Advanced Level Foundation: Human Geography at Kings by Kings Education

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Advanced Level Foundation — Human Geography module Who is this course for?

Recognised by widest choice of quality universities

The Kings Advanced Level Foundation is based on A-level syllabuses, taught by A-level teachers, assessed against A-levels and moderated by an independent Advisory Board of external examiners. As such, it is one of the most highly academic and successful pathways to leading UK universities.

Kings does not work with a narrow range of university partners. This is because our Advanced Level Foundation is based on, and linked to, A-levels. It is therefore automatically recognised and accepted by the widest choice of universities. Out of the Top 25 universities listed in the Times and Sunday Times 2019 rankings, 20 have accepted Kings Foundation students.

Pearson assured

Benchmarking against A-Level grades

Key Facts

The Kings Advanced Level Foundation has Pearson assured status, awarded after an annual Pearson audit of quality assurance.

Typical top 30 university offers to students following the Programme are based on their normal A-level offers. The Programme is benchmarked against A-level grades as follows:

Start dates: 7 January, 8 April*, 1 July*, 9 September 2019; 6 January, 6 April*, 29 June*, 7 September 2020 (*Extended version) Locations offered: Oxford

London

Bournemouth Brighton

Level: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (standard version); IELTS 4.0 (extended version). Completed 11 – 12 years of schooling. Minimum age: 17 Length: 1 Academic Year (3 terms). Or Extended Advanced Level Foundation of 4 – 7 terms (including 3-term Advanced Level Foundation) Lessons: Average 21 hours per week (plus homework and private study) Class size: 8 – 12 Learning outcomes: à Raise academic qualifications to UK university entrance level à Raise English to university level à Develop learning and self study skills for degree level

Advisory Panel Standards for the Programme are set by an external and independent Advisory Board which meets three times each year to ensure best practice, moderate marks where required and hear appeals.

Assessment Paper

Weighting

Term 1 Assessment

30%

Term 2 Assessment

35%

Term 3 Assessment

35%

Typical A-level offer

Typical Kings Foundation offer

A*A*A*

80%

AAA

75%

AAB

70%

ABB

65%

BBB

60%

CCC

50%

Extended option Students with lower language levels can join an extended programme of 4 – 7 terms (including the 3-term Advanced Level Foundation), from IELTS 4.0. It offers practical content designed to provide a bridge into UK academic life. The main focus is developing suitable language proficiency for the Advanced level Foundation with concentrated IELTS lessons, but as the course is made up of English language classes and some 1:1 or small group study, it has the flexibility to also provide bespoke academic study skills and subject enrichment. The course can also include a Maths GCSE if required.

Advanced Level Foundation

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Pathways

Vacation

Advanced Level Foundation IELTS 4.0

Extended Foundation IELTS 5.0 IELTS 4.5

Extended Foundation Extended Foundation

Top 20 university Top 20 university

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Advanced Level Foundation

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Top 20 university

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Advanced Level Foundation

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Top 20 university

Advanced Level Foundation

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Top 20 university

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Course structure and content The programme is highly flexible, and able to adapt to the needs and academic aspirations of each student. It does this through a combination of core modules and a series of elective modules which can be combined in different ways to create main subject streams: Main subject streams à Business à Engineering à Life Sciences and Pharmacy à A rchitecture à Media and Communications à Humanities and Social Sciences à Mathematics, Computing and Science

Core modules are: à Communication and Study Skills à Data Handling and Information Technology Elective modules are: à A rt and Design à Biology à Business Studies à Chemistry

à Economics à History à Human Geography à Law à Mathematics à Media à Physics à Psychology à Politics and Government

2018 – 19 Sample academic timeline September

October

November

December

January

February

September starters

10 Sept: term starts Student induction

20 – 28 Oct: half term

University fairs/visits

14 Dec: term ends CSS Assessment 1 (Written) End of term exams

7 Jan: term starts

14 – 17 Feb: half term CSS Assessment 2 (Presentation) University fairs/visits

January starters

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7 Jan: term starts Student induction

