BA Geography with Transport Studies
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (specific subject requirements) BTEC: DDD in National Extended Diploma. We can also accept a combination of National Extended Certificates and A-levels. The BTEC, with or without combination A-levels, must cover modules aligned with the subjects named in the A-level section. IB: 6,6,5 at higher level including an accepted subject.
About this course
BA in Geography with Transport Studies, a planning, property and environmental management and geography degree focusing on geographical systems alongside specialized transport analysis. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society with IBG. The first year introduces foundational subjects through modules such as The Urban Age, Planet Under Threat, Digital Geographies, Challenges in Transport and Mobility, and Transport Policy in Action. During the second year, students build technical and analytical competencies via Research Approaches in Human Geography, Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS, Career Skills in Geography, Transport and Social Sustainability, and Transport Economics. The final year involves advanced specialized study and independent research through modules including Human Geography Dissertation, Travel Activity Analysis, Public Transport Policy and Practice, Freight Transport, Logistics and the Environment, and Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice.
Modules
- The Urban Age
- Planet Under Threat
- Digital Geographies
- Challenges in Transport and Mobility
- Transport Policy in Action
- Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development
- Population, Society and Space
- Living Earth
- Dynamic Landscapes
- Research Approaches in Human Geography
- Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS
- Career Skills in Geography
- Transport and Social Sustainability
- Transport, People and Place
- Transport Economics
- Transport Land Use and Development
- Transport, Energy and Environment
- Project Appraisal
- Towards a Zero Carbon Future
- 'Mapping borders', boundaries and belonging
- Geographies of Food
- Political and Development Geographies
- Geographies of Economies
- The Making of the Modern City
- Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives
- Planning Services for Changing Populations
- Earth Surface Processes
- Ecosystems: Process, Pattern and Change
- Natural Hazards, Human Disasters
- Human Geography Dissertation
- Travel Activity Analysis
- Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport
- Public Transport Policy and Practice
- Freight Transport, Logistics and the Environment
- Healthy Cities: Transport and Health
- Retail Location Planning
- Exploring the Mediterranean Migration Crisis
- Contested Cities
- Creating Alternative Futures: Sustainability Transitions from Theory to Practice
- Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis
- Data Visualisation for Social and Environmental Science
- Geographies of Global Insecurities
- Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice
- Spaces of Migration and Encounter
- Healthy Places, Risky Spaces
- Management of Wilderness and Global Ecosystems
- Helsinki: Urban Growth and Sustainability
- Bilbao: Contested Urban Transformations
- Professional Work Placement
- Academic Research Placements
- School and Educational Placements
- The Cryosphere
- Tropical Forests and Sustainable Development
- Water Science and Management
- practice the skills you have learnt in class in real-world situations
- gain first-hand experience of collecting and analysing data
- build valuable individual and team research skills – vital for your final year research project
- develop professional skills sought after by employers like project planning, communication and teamwork
- get to know your lecturers and fellow students even better.