BSc（荣誉）地理定量研究方法

对于有兴趣学习更多有关如何在社会科学中使用数字和数据的学生，本课程是理想的选择。它提供了对雇主有吸引力的实用和分析技能方面的培训。您的三分之二的学习将学习单一荣誉地理课程，以获取该学科的核心知识。剩下的三分之一提供定量方法的应用性跨学科培训。在第一年，我们讨论了如何使用数字和数据在媒体和社会研究中讲述令人信服的故事。我们考虑隔离的含义以及如何进行隔离和测量。第二年提供社会统计和应用数据分析的实用课程，发展您的计算和分析技能，以促进您的地理研究，并使您能够开展自己的工作在三年级时拥有自己的量化社会科学领域的
This course is ideal for students interested in learning more about how to use numbers and data within geography. It provides training in practical and analytical skills, which will enhance your career prospects and provide you with a strong platform for postgraduate study. No prior knowledge of statistical techniques is required.<br>About two thirds of your studies will follow the single honours BSc Geography course, where you will acquire core knowledge in your subject. You will develop a wide range of geographical and scientific skills, gaining an advanced overview of both human and physical geography in year one, and choosing from a wide range of specialist units in years two and three.<br>The remaining third of your course will provide interdisciplinary training in quantitative methods. In year one of the quantitative pathway we discuss how numbers and data are used to tell convincing stories in the media and social research. We consider what is meant by segregation and how it can be mapped and measured. Year two offers practical classes in social statistics and applied data analysis, which will develop your skills in numeracy and analysis and enable you to undertake your own individual research project in an area of quantitative social science in year three.