Human Geography BA (Hons)

Course content What will you study?

Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.

Year 1

Mandatory

• Geographical Investigations
• People and Place
• Country and the City
• Unequal World

Optional

• Introduction to Heritage
• Environmental Issues: Past, Present and Future
• Science and Politics of Climate Change

Year 2

Mandatory

• Geography Field Course
• Researching Human Geography
• ContemporaryDebates in Human Geography

Optional

• Geographies of Development
• Rural Geography
• Urban Geography
• Architecture and the Built Heritage
• Heritage Tourism and Place Promotion
• Introduction to Geographical Information Systems

Year 3

Mandatory

• Independent Study in Human Geography
• Changing Places Field course

Optional

• Work Placement
• Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
• Political Geography
• Countryside Conservation and Agricultural Change
• Town and Country Planning
• Architecture and the Built Heritage
• Heritage Tourism and Place Promotion
• Environment and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Geographies and Disability

In your first year you will explore the fundamentals of this exciting and dynamic subject, learning subject knowledge and skills essential for more advanced study. Modules at this level allow you to find out more about the fascinating research and consultancy activities undertaken by staff, whose enthusiasm for their topics is infectious!

What really sets this course apart from others is its practical, hands-on emphasis. As a student at Worcester, you will enjoy a generous fieldwork programme, seminars, computer-based practicals and a friendly and supportive learning environment. These activities help you to understand subject knowledge and develop a wide range of specialist and transferable skills, invaluable for employment or further study. This approach, repeatedly praised by external experts, is complemented by an assessment strategy that focuses on coursework rather than formal examinations.

Read our 'Guide to Geography'