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BSc Geography

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Geography BSc
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
F800
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A Level: AAB. IB: 6,6,5 32 points overall.. BTEC: We welcome students studying BTEC qualifications as an alternative to A levels, and accept BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate. Please contact us for further guidance.

About this course

Bachelor of Science in Geography BSc, a geography degree centred on earth and environmental systems. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. Students undertake practical fieldwork in international locations. The first year covers the foundations through LC Applied GIS and Data Science, LC Connected Earth: Environmental Systems and Change, LC Fieldwork: Principles and Practice, and LC Research Design for Geographers and Planners. The second year provides study in LI Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems, LI Environmental Pollution and Management, LI Geological Natural Hazards, and LI Hydrology and River Management.

Modules

  • LC Applied GIS and Data Science
  • LC Connected Earth: Environmental Systems and Change
  • LC Discover Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES): Academic and Professional Futures
  • LC Fieldwork: Principles and Practice
  • LC Research Design for Geographers and Planners
  • LC Societies, Space and Place
  • LI Dissertation Labs for Human Geography and Planning
  • LI Dissertation Labs: theory and practice for Physical Geography and Environmental Science
  • LI Field Research Skills for Human Geography and Planning
  • LI Field Research Skills for Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences
  • LI Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems
  • LI Cultural Geographies
  • LI Development Geographies
  • LI Digital data capture and analysis
  • LI Ecological Systems
  • LI Environmental Human Geography
  • LI Environmental Pollution and Management
  • LI Geological Natural Hazards
  • LI Hydroclimatology: Climate and Water
  • LI Hydrology and River Management
  • LI Political Geographies
  • LI Social Geographies
  • LI Urban Geography