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BSc Geography

University of Leicester

Institution
University of Leicester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Geography BSc
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
F800
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB

About this course

BSc in Geography, combining physical geography with environmental science. Core topics include Data Analysis, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods and Fieldwork. Years two and three offer optional modules spanning tropical rainforests, deserts, climate change and environmental modelling. A final-year dissertation is a required component of the programme.

Modules

  • Dissertation
  • Contemporary Environmental Challenges
  • Critical Digital Geographies
  • Neotropical Rainforests
  • Understanding Ecosystems and Environments of the Distant Past
  • Sustainability Enterprise Partnership Project
  • Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • Research Communication
  • Stable Isotopes in the Environment
  • Drylands: Landscapes, Ecosystems and People
  • Volcanology (Tenerife)
  • Natural Hazards
  • Geographies of Health and Wellbeing
  • Geography for a Globalised World
  • Professional Skills for Geographers and Environmental Scientists
  • The Digital World
  • Evolution of the Earth System
  • Environment, Nature and Society
  • Working with Geographical Information
  • The Contemporary Earth System
  • Investigating the Environment: Field and Laboratory Skills
  • Data Analysis
  • Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
  • Research Design
  • Overseas Field Course
  • Geographical Information Science
  • Catchment Systems
  • The Dynamic Biosphere
  • Depositional Processes and Environments
  • An Introduction to Past Global Climate Changes