BSc Geography
Entry requirements
A level: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation. IB: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
About this course
BSc in Geography, covering both physical and human geography. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Environmental Analysis. The programme includes a foundation year before the three-year BSc scheme, which is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Modules
- How to be a Student 1
- How to be a Student 2
- Information in a Post-Truth World
- Understanding Change - Environment, People, Places
- Environmental Management
- Introduction to Social Science
- Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes
- The "Othered" Migrant: Social Science Perspectives
- Earth Surface Environments
- How to Build a Planet
- Living in a Dangerous World
- Place and Identity
- Researching the World: data collection and analysis
- The city & the country: processes of conflict & changes
- Practising Human Geography: Methods, Approaches, and Contexts
- Visualisation and Analysis of Geographical Data
- Geoscience Laboratory Techniques
- Glacial and Fluvial Processes
- How to Build a Sustainable Society
- Placing Culture
- Placing Politics
- Quaternary Environmental Change
- Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science
- Applied Environmental Management
- Debates in Climate Science
- Everyday Social Worlds
- Glaciers and Ice Sheets
- Landscape, Culture and Society in 20th Century Britain
- Memory Cultures: heritage, identity and power
- Monitoring our Planet's Health from Space
- Nation, Society, & Space
- Past environments, future challenges
- The psychosocial century
- Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience