BSc Geography
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BSc in Geography, a geography degree centred on scientific approaches to environmental and spatial dynamics. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a Social Data Science specialism and requires students to complete a dissertation in the final year. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through Foundations of Geography 1 and Foundations of Geography 2, alongside optional modules like Global Events. The second year builds practical proficiency with The Practice of Geography alongside various subject options. Optional study paths allow students to explore topics such as Geomorphology, Economic Geography, and Surface and Groundwater Hydrology. The final year focuses on independent research through the Geography Dissertation and the Dissertation, complemented by specialized options including Coastal Geohazards, Migration and Transnationalism, and Climate Change: Past, Present, Future.
Modules
- Foundations of Geography 1
- Foundations of Geography 2
- Global Events
- The Practice of Geography
- Physical Geography Field Research
- Methods in Human Geography
- Geomorphology
- Ecological Patterns and Processes
- Reconstructing Past Environments
- Environment and Society
- Economic Geography
- Development Geography
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
- Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
- Geography Dissertation (30 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)
- Geography Education
- Coastal Geohazards
- Managing Fresh Waters in the 21st Century
- Migration and Transnationalism
- Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
- Independent Study
- Overseas Field Class (coursework based)
- Economic Geography II
- Overseas Field Class Greece
- Climate Change: Past, Present, Future