Postgraduate Diploma in Geography

Republica de Irlanda

¿Qué aprenderé?

The PG Diploma in Geography is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and competence to critically analyse contemporary societal and environmental challenges from a geographical perspective.

Students will be introduced to cutting-edge research in human and physical geography for which Maynooth Geographers are internationally recognised, including in the areas of climate change, urban development, and migration.

Students will gain training in mixed research methods appropriate for geographically-informed research, including fieldwork, qualitative and quantitative research methods, GIS and remote sensing. Students will have the opportunity to work with civil society and government partners, learning about the ethical and practical demands of such collaborative research. Educators seeking to teach Geography at secondary level will be exposed to some of the most recent research and pedagogical approaches in the field.

The programme offers current and prospective educators the possibility to earn the basic requirement of 15 credits of physical and 15 credits in human geography. For students seeking to teach Geography at secondary level, it is the student's responsibility to check with the Irish Teaching Council about what specific requirements are needed.

Career Options

The skills learned allow our graduates to find employment in various fields, such as: education, administration, services, creative industries, and working with NGOs and local government authorities.

This is what our former students thought:

'I chose the PGD in Geography following my graduation from Enterprise Computing in DCU. It was a big change, and a change that made me doubt myself as the start date approached, but the transition was made seamless as soon as I received first contact from course co-ordinators Patrick Bresnihan and Karen Till. Once the first semester began, and I met my lecturers, I felt far more confident in my decision to take up the PGD and found myself enveloped in the study of human and physical geography, with a diverse set of modules. Every module was composed of varying assignments such as the creation of virtual maps in Geographical Information Systems, or the month-long 'election campaign' with social media type election posts and debate performances in Elections in Geography. As the first semester went on, I received excellent detailed feedback from lecturers on each assignment which led to a major improvement of my work and led me to receive a First-class honours overall in the PGD.

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

Faculty of Social Sciences

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Fecha de inicio

Esperado Febrero 2025

Lugar

Maynooth University

MAYNOOTH,

Kildare,

Republic of Ireland

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

Students should normally have earned an upper 2.2 or above in Geography (either subject degree in Geography or overall) or related disciplines. A personal statement is required so the Director can give consideration to applicants with relevant academic, work or professional experience if coming from a different background than the social sciences and/or if earned a 2.2 mark.

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
TOEFL (Internet based test): 79 minimum.
Cambridge Proficiency and Cambridge Advanced: 176
PTE(Pearson): 58 minimum

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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  • La única ciudad universitaria de Irlanda, a 25 km de Dublín
  • Tres facultades con 34 departamentos académicos
  • Nro. 106 en THE Young Universities Rankings 2022
  • Oficina Internacional que ofrece un apoyo amigable y dedicado

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