BSc (Hons) Geography

A Foundation Year is available on this course. See page 64 for more information

Key Information

Accreditations:

Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)

Duration and delivery: 3 years full-time with 2 short placements, or 4 years full-time with a minimum 30-week placement

Entry requirements: 104 - 120 tariff points

Required subjects:

None

If English is not your first language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent

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Entry requirements, contact hours and course costs

Geography covers a variety of topics that examine the natural, social, economical and political factors that influence our rapidly changing world. This course will help you understand ways of managing our environment sustainably and deal with social and environmental conflicts that affect the world we live in.

As the course covers both human and physical geography, you can tailor the course to your interests by choosing appropriate units from year two.

International field trip

In addition to gaining a sophisticated education, you’ll also graduate with the practical skills needed to work in a range of industries, through multiple field trips including opportunities along the nearby Jurassic Coast, the Isle of Wight and the New Forest as well as a residential field trip to the Peak District in year one. What’s more, in year two there’s an opportunity to complete a field trip abroad. Our students recently travelled to Costa Rica, so they could develop their understanding of conservation in an international setting. They visited a number of conservation projects and protected areas including sea turtle conservation projects, coral reefs, primary rain forest, cloud forest and volcanoes.

Work placement

The course also develops transferable skills such as team working, research and analysis. To get that all-important work experience as part of the course, you must participate in two short placements. You can also choose to study for four years and include a placement year in year three which is vital to help you build a CV that stands out from the crowd.

Partnership with staff

You will also have the opportunity to work in partnership with our staff to co-create featured projects, collaborating with professional practitioners and also assisting with individual placement opportunities.

Key areas of study