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BSc Geography

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Geography
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
F800
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: BBB normally including A-level Geography + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 IB: 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level (normally including Geography at Higher Level) + If not offered at Higher Level/GCSE, then Standard Level grade 4 in Mathematics.

About this course

BSc in Geography, combining human societies and their environment. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a final-year dissertation and international field courses in locations such as the Mediterranean and Malta.

Modules

  • Environmental Change: past, present and future
  • Human Geography: Society, Power and Culture
  • Human Geography: Society, Economy and Population
  • Earth Systems
  • Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS)
  • Geographical Research Skills
  • Contemporary Approaches to Geographical Enquiry
  • Geography and Employability
  • Geographies of Economic Restructuring and Social Change
  • Geomorphology
  • Cultural and Political Geography
  • Global Environmental Change
  • Exploring Dynamic Environments (Fieldwork)
  • Space, Culture and Mobility (Fieldwork)
  • Geography Dissertation
  • Civic Engagement Research Project
  • Geoforensics
  • Geography, Race and Empire
  • Geographical Independent Research Essay
  • Environmental Geopolitics
  • Sustaining the Biosphere
  • Additional Year - Placement (UG)
  • Health Geography
  • Ice Cold Environments
  • Remaking Cities: Comparative Urban Research
  • Health, Environment and Climate Change