Geography with European Study BA (Exeter)

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual review of this programme.

You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in each stage of the programme with permission as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

Year 1

90 credits of compulsory modules, 30 credits of optional modules.

If you are intending to spend your third year in a country where English is not the language of tuition, you would normally take these 30 credits in the language of the European country in which you will study. Exceptionally, the language requirement may be waived, in which case you may eitherselect to take up to 30 credits as approved modules from other disciplines (timetable permitting) or select to take the optional Geography modules listed.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits GEO1105Geographies of Place, Identity and Culture 15 GEO1106Geographies of Global Change 15 GEO1309Study Skills for Human Geographers 15 GEO1310Geographies of Environment and Sustainability 15 GEO1315Research Methods for Geographers 15 GEO1316Concepts in Geography 15 Optional modules CodeModuleCredits GEO1211Earth System Science: The History of Our Planet 15 GEO1212Earth System Science: The Future of Our Planet 15 Year 2

60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules.

a You must choose 30-60 credits from the Human Geography modules. Depending on how much language is deemed appropriate for you, you must:

1) Take 30 credits of language modules and 30 credits from the Human Geography modules;

2) Take 15 credits of language modules and 45 credits from the Human Geography modules;

3) Take all 60 credits from the Human Geography modules

You may then choose 0-30 credits from other level 5 Geography modules listed.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits GEO2308Human Geography Field Trip 15 GEO2311Ideas in Geography 15 GEO2325Research Methods for Human Geography 15 GEO2326Research Design in Human Geography 15 Optional modules CodeModuleCredits GEO2119Historical Cultural Geographies (See note a above)15 GEO2120Political Geographies (See note a above)15 GEO2122Social Geography (See note a above)15 GEO2131Nature, Development and Justice (See note a above)15 GEO2315Learning from Experience (See note a above)15 GEO2316Volatile Planet (See note a above)15 GEO2317Climate Change: Science and Society (See note a above)15 GEO2221Catchment Hydrology and Geomorphology 15 GEO2226Biogeography and Ecosystems 15 GEO2228Cold Climate Geomorphology 15 GEO2230Reconstructing Past Environments 15 Year 3

120 credits of compulsory modules.

For your year abroad you will agree a suite of modules in your host institution with the College Erasmus Coordinator. Details of individual modules that may be taken whilst abroad can be found by accessing the partner institution’s website at www.exeter.ac.uk/international/studyabroad/outbound.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits GEO3000European Year Abroad 120 Year 4

30-45 credits of compulsory modules, 75-90 credits of optional modules.

b You must choose either GEO3311 or GEO3312.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits GEO3311BA Dissertation [see note b above]45 GEO3312BA Dissertation [see note b above]30 Optional modules CodeModuleCredits GEO3101Gender and Geography 15 GEO3117Geographies of Rurality 15 GEO3121Cultural Geographies of Landscape 15 GEO3123Geographies of Material Culture 15 GEO3125Animal Geographies 15 GEO3126The Geography of Monsters: Science, Society and Environmental Risk 15 GEO3128Geographies of the State 15 GEO3131Geographies of Creativity, Economy and Society 15 GEO3132Geographies of Heritage and Memory 15 GEO3133NIMBYism and the Low Carbon Transition 15 GEO3136Geographies of Science, Politics and Publics 15 GEO3137Carbon Societies: Risk, Consumption and Governance 15 GEO3138Geographies of Health 15 GEO3139Geographies of Technology 15 GEO3217Lessons from Climates Past 15 GEO3220The Cryosphere 15 GEO3222Dating Techniques 15 GEO3223Landscape Systems Management 15 GEO3225Climate Change and its Impacts 15 GEO3227Weather 15 GEO3229Tropical Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology 15 GEO3230Tropical Forests in a Changing World 15 GEO3232Peatland Ecosystems 15 GEO3233Environmental Feedbacks to Climate Change 15 GEO3235Advanced Earth Surface Dynamics 15

I think that the variety and flexibility of the programme is very important. Students have the opportunity to mix physical and human geography with other subjects and languages, and can also participate in studies abroad. The opportunities and support offered by the School are endless, from summer schemes to internships, and the lecturers are very helpful and supportive throughout.

Henrietta Hickling, BA Geography.