Geography BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS

What you'll study

Across the course, our students benefit from the wide-ranging, world-renowned expertise of our academic staff, all of whom are committed to high-quality, research-informed teaching ensuring the very best learning experience.

The information below reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. Updates may be made on an annual basis and revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year. Please see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Final year

Areas studied include cartography and digital mapping, quantitative methods, environmental hazards, global economic change, geographies of identity, earth system science with all students attending a residential fieldcourse.

Semester 1

Cartography, Digital Mapping and GIS Core

Cartography, Digital Mapping and GIS

Earth System Science Core

Earth System Science

Geographies of Global Economic Change Core

Geographies of Global Economic Change

Global Environmental Change at Local Scale Core

Global Environmental Change at Local Scale

Practising Geography - Residential Fieldcourse Core

Practising Geography - Residential Fieldcourse

Semester 2

Environmental Hazards : from mitigation to management Core

Environmental Hazards : from mitigation to management

Geographies of Identity Core

Geographies of Identity

Quantitative Methods in Geography Core

Quantitative Methods in Geography

Semester 1 & 2

Tutorials Core

Tutorials

Areas studied include research design and practice, and a range of optional modules including forest ecology, globablisation and fieldcourses.

Semester 1 & 2

Geographical Research: Design and Practice Core

Geographical Research: Design and Practice

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Optional

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Environmental Systems and Resource Management Optional

Environmental Systems and Resource Management

Geographies of Social Difference Optional

Geographies of Social Difference

Globalisation Optional

Globalisation

Remote Sensing and GIS Optional

Remote Sensing and GIS

Semester 1

Human Geography Fieldcourse Optional

Human Geography Fieldcourse

Lake System Dynamics Optional

Lake System Dynamics

Physical Geography Fieldcourse Optional

Physical Geography Fieldcourse

River Ecology Optional

River Ecology

Semester 2

Exploring the Ice Ages Optional

Exploring the Ice Ages

Forest Ecology Optional

Forest Ecology

Geographies of Culture, Media and Representation Optional

Geographies of Culture, Media and Representation

Global Migration Optional

Global Migration

Sustainable Urban Geographies Optional

Sustainable Urban Geographies

Areas studied include a range of human geography, physical geography and fieldcourse modules plus a compulsory dissertation.

Semester 1 & 2

Dissertation Core

Dissertation

Semester 1

Aeolian Processes and Landforms Optional

Aeolian Processes and Landforms

Arctic Glaciers Fieldcourse Optional

Arctic Glaciers Fieldcourse

Conservation: Principles and Practice Optional

Conservation: Principles and Practice

Environmental Change and Ecological Response Optional

Environmental Change and Ecological Response

Feminist Geographies of Home Optional

Feminist Geographies of Home

Geographies of Work and Life Optional

Geographies of Work and Life

Glacial Environments and Landscapes Optional

Glacial Environments and Landscapes

Global Cities Fieldcourse Optional

Global Cities Fieldcourse

Globalised Urbanisation Optional

Globalised Urbanisation

Island Biogeography Fieldcourse Optional

Island Biogeography Fieldcourse

Snow, Ice and Society Optional

Snow, Ice and Society

Semester 2

Climate and Society Optional

Climate and Society

Geographies of Children and Youth Optional

Geographies of Children and Youth

Geographies of Transnational Mobility and Diaspora Optional

Geographies of Transnational Mobility and Diaspora

GIS modelling and Flood Risk Management Optional

GIS modelling and Flood Risk Management

Regional Worlds Optional

Regional Worlds

River Dynamics and the Environment Optional

River Dynamics and the Environment

Programme specification

Module specification