Full Time AS/A2 Level Geography

AS/A Level Geography

• Subject area:AS/A Levels (full-time 16-19 yr olds)
• Course type:Full time

Course description
Geography is an exciting, dynamic 21st Century subject which covers current world issues at both a local and a global scale. The subject looks at how people and the environment interact.
AS Geography has two examined units. The first is worth 60% of the AS and is based on;
• The World at Risk â€" this includes looking at hazards around the world, and global warming.
• Going Global â€" focusing on globalization and the global economy, alongside population and migration.
There is also a fieldwork exam based on the topics of Crowded Coasts and Rebranding Places. Your answers will be based on fieldwork data that you will collect during fieldtrips. This is worth 40%.
A2 Geography is about the contested planet. This includes issues of energy security, water conflicts, biodiversity, superpowers, development and technology. These units are assessed by a written exam (60%).
The second unit at A2 gives you the opportunity to do your own research, which is assessed by an essay written under exam conditions (40%).

Entry requirements
To study AS/A levels you will normally need:
• A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above
• It is possible to progress to university without GCSE English Language and Maths at C grade or above, but your options will be reduced if you have not achieved these qualifications and it is likely to impact on your future employment opportunities. We strongly recommend that it you do not have GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C or above that you retake them as part of your A Level programme.

Additional information
As an A level student you can choose from over 35 A level subjects, vocational awards and GCSE Maths and English. You can choose to study either:
3 â€" 4 A levels
OR
2 â€" 3 A levels and a BTEC Award
OR
3 â€" 4 A levels and GCSE Maths/English
We work in close partnership with local schools which enables us to run minority subjects that have small numbers. It may be that you attend classes in one of our partner institutions. You will have a clear understanding at the interview stage about your timetable and where your lessons occur.
A levels are divided into two courses, AS taken in the first year and A2 in the second year; combined together they equal a full A level. Both the AS and A2 courses comprise 2 units. On the whole, A levels are assessed through formal examinations at the end of the AS programme and then again at the end of the A2 programme. In some practically based subjects there is a coursework component. Both AS and A2 qualifications count towards the requirements for university entrance.
*Students aged 16-18 will not be required to pay the full course fee, in most cases your fee will not exceed £150. Please contact us if you need more information regarding fees for full-time courses.

Code Campus Duration Start date Day(s)
AFAB222C Fitzharrys School 1 year Sep 2010 Mon to Fri