14 – 17 Feb: half term University fairs/visits

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September starters

22 Mar: term ends Assignments* End of term exams

8 April: term starts Assignments*

Assignments*

14 June: term ends CSS Assessment 3 (Listening and Reading exam)

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January starters

22 Mar: term ends Assignments* CSS Assessment 1 (Written) End of term exams

8 April: term starts Assignments*

Assignments*

17 – 18 June: 2 day break CSS Assessment 2 (Presentation)

CSS Assessment 3 (Listening and Reading exam)

2 Aug: term ends

*students spend two weeks on each assignment and do three in total — one for each of their ‘elective’ modules. Please note that specific dates are subject to change.

Human Geography module structure and content à be able to use a range of skills and techniques, including the use of maps and images at different scales. Term 1 Population and Migration à The global distribution of the world’s population. à The positive and negative factors which can influence the density of population in a given area at a range of scales. à The world’s population and the population explosion as recorded by the world population clock. à The factors which affect population change [IMR, FR, BR, DR and NI]. Changing birth/ death rates and other demographic indicators. Database sampling and statistical

methods of analysis. à The Demographic Transition Model. à Overpopulation and the theories of Malthus and Boserup. Access to water supplies or other natural resources. à Global and regional variations in population structure. Recording population change using population pyramids Variations between MEDC’s and LEDC’s. Dependency ratios, ageing and youthful population structures and their implications for governments. Political and economic impacts of changing population structures. à Managing population change. Policies designed to restrict or increase growth. à The impact of population growth on the environment. à Migration and its causes. The classification of

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Learning outcomes On successful completion of the course, students should: à be aware of the main elements in the global distribution of people, industries and wealth and understand how social, economic, historical and environmental factors interact to influence these à be able to explain the processes involved in the development of a country’s industry, transport, population structure and economy à have in-depth knowledge of the local effects of global processes, the impacts of government policy and the extent to which nations are interdependent à appreciate the role of models in the study of human geography and be able to apply abstract theories to real life case studies

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Human Geography module structure and content migration. Migration models. Case studies to investigate the different types e.g. forced, voluntary, internal, and international. The impacts of migration on the source area/ country and the host area/country. à Population structure and changing patterns of migration within the UK. à The causes and consequences of rapid urbanisation in LEDC’s: possible solutions to the problems. Term 2 Change and Development à Defining development. Indicators used in the identification of the different levels of development. Problems associated with measuring and defining levels of development. à How to use a range of data bases to extract, present and analyse data on development. à Identifying and explaining reasons for global development disparities. à A n analysis of trade and current global economic activity and the application/ relevance in today’s world of a range of economic development models (Friedman,

Clark, Myrdal). à Issues of globalisation. à Developments in global communications and transport. Comparative advantages of air, sea, road and rail transport. à Issues of globalisation. à Developments in global communications and transport. Comparative advantages of air, sea, road and rail transport. à The changing nature and structure of economic activity within the UK. à The growth and decline of manufacturing industries in the UK. à De-industrialisation and the nature and location of present-day manufacturing in the UK. à Regional disparities. à Regional policies and regeneration, including an evaluation of their success or failure. à Case studies of modern industries to include the M4 corridor and Business or Science Parks à The growth of the service sector. The changing nature and structure of the retail sector.

à The employment structure of the local urban area to include the commercial, manufacturing and service sectors. Industries in the Rapidly Industrialising Countries. à (RIC’s) and the evolving interdependence of nations. The emergence of new economic ‘super-power’ countries e.g. China, Russia, Brazil or India à Case studies of global shifts in the car industry and/or the fashion industry. à A id and the role of Government and Non-Government Organisations. (NGOs). Term 3 Development and Industrial Change à Sustainable development issues. à The tourist industry à The impact of commercial tourism at a range of scales from local to national à The growth of ‘Eco Tourism’ à Environmental impact of Economic activities.

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