Geography AS / A Level
A Level
In Scarborough
Description
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Type
A Level
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Location
Scarborough
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Duration
2 Years
Scarborough Sixth Form College offers Geography available at both A-level (2-year course) and AS-level (1-year course). Specification (syllabus): Edexcel. The AS-level forms the first year of the A-level course.
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Government funding available
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About this course
The better your GCSE grades in ALL subjects, the better your chances of passing A-level Geography.
You do not need to have taken GCSE Geography.
What and how will I be studying?
Geography includes a huge variety of knowledge and skills. A Geographer needs to be a good all-rounder who enjoys arts, humanities and sciences.
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Course programme
GEOGRAPHY AS / A LEVEL
Scarborough Sixth Form College offers Geography available at both A-level (2-year course) and AS-level (1-year course). Specification (syllabus): Edexcel. The AS-level forms the first year of the A-level course.
AS - Year 1
Unit 1: "Global Challenges"
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"World at Risk": Cyclones, droughts, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes,
landslides, avalanches.
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Big emphasis on global warming and climate change.
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"Going Global": Rich/poor nation disparity, trade, travel, population,
employment, health, urbanisation. Big emphasis on green and
humanitarian issues.
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"Crowded Coasts": Managing the physical environment, to cope with the
impact of development pressures on the coastline.
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"Rebranding Places": Economic and social regeneration of urban and
rural areas.
Unit 3: "Contested Planet "
ALL of the following topics will be studied:
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Energy Security
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Water Conflicts
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Biodiversity Under Threat
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Superpower Geographies
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Bridging the Development Gap
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The Technological Fix?
Only ONE of the following options will be studied (to be chosen by tutor)
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Tectonic Activity and Hazards
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Cold Environments - Landscapes and Change
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Life on the Margins - The Food Supply problem
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The World of Cultural Diversity
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Pollution and Human Health Risk
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Consuming the Rural Landscape - Leisure and Tourism
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Units 1 and 2 (A and AS-level) are assessed by written exams in year 1.
Units 3 and 4 (A-level only) are assessed by written exams in year 2.
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There is no coursework. You will do fieldwork but it is NOT submitted
for marking.
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If you do badly in a unit, you can resit it in January or June, and
your best attempt counts.
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You may decide to drop Geography after Year 1 and claim an AS-level.
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You may decide to stay on and convert your AS-level into a full
A-level.
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Communication: Writing and speaking skills will be developed and
assessed throughout the course.
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ICT: We will expect as many as possible of your written assignments to
be word-processed. The Internet will be used for researching topics.
Spreadsheet skills can be used to analyse and graph fieldwork data.
Maths: The course will include the calculation and interpretation of statistics like correlation coefficients, and a wide variety of data collection, sampling and graphing methods.
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Like most other A-levels, Geography does not train you to enter any
specific career. However, the sheer breadth of the subject and variety
of skills involved, makes geographers exceptionally flexible in
today's changing job market. If you have no idea what career you want,
Geography is a good choice, because it is so broad that it keeps lots
of options open.
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The most popular careers for geographers tend to be in finance and
accountancy, administration and management, and sales and marketing.
Some become teachers, some follow careers in travel and tourism,
others specialise in environmental planning and try to save the planet.
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In general, if you know what career you want to follow, our advice is
to consult a careers specialist to check if any particular subject is
necessary for that career.
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Most careers merely demand a high level of education, and the subjects
you choose don't matter too much.
We run a number of fieldwork days in the local area.
Geography AS / A Level