BSc Geography with Applied GIS
About this course
BSc in Geography with Applied GIS is a geography degree centred on spatial analysis and environmental systems. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Human Behaviour, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum provides grounding in physical and human geography alongside a specialisation in geographic information systems starting from the second year. The first year covers planetary history, contemporary environmental issues, geographical concepts, and foundational fieldwork through compulsory modules such as Earth System Science: The History of Our Planet, Geographies of Environment and Sustainability, Concepts in Geography, and Fieldwork in Geography, alongside optional study in cultural or global change topics. The second year introduces geospatial technology and advanced methodologies through compulsory modules including Introduction to Remote Sensing, Applied GIS: Mapping with Technology, Numerical Methods for Physical Geographers, and Research Design in Physical Geography. Optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as urban futures, migration, health geographies, environmental reconstruction, climate change, and sustainable seas, supplemented by field courses in northern Spain and Freiburg.
Modules
- Earth System Science: The History of Our Planet
- Earth System Science: Our Changing Planet
- Geographies of Environment and Sustainability
- Concepts in Geography
- Skills for Geography
- Fieldwork in Geography
- Geographies of Place, Identity and Culture
- Geographies of Global Change
- Introduction to Remote Sensing
- Applied GIS: Mapping with Technology
- Numerical Methods for Physical Geographers
- Research Design in Physical Geography
- Nature, Development and Justice
- Global Urban Futures
- Geographies of Migration
- Health Geographies
- Geographies of Change and Resistance
- Reconstructing Past Environments
- The Anthropocene
- Ecosystems of the Future: Climate Change, Terrestrial Feedbacks and Nature-Based Solutions
- Climate Change: Science and Society
- Sustainable Seas
- Catchment to Coast Field Course (Northern Spain)
- Environmental Futures Field Course