Geography-BSc

• Human Geography: Space and Place in a Changing World
• Introduction to Geographical Research (BSc) – double module including residential fieldwork in Portugal
• Physical Geography.

Choose two optional modules from:

• Environment and Society
• Geographies of Crisis
• Understanding Earth’s Challenges
• Module(s) offered by another department, subject to approval.

You develop further practical and scientific research skills and through your choice of modules may start to specialise in a number of themes that may continue in third year or choose a broader approach. These include modules that cross the human/physical geography interface.

• Scientific Research in Geography (includes compulsory residential fieldwork in the UK) – double module, and a pre-requisite for your Dissertation in third year.
• Handling Spatial Data

Choose three modules (the modules may vary from year to year but typical options include):

• Environmental Processes and Governance
• Fluvial Systems
• Glaciers and Glaciation
• Mountain Landscapes
• Geochemistry of the Environment
• Global Environmental Change
• Climate Change: Geographical Perspecitves
• One module from the BA list or from another department (with permission and subject to timetables).

Third year is totally research-led. You will undertake your own Research Project, supervised by a member of staff, and four modules that involve material at the cutting edge of contemporary research.

• Dissertation (individual Research Project based on scientific methods) – double module.

(the modules may vary from year to year but typical options include):

• Environmental Processes and Change (Switzerland fieldtrip)
• Field Research in Glacial Environments (Iceland fieldtrip)
• Dynamic Mountain Environments (California fieldtrip)
• The Arctic (Norway fieldtrip)
• Oceans Past and Present
• Quaternary of Glaciated Regions
• River Dynamics
• Sea Level Change and Coastal Evolution
• Environmental Remote Sensing
• Natural Hazards in a Vulnerable World.

• Geochemical Applications: Across Continents and Oceans
• Antarctic Environments
• Landslides
• Martian Landscapes
• Waterworlds and Wellbeing
• Peatland Geomorphology & Management
• Integrated Catchment Modelling for Catchment Management.

You will have the opportunity to study abroad during second year where we have exchange programmes and this can be a rewarding experience that is highly valued by employers. The latest information is as follows:

• National University of Singapore
• University of British Columbia
• Queen's University, Canada
• University of Otago, New Zealand.