Geography And International Development (Bsc): 3-Year, Full-Time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
If you are interested in the impact of globalisation on international development and how development and globalisation impact on the environment, then our BSc Geography and International Development is the degree for you. It will give you a broad understanding of challenging issues ranging across social and cultural geography, environment and development studies.
The programme is ideal if you want a flexible evening course that allows you to explore and deepen your personal or professional interest in development and globalisation, without putting your life on hold.
You will choose from a wide range of modules that respond to the demands of today's workplace and are linked to the research interests of our staff. You also complete a piece of research or a literature review in an area of special interest to you. This programme gives you the opportunity to study with internationally recognised experts who are defining the field with their groundbreaking research.
You will also benefit from our mix of classroom and field-based teaching allowing you to build social and professional networks, and to develop important skills in data collection and analysis. You will develop the social and technical skills you need for both academic research and the modern workplace.
This programme is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in development NGOs, policy organisations, charities or corporate social responsibility. This degree may also be useful in becoming a social researcher, charity officer, human resources officer, higher education lecturer or policy adviser.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
We welcome applications from applicants without traditional entry qualifications. We assess by interview and application your suitability for degree level study, taking into account the knowledge and skills that you have gained since leaving formal education.
Awarding Body
University of London
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Subjects
- Architecture landscape
- Human Geography
- Full Time
- Systems
- Project
- Global
- International
- Information Systems
- Politics
- Data Collection
- Communities
- Fundamental
Course programme
You need a total of 360 credits to complete your undergraduate degree, which is split evenly into 120 credits a year. Modules are offered at Levels 4, 5 and 6.
In Year 1, you take four compulsory modules that introduce you to fundamental aspects of how development, globalisation and communities function.
In Year 2, you take two compulsory modules and choose 60 credits' worth of option modules at Level 5. These modules are more specialised and you will also gain useful experience in data collection for your independent work in Year 3.
In Year 3, you undertake a substantial piece of written work: either a 30-credit literature review or a 60-credit research project. You can also specialise further by choosing from a range of advanced option modules at Level 6, to make up your 120 credits.
Our courses are supported by a range of exciting weekend field trips to destinations in the UK and beyond. We also offer a range of optional field trips.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
- Community Action
- Humans and the Environment
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Introduction to International Development
- Culture and Development
- Methods, Analysis and Techniques
- Literature Review
- Research Project
- Children, Youth and International Development
- Cities and Urban Inequalities
- Cities in the Global South
- European Society, Economy and Geography
- Geographies of Revolt: Movements, Uprisings, and Social Transformation (Level 5)
- Globalization in the Contemporary World
- Managing Environments
- Participation and Community Engagement
- Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 5
- Race, Environment and International Development
- Research Applications in Human Geography, Delhi Field Trip Level 6
- Social Justice (Level 5)
- The Politics of Race and Diaspora
Additional information
Course Fee -
Full-time international students: £ 14280 pa
Geography And International Development (Bsc): 3-Year, Full-Time