BSc Geography
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB in one set of exams (required: Geography at B, Biology at B, Chemistry at B, Electronics at B, Environmental Science at B, Environmental Technology at B, Geology at B, Mathematics at B, Physics at B) IB: from 34 points with 655 at HL to 32 points with 655 at HL
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography, a geography degree focused on the physical and environmental processes shaping the planet. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Communication & Writing. The four-year programme includes practical fieldwork and computer modelling techniques. The first year covers climate change, environmental issues, Earth surface processes, and global economic and societal problems. The second year examines global change, environmental geography, and landscapes and geomorphology. The third year focuses on geographical research design, data collection, and data analysis in field settings, alongside planning independent research for a dissertation. The final year explores advanced topics such as water resources, ice sheet change, ecological landscape degradation, volcanoes, landslides, sea-level rise, deforestation, and coastal erosion.
Modules
- climate change
- environmental issues
- Earth surface processes
- global economic and societal problems
- ecology
- natural hazards
- oceanography
- atmospheric science
- global change
- environmental geography
- landscapes and geomorphology
- guide you through the process of planning independent research for your dissertation in Year 4
- teach you important transferable skills such as interpreting complex data, working with GIS , and presentation skills
- data collection
- data analysis in field settings
- geographical research design
- water resources
- ice sheet change
- ecological landscape degradation
- volcanoes
- landslides
- sea-level rise
- deforestation
- coastal erosion
- its practical applications to your future career
- the breadth and value of geographical research