BSc Single Honours Physical Geography

BSc Physical Geography [F840] gives a more specialist knowledge based in the scientific methods used to understand the physical process shaping the earth, from glaciers to volcanoes, including landscapes from the arid to the arctic.

Geographers study the processes structuring the natural world and the environmental management issues that arise as a consequence of such processes. An understanding of the global environment and problems relating to it impinge on all our lives.

Entry via F840 is suitable for students who have studied Geography at A level (or a similar qualification) together with other sciences. In the first year you will spend the majority of your time studying Physical Geography modules such as Global Environmental Issues, Global Ecology, Earth Surface Environments and The Atmosphere and Water Cycle, and there is also the opportunity to study other modules from the wide range offered by the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences or adjacent subject areas. In the second and third year you will be able to specialise in particular areas of Physical Geography, such as Glaciology, River System Dynamics, Geomorphology, Quaternary Environmental Change, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, or Volcanic Activity.