This page contains a Flash digital edition of a book.
77
.lancs.ac.uk/depts/cnwrs/
www
MA in Lake District Studies
Director of Studies: Professor Ian Whyte.
Duration: 12 months part-time.
Entry Requirements: Successful completion (pass with merit) of
the PgDip in Lake District Studies. Direct entry to the MA will only
normally be considered in exceptional circumstances where potential
students can demonstrate a suitable level of expertise, including
Emma Leigh
approved prior learning.
Assessment: Combination of coursework, fieldwork exercises and
After moving to the Lake District to train as a teacher, Emma
short research project.
Leigh now works at an Outdoor Education Centre. She also
IELTS: 6.5
undertakes voluntary work in the Lake District and wanted to
Funding: See page 196.
est Regional Studies
gain a greater understanding of the environment that had
Further Information: www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/cnwrs
become her home.
The MA consists of two compulsory modules: Interdisciplinary
Research Methods: Approaches and Techniques, and Dissertation
“I was embarrassed at my lack of knowledge of the Lake
in Lake District Studies in which you undertake a 20,000 word
District. Having left teaching I now have the time to go on a
Dissertation under individual supervision.
journey of discovery and to keep my brain actively working.
This course has made me much more aware of the landscape
On completion of the course of study you will have achieved a
around me; from how it was formed in a tropical sea to the
e for North W
detailed level of specialist knowledge in research methods,
human influences throughout the centuries. It will make you
approaches and techniques in a range of research fields,
look with new eyes at features you might take for granted.”
including palaeoenvironmental studies, archaeology, history, rural
Centr
studies, tourism and literature, with a specific focus on the Lake “The lecturers have been very helpful and have really
District. One of these fields would be developed further in your encouraged questions and interaction. This gives the whole
dissertation. In addition through the seminars, supervisions, and group a chance to learn from each other as my group ranged
independent work on your dissertations, you will improve your from people with no prior knowledge to others who already
cognitive and problem-solving skills. You will also develop
knew quite a lot about certain areas. I knew nothing about
transferable skills in areas such as research project design,
Geology when I started which wasn’t a problem at all.”
literature searches, bibliographical techniques and data retrieval,
data collection and analysis, cartography and dissertation
“I would say that wanting to know more about the Lake
writing.
District is the most useful requirement for this course, lots of
help and encouragement is given along the way to help you
RESEARCH INTERESTS
reach the required level. Going out on field trips with
On these interdisciplinary courses, our staff come from various
enthusiastic and knowledgeable people is wonderful and I’ve
departments at Lancaster University and from other institutions.
come away enthused about the Lake District and how
Their research interests include the environmental history of
fortunate I am to live and work here.”
upland northern England, landscape change in NW England, and
Wordsworth. Close links also exist between the Centre for North
West Regional Studies and the Ruskin Centre.
Arts and Social Sciences:
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126  |  Page 127  |  Page 128  |  Page 129  |  Page 130  |  Page 131  |  Page 132  |  Page 133  |  Page 134  |  Page 135  |  Page 136  |  Page 137  |  Page 138  |  Page 139  |  Page 140  |  Page 141  |  Page 142  |  Page 143  |  Page 144  |  Page 145  |  Page 146  |  Page 147  |  Page 148  |  Page 149  |  Page 150  |  Page 151  |  Page 152  |  Page 153  |  Page 154  |  Page 155  |  Page 156  |  Page 157  |  Page 158  |  Page 159  |  Page 160  |  Page 161  |  Page 162  |  Page 163  |  Page 164  |  Page 165  |  Page 166  |  Page 167  |  Page 168  |  Page 169  |  Page 170  |  Page 171  |  Page 172  |  Page 173  |  Page 174  |  Page 175  |  Page 176  |  Page 177  |  Page 178  |  Page 179  |  Page 180  |  Page 181  |  Page 182  |  Page 183  |  Page 184  |  Page 185  |  Page 186  |  Page 187  |  Page 188  |  Page 189  |  Page 190  |  Page 191  |  Page 192  |  Page 193  |  Page 194  |  Page 195  |  Page 196  |  Page 197  |  Page 198  |  Page 199  |  Page 200  |  Page 201  |  Page 202  |  Page 203  |  Page 204  |  Page 205  |  Page 206  |  Page 207  |  Page 208  |  Page 209  |  Page 210
Produced with Yudu - www.yudu.com