Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary GCE Geography

Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary GCE Geography

Entry Requirements
Students would be expected to have achieved a grade C at GCSE geography.

About the Course
The geography course follows the AQA specification. In the first year you will be studying:-

· Rivers, floods and management
· Cold environments
· Global population change
· Health issues

These topics will be assessed by two exam papers in June.

The A2 course, in the second year will study three topics:-

· Weather and climate and associated hazards
· Challenges facing ecosystems
· World Cities

This will be assessed by two exams in June.

In addition there is a piece of coursework, which will be started at the end of the first year, after the exams, and completed by Christmas of year two. The coursework can be on any suitable topic from the course and everyone will be working on a different topic area. This gives you an opportunity to get to grips with something that really interests you.

Residential fieldtrips are an important element of the course. During the first year we will visit Borrowdale, for three days, to study rivers and glaciation. This trip also prepares you for some of the techniques you will need for your coursework. There will also be a residential fieldtrip to an urban area in the second year. We keep fieldtrips cheap so that everyone can come and they are the highlight of the year. In addition you will have the opportunity to take part in a geography expedition which could be to anywhere in the world. So far we have visited the French Alps, Borneo, Thailand, Tanzania and Morocco.

If you enjoyed geography at GCSE you are likely to enjoy it at A-level. It will also appeal to you if you are interested in current affairs and wonder how your actions affect the world around you. During the course you will develop a wide range of skills. Because these skills are very transferable geographers are very employable. Increasingly, students go on to use their geographical skills in their careers, as the environment, tourism and planning become more important.