BA Geography
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in Mathematics and English Language or Welsh, if not demonstrated by the Level 3 qualification/s. Offers are tariff based, 104 -1360tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: Including a C grade or above in Geography. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma (including grade H5 or above in Geography at the Higher Level) Access: Science or Environmental/Land-based or Humanities course (merit grade required in the Geography element) BTEC National Extended Diploma in Countryside Management or Applied Science**: DMM - DDD Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Applied Science or Laboratory Skills**: DMM - DDD City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): DMM - DDD in a relevant subject (e.g. Countryside Management, Countryside and Environment, Forestry & Arboriculture)** Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted. T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) Geography, combining human and physical geography across social, political, economic and environmental dimensions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a five-day field study in North Wales and is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Modules
- Earth Systems and Processes
- Geography Field Study (North Wales)
- Environmental Data and Analysis
- Environmental Data Analysis
- Year 1 Tutorials
- Tutorials Year 1
- Introducing Human Geographies
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Social Divisions
- Ecosystem Function and Services
- Earth, Climate and Evolution
- Climate Change: Science and Impacts
- Geographical Fieldwork and Research Skills
- Space, Power and Ideology
- Becoming a Researcher
- Sustainable Development: From Global to Local
- Sustainable Development
- Geospatial Data Skills
- Natural Hazards
- Poverty and Inequality
- Contemporary Social and Political Debates
- Catchment Processes
- Fluvial Geomorphology
- Critical Thinking in Geography
- Geography Dissertation
- Traethawd Hir yn Naearyddiaeth
- Daearyddiaeth Bwyd: Arloesi a Mentergarwch
- Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
- Rivers, Coasts and Oceans
- Sustainable Communities
- Professional Placement
- Food Geographies: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Governing Society and Environment
- The Urban Anthropocene
- Environmental Policy
- Field Course: Tenerife
- Geoarchaeology
- Housing Policy
- Globalisation and Social Change
- Climate Change and Environmental Politics