Geography (International Programme) BSc

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The Geography BA and BSc share core elements and it is your personal interests, and the options you wish to pursue, that should shape your choice. In your first year you take two core modules and four optional modules, one of which can be outside the department. In year two, one compulsory module is supplemented by 3.5 credits of optional modules, including field research-based courses, chosen from a substantial pool. At this point it is possible to begin focusing on topics such as environmental and conservation management, remote sensing, geomorphology and climate change. You will spend your third year abroad at an approved university. Your dissertation is the main focus of year four, and you will also take further options.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

You will gain a broad range of practical and project management skills, making you attractive to both the public and private sectors in the UK and around the world. We offer an exceptionally wide range of optional modules and have a particularly low staff-student ratio (Guardian University Guide 2018), encouraging individual choice and personal supervision. We are proud of our research record which has been consistently high. You will therefore be working with thinkers at the cutting edge of developments in their fields. Spend your third year abroad at an approved university, such as the University of Toronto, Université Paris-Diderot, University of British Colombia, UCLA, or Universitat de Barcelona.

You will gain a broad range of practical and project management skills, making you attractive to both the public and private sectors in the UK and around the world. We offer an exceptionally wide range of optional modules and have a particularly low staff-student ratio (Guardian University Guide 2018), encouraging individual choice and personal supervision. We are proud of our research record which has been consistently high. You will therefore be working with thinkers at the cutting edge of developments in their fields. Spend your third year abroad at an approved university, such as the University of Toronto, Université Paris-Diderot, University of British Colombia, UCLA, or Universitat de Barcelona.

English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • International
  • Physical Geography
  • Global
  • Geographically
  • Geography
  • Space and Society
  • Environmental Change
  • Human Ecology
  • Human Geography
  • Historical Geography

Course programme

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Thinking Geographically
  • Geography in the Field
Core foundational modules

You will select modules equivalent to 2.0 credits from a range including:

  • Global Events
  • Space and Society
  • The Earth
  • Environmental Change
  • Human Ecology

You may take one 0.5 credit module taught outside of Geography if you wish.

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • The Practice of Geography

Core intermediary modules

You then select 3.5 credits of intermediary modules from the specialised areas below. To qualify for the BSc, 2.5 of these credits must be in Physical Geography.

Human Geography

Cultural and Historical Geography; Development Geography; Environment and Society; Economic Geography; GIS and Geodemographics; Political Geography and Geopolitics; Urban Geography; Human Geography Fieldclass

Physical Geography

Ecological Patterns and Processes; Environmental Remote Sensing; Geomorphology; Hydroclimatology; Reconstructing Past Environments; Statistics for Environmental Geographers; Physical Geography Fieldclass

You may also substitute an ancillary module from outside the department, allowing you (as in your first year) to continue developing particular language skills or start to become more specialised.

Year 3

Year abroad

Year three is spent abroad on either a UCL or Erasmus exchange.

Year 4

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Dissertation
Core advanced modules

You will take 2.5 credits of advanced modules from the below. You may also attend a field class (0.5 credits), study abroad for a term (1.5 credits), or enrol on the independent study module involving close collaboration with one academic (0.5 credits).

Human Geography

Geographies of Infrastructure; Urban Political Ecology; Global Urbanism; Geopolitical Events; Geography, Culture and Materiality; Postcolonial Geographies of African Development; Mining Social and Geographical Datasets; Gendered Geographies; Advanced Environment and Society.

Physical Geography

Coastal Geohazards; Global Environmental Change; Principles and Practices of Remote Sensing; Managing Freshwaters in the 21st Century; Palaeoclimatology.

Water and Development is an option that spans human and physical geography. You can also take Professional Geography or take a module outside the department.

Your learning

Your timetable will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical classes and fieldwork. As you progress, the focus shifts to independent and critical learning, with student-led discussions and presentations becoming more important.

Assessment

First year assessment combines independent coursework completed throughout the year, with end-of-year written examinations. In years two and three, assessment may vary - some modules combine written examinations with independent projects, some assessed solely by written examination. Your dissertation carries significant weight in your final year.

Additional information

Overseas students fee

£24,040 (2018/19)

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