Geography
Vocational qualification
In Leicester
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Vocational qualification
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Leicester
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About this course
As part of an advanced level programme, a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths or English at grade C. It is not a requirement that you should have studied Geography at GCSE in order to take an AS or Advanced level course in the subject. Several topics covered in the course are developments of work covered at GCSE but others are new. What is more important is that you should...
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Course programme
Geography AS and A2
AS CONTENT
AS UNIT 1 GLOBAL CHALLENGES
There are two compulsory topics that look at some of the -big issue which face us all: Topic 1: World at Risk includes an introduction to a range of global natural hazards which threaten some areas of the world more than others and then focuses on climate change and global warming, seen by many as our greatest environmental challenge. Topic 2: Going Global brings together todays rapid economic changes which are impacting unfairly on people across the globe, and the related international issues of population change and migration. Assessment: 1 hour and 30 minute examination in two sections. Section A: objective items, data response and short-answer questions. Section B: choice of Going Global or World at Risk longer/guided essay questions.
AS UNIT 2
GEOGRAPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Takes a closer look at how physical and human issues influence lives and can be managed. Physical topic Extreme Weather, with its increasing ferocity and frequency, fascinates some people and threatens many others. Human topic Topic 4: Re-branding Places focuses on how we need to re-image and regenerate rural and urban places, using appropriate strategies. Assessment: 1 hour examination in two sections. The paper will assess the four optional topics offered. Candidates will answer one physical question from Section A and one human question from Section B. The questions require longer responses, each with three parts, designed to include data response, investigation and evaluation skills and related impacts/management issues.
A2 CONTENT
A2 UNIT 3 CONTESTED PLANET
This unit looks at the use and management of resources is a key issue for geography in today s world. Consumption patterns highlight stark inequalities between regions, countries and groups of people. Many resources are finite, and rising consumption means that difficult decisions over the use of resources will have to be taken more frequently. There are six Compulsory topics:
Topic 1: Energy Security
Topic 2: Water Conflicts
Topic 3: Biodiversity Under Threat
Topic 4: Superpower Geographies
Topic 5: Bridging the Development Gap
Topic 6: The Technological Fix?
Assessment: 2 hour and 30 minute examination in two sections. You will be asked to select and answer two questions from five in Section A and all questions in Section B.
Section A: A choice of two short essay questions from five.
Section B (Synoptic Investigation): One question with three parts.
A2 UNIT 4
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
You can choose to study one of the following topics:
Option 1: Tectonic Activity and Hazards
Option 2: Cold Environments Landscapes and Change
Option 3: Life on the Margins the Food Supply Problem
Option 4: The World of Cultural Diversity
Option 5: Pollution and Human Health at Risk
Option 6: Consuming the Rural Landscape Leisure and Tourism
HOW WILL I STUDY?
Geography uses a range of different teaching and learning strategies. For each unit you will receive a work booklet full of notes and other useful resources. For an hour a week you will be based in a computer suite, making use of up-to-date interactive software and the Internet on the Colleges curriculum network. In the classroom there will be a range of formal lessons; group work; personal research; decision-making; essay writing and data analysis. The Interactive whiteboard resources and DVD/Videos are an integral part of learning too. Additionally, a range of day trips and overseas field studies to Barcelona and New York have been set up to challenge you and also, provide you with a wider and more relevant geographical education.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
As part of an advanced level programme, a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths or English at grade C. It is not a requirement that you should have studied Geography at GCSE in order to take an AS or Advanced level course in the subject. Several topics covered in the course are developments of work covered at GCSE but others are new. What is more important is that you should have a lively and enquiring mind, an interest in the environment and current affairs, a willingness to explore new ideas and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively.
WHERE NEXT?
Students with AS or Advanced level Geography have access to a wide range of possible career and higher education opportunities. You learn and use a variety of transferable skills through-out the course. These include collecting and analysing data, communicating your findings in different ways & identifying & developing the links between different parts of the subject. These skills are in great demand and are recognised by employers and universities and colleges as being of great value.
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