and are offered access to specialist laboratories and computing facilities as well as professional development opportunities, including training, teaching experience and academic event hosting.
Research Areas:
- Past climates
- Recent environmental change and biodiversity
- Environmental modelling and observation
- Global urbanisms
- Environment, politics and society
- Culture and migration
- Geospatial analytics and computing
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MPhil/PhD
- part time60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Enquiries
- geog.office@ucl.ac.uk