ObjectivesThis degree draws upon a distinctive feature of Geography – studying the interaction between social and natural processes. It develops your understanding of these processes in the appraisal of environmental resources and constraints, considering issues ranging from water pollution and preservation of habitats to global warming.
Entry requirementsThere are different entry qualifications for each programme. Some programmes require you to have a certain amount of knowledge in a subject before you begin the degree programme – this is called a ‘subject requirement’. Other programmes do not have any specific subject requirements. All programmes will, however, expect you to have reached a certain standard in your education and will ask you to achieve certain grades in your examinations. Most programmes have a standard offer so that you know in advance what you are likely to need. Please note that even if you have the minimum entry qualifications, you are not necessarily guaranteed a place on the degree programme.
Academic titleBSc Human and Physical Geography
Course descriptionThis BA in Human and Physical Geography involves the following modules.
Year 1
-European Integration
-Geology
-Soil Science
-Land Planning & Development
-A language (French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese)
-Management
Year 2
-History and Philosophy of Geography
-Field Class
-Team Projects
-Career Development Skills
-Geographies of Development
-Economic Geography
-Geomorphological Hazards
-Human Activity and Environmental Change
-Image Processing
-Urban Geography
-Biogeography and Ecosystems
-Energy Resources
-Water Resources
-Hydrological Processes
-Remote Sensing
-Approved Module from another department
Final Year
-Dissertation
-Glacial & Periglacial Geomorphology
-Sustainable Development
-Tourism in the Third World
-Mountain Environments
-Managing Environmental Change
-Water Pollution Issues