GEOGRAPHY (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
Birkbeck’s BSc Geography gives you the skills and knowledge to understand our changing physical and social environment, and how this impacts on the challenges facing our world in the twenty-first century. Learning from leading researchers in the field, you will discover the multiple connections between space, place, human culture and the physical landscape in which we live, addressing issues such as climate change, the causes and impact of inequalities, and how we live together in an increasingly urban world.
You will learn key geographical skills in your first year and then tailor your degree to your interests, by drawing from a range of option modules in the fields of human, physical and environmental geography, geographic information systems (GIS) and international development. These modules cover a range of subjects from globalisation to food security, water resources to gentrification, and culture and development to nature conservation. You will also complete a dissertation or a literature review in an area of special interest to you, furthering the development of important skills in data collection and analysis.
Through a mix of classroom and local and international field-based teaching you will acquire theory and knowledge, practical skills, and research and project management experience, all of which will enhance your employability.
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About this course
Graduates pursue careers in the corporate sector, local and national government, planning, policy-making or environmental or development roles.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
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Subjects
- Information Systems
- Climate Change
- International
- Project
- Human Geography
- GIS
- Climate
- Full Time
- Systems
- Conservation
Course programme
You need a total of 360 credits to complete your undergraduate degree.
In Year 1, you take four compulsory modules that introduce fundamental aspects of both physical and human geography and associated methods.
In Year 2, you have the opportunity to study more specialised modules that explore processes and interactions that shape our physical, social and economic environment. You complete three compulsory modules and choose from a range of option modules.
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.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES- Humans and the Environment
- Introducing Natural Environments
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Introduction to Spatial Thinking
- Environmental Processes
- European Society, Economy and Geography
- Methods, Analysis and Techniques
- Literature Review
- Research Project
- Advanced Applications of GIS
- Cities and Urban Inequalities
- Cities in the Global South
- Culture and Development
- Global Nature Conservation Level 6
- Globalization in the Contemporary World
- Landscape Change: Past and Future (1)
- Living with Climate Change
- Managing Environments
- Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 5
- Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 6
- Race, Environment and International Development
- Research Applications in Human Geography, Delhi Field Trip Level 6
Additional information
FEES
Full-time home students: £ 9250 pa
Full-time international students: £ 14280 pa
GEOGRAPHY (BSC): 3-YEAR, FULL-TIME