BSc Geography with Year Abroad
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 with Year Abroad, a geography degree focused on environmental systems and spatial analysis. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. The programme spans four years and incorporates an international study placement at an overseas partner institution during the third year. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules such as 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 builds advanced investigative and analytical abilities via modules including 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, and LI Digital data capture and analysis. The third year is spent abroad studying geography at a partner institution. The final year centres on advanced specialized study and independent research.
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
- LI Study Abroad (Geography)