Geography, BSc - 2017/18

Our degree in Geography has a 94% overall student satisfaction rating, which is over 5% above the Sector average. National Student Survey, 2015 Our Geography course reflects the diversity and scope of the subject and introduces you to the major changes in the contemporary world and to the diversity of places, cultures and environments. Staff are involved in a number of exciting research projects which feed into our teaching, and enjoy keen engagement with students throughout the course. We teach Geography as an applied discipline that gives you a wide range of employment options as a graduate. The main features of our Geography degree include the opportunity for fieldwork in each year, and an emphasis on specialist and transferable skills which will help you in everyday life, further study and employment. We are a small and caring team of geographers in the attractive, historical and vibrant city of Canterbury. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly we offer a valuable teaching and learning in a friendly and supportive environment, where you are not just another face in the crowd. Martin Davis, a former student has gone on to extend his undergraduate research project on Soviet mapping into a PhD and is now a university instructor. Martin said: "My undergraduate degree was an excellent stepping-stone into research and also taught me a wide range of technical skills in geographic information systems (GIS) that I now teach to a new generation of students."