| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This accredited Geography BSc(Hons) explores contemporary issues like climate change and sustainability, with a focus on physical and environmental geography. Through fieldwork, industry guest lectures, and optional work placements, students gain practical experience and develop transferable skills for careers in environmental management, GIS, and more. The program is recognized by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and offers opportunities for study abroad and field trips.
Program Outline
Geography BSc(Hons)
Degree Overview
This accredited Geography BSc(Hons) examines crucial contemporary issues including the climate crisis and human impacts on the environment, global sustainability and the circular economy. Focused on physical and environmental geography, you’ll also cover elements of human geography featured on the BA(Hons) giving you a broad foundation in the subject. Learning with our team of active researchers you’ll build on knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and the lab through fieldwork. Recent field trip locations include the inspiring South Downs, Pembrokeshire and Sicily. The option of a work placement year and visiting lecturers from industry will give you a feel for what the working world is like. Alongside this you’ll also develop transferable skills in presentation and teamwork – all helping you to get career-ready.
Outline
Year 1
- Academic Learning for Geography and Environmental Studies: Introduction to academic study, observational and transferable skills for geographers, environmental managers and environmental scientists.
- Exploring Environments: An Introduction to Geographical and Environmental Fieldwork: Residential field course with intensive study and field research skills training in different field environments.
- Statistical and Spatial Data Analysis: Techniques used to analyse geographical and environmental data.
- Global Challenges: Climate Change and Environmental Degradation: Explores global environmental challenges from natural and social science case perspectives.
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography: Theoretical and practical introduction to physical geographical systems.
- Human Geography: Key themes in human geography.
Year 2
- Earth Surface Processes
- Professional Practice for Global Challenges
- Research Design and Advanced Data Analysis
- Geography and Environment International Field Work
- Sustainable Futures (option)
- Environmental Pollution (option)
- Political and Economic Geography (option)
- Social Justice in Cultural Spaces (option)
- GIS and Remote Sensing: Principles and Practice (option)
- Ice Age Earth (option)
Placement Year
(optional)
Final Year
- Dissertation (core)
- Humans of Ice Age Britain (option)
- Geographies of Genders and Sexualities (option)
- Community Placement (option)
- Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing (option)
- Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (option)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (option)
- The Frozen Planet (option)
- Water, Sanitation and Health (option)
- Political Ecology: Contested Environments (option)
- Confronting Coloniality and Racism: Political Geographies of Territory and Security (option)
- Current Topics in Aquatic Environments (option)
Assessment:
Assessment methods include exams, essays, coursework, laboratory reports, presentations, field reports, and the dissertation.
Teaching:
Teaching methods consist of lectures, practical classes, fieldwork and seminars. You will be taught by a team of academics who are experts in their field and have extensive research experience.
Careers:
Graduates have gone on to careers in a range of areas, including:
- Environment Agency
- Southern Water
- Low Carbon Europe
- GIS consultancies
Other:
- The program is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
- You can choose to take an optional work placement year.
- You will have the opportunity to study abroad.
UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP International (full-time) 15,900 GBP If you choose to take the professional placement (sandwich) year offered on this course you will pay a reduced fee during this year. This fee may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.
