BA (Hons) Geography
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in human geography, exploring the critical economic, cultural, social, and political processes that shape our contemporary world. You will develop advanced skills in research, analysis, and reporting while tailoring your degree to your specific interests through a wide range of specialized modules. The program is further enhanced by immersive field trips and unique opportunities for professional work placements or international study.
Key Program Highlights
- Develop expert skills in critical research, data analysis, and professional reporting
- Choose from specialized modules to align your studies with specific career aspirations
- Participate in annual field trips to destinations in the UK and Europe
- Boost your employability with an optional work placement or study abroad year
- Earn a degree accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in human geography, exploring the critical economic, cultural, social, and political processes that shape our contemporary world. You will develop advanced skills in research, analysis, and reporting while tailoring your degree to your specific interests through a wide range of specialized modules. The program is further enhanced by immersive field trips and unique opportunities for professional work placements or international study.
Key Program Highlights
- Develop expert skills in critical research, data analysis, and professional reporting
- Choose from specialized modules to align your studies with specific career aspirations
- Participate in annual field trips to destinations in the UK and Europe
- Boost your employability with an optional work placement or study abroad year
- Earn a degree accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Geography Fieldwork
- Exploring Geographical and Environmental Data
- Geographies of Development
- Geographical Ideas and Practice
- Introduction to Physical Environments
- Academic Language Skills for Geography
- Urban Planning and Development
- Approaches to Research in Human Geography
- P/political Geographies
- Social Geographies
- Environment, Development and Sustainability
- Earth Observation and GIS
- Human geography fieldwork:UK
- Green cities and nature-based solutions
- Economy, Space and Development
- Human Geography in the Field (International)
- Student Tutoring
- Academic Language Skills for Geography
- Academic Language Skills for Geography
- Work Placement Year
- Study Abroad Year
- Work placement semester
- Study Abroad Semester
- Academic Language Skills for Geography
- Geography and Environment Dissertation
- Geographies of 'race', ethnicity and multiculture
- Development and Disasters
- Advanced Geospatial Applications
- Historical geographies: usable pasts and hidden histories
- Encountering Urban Worlds
- Global Capitalism: Digital and Sustainable Transformations
- Geographies of Home, Belonging and the Intimate
