Our Geography degree is perfect if you who want to learn about how natural and built areas affect our lives.
Our staff are experts in their field but also friendly and supportive. You will study in small class sizes, work in excellent facilities and do free fieldwork.
We achieved 100% overall student satisfaction in the 2018 National Student Survey.
In Year 1 and Year 2, you’ll develop your knowledge of a wide range of physical and/or human geographical issues, from earth surface processes and climate and environmental chnage, to urban sustainability, regeneration, geology and conservation.
You’ll explore field investigation, data analysis and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
In Year 3, you’ll have the option to take a number of specialist physical and human geography modules to develop an advanced knowledge of your subject area, such as Glaciers and Society and People, Technology and Place. You’ll also complete either a dissertation or a work placement project.
Our generous fieldwork provision is included in the cost of your tuition fees, so you won’t have to fund any additional costs. In Year 1, you’ll attend a residential weekend field course and have a number of regional field days. In Year 2, you will have a week-long UK residential field course, and in Year 3 you’ll go on a week-long international residential trip.
The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice. Typically the majority of modules are 15 academic credits with a smaller number of 30 credit core (compulsory) modules. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6. The full-time course has one start point in September.
Our experienced and energetic team have developed a close knit community of students who use field research and trips to enhance their learning.
Our graduates move into a wide and exciting range of careers. Some progress onto postgraduate study, and many go into teaching.
Geography employs an innovative range of assessments including essays, examinations and class tests, poster presentations, reports, logbooks, reflective diaries, data worksheets, oral presentations, video reports and webpage development.
Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments. Each module normally includes practice or 'formative' assessments for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or 'summative' assessment at the end of each module and the grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark. You will normally receive feedback on coursework assessments within 20 working days following the date of submission. Examination feedback may take a variety of formats. However, as a minimum, generic feedback will be made available to all students who take written examinations.
You will be taught by an expert teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics and professional practitioners with industry experience. Postgraduate research students who have undertaken teaching training may also contribute to the teaching of seminars under the supervision of the module leader. Our teaching is research-informed and 80% of our full-time staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.