Course summary
- Specialise in human, environmental, or physical geography.
- Apply geographical skills and expertise to solving real-world problems.
- Develop applied skills through a range of outdoor learning.
- Study and work abroad, gaining real-life experience in an international setting - with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus+ programme (until 2023) or the Turing Scheme.
You’ll develop an advanced understanding of human, physical and environmental geography. You’ll graduate from a course that’s accredited by the Royal Geographic Society and Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.
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Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- environmental and ecological consultancies
- water, energy and other utility companies
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- local and national government
- international organisations
- logistics
- education
- planning and housing
- further study and research
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApproaches To Human Geography20CourseworkPractical
Explorations In Urban Geography20Coursework
Fieldwork And Professional Skills In Geography20Coursework
Introduction To Environmental Science20Coursework
Planet Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentDevelopment And Sustainability20Coursework
Foreign
Year 2
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentInternational Field Work20CourseworkProfessional Experience20Coursework
Research Methods In Environmental, Geographical And Social Sciences20Coursework
Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentConservation Ecology20Coursework
Development, Power And Imperialism20Coursework
Exam
Economic And Development Geographies20Coursework
Energy, Waste And Resources20Coursework
Fluvial And Glacial Processes20Coursework
Fluvial Geomorphology And Hydrology20Coursework
Foreign Language20Coursework
Geographical Information Systems20Coursework
Geographies Of Everyday Life20Coursework
Geography Of Radical Ecology20Coursework
Outdoor Learning: Nature, Culture And Society20Coursework
Sustainable
Year 3
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsPlacement-Final year
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentDissertation (Geography, Environment And Planning)40CourseworkPractical
Environmental Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAdvanced Field Research20Coursework
Advanced Gis20Coursework
Conservation And Habitat Management20Coursework
Contaminated Land And Remediation20Coursework
Development And The Global South20Coursework
Environmental Impact Assessment & Management Systems20Coursework
Environmental Waste, Management And Resources20Coursework
Foreign Language20Coursework
Globalisation, Democracy And Change20Coursework
Past Environmental Change20Coursework
People And The Natural Environment20Coursework
Place, Memory And Meaning20Coursework
Sustainable Regeneration Practice20Coursework
Transport Geography And Planning20Coursework
My name is Kavisha Prince Anthony, and I always had a dream of studying abroad. Thankfully, that dream came to life since I applied to the Study Advisor. I was able to receive my visa within four days. I also had some visa refusals in the past; I had about six UK visa refusals in the past, but thankfully, it was not an issue since the Study Advisor was able to make things work this time. I highly recommend Study Advisor for your dreams of going abroad, whether it be the UK or any other European country there is.