BSc Geography
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography, combining human and physical approaches to environmental and social issues. Core topics include Fieldwork, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Environmental Analysis, and Geospatial Skills. An optional Professional Placement Year and international field courses in destinations including Italy and Spain provide applied learning. Students undertake a supervised dissertation research project in either human or physical geography.
Modules
- Environment, People and Place
- Design Thinking for Enterprise
- Environmental Change
- Cities and Environment
- Sustainable and Equitable Futures
- Communicating Science
- Contested Geographies: Histories and Debates
- Research Methods and Design
- Geomorphology and Environmental Hazards
- Climate Change, Energy and Society
- Geographical Fieldwork: Hazards, Disasters and Sustainable Development
- Geospatial Skills for Professional Practice
- Social Problems and Social Justice
- Applied Public Policy
- Diaspora, Migration and Race
- Environmental Management
- Work Placement
- Professional Placement Year
- Geography Dissertation
- Field Course in Climate Change, Water Resources and Sustainable Communities
- Identities and Inequalities
- Coastal and River Management
- Understanding Disasters: Socio-political and geospatial analysis
- Extreme Climates and Environments
- Community Engagement, Social Action
- Gender in Society: Critical Perspectives
- Plants and People
- Environmental Practice
- Conservation Politics in Africa