Human Geography (Ba): 3-Year, Full-Time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Birkbeck's BA Human Geography gives you a deeper understanding of the complex processes that shape our contemporary social, political, economic and cultural life. It focuses on how we interact with each other and the environment, exploring the relationship between culture, identity, space and place, to appreciate the multiple connections between humans and the physical landscapes they inhabit.
In your first year, you will acquire key disciplinary skills. You can then tailor your degree to your interests by drawing from a range of modules that focus on key contemporary issues such as globalisation, identity, racism, nationalism, community and diaspora, the city and urban inequality, international development and poverty.
You will benefit from our mix of classroom and field-based teaching that brings together students from diverse backgrounds, to build social and professional networks and develop important research skills in data collection and analysis that you need for both academic research and in the workplace.
The programme is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in voluntary sector organisations, local government and education. This degree may also be useful in becoming a charity officer, civil service administrator, local government officer or social researcher.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
Awarding Body
University of London
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Subjects
- International
- Full Time
- Human Geography
- Modules
- Literature
- Workplace
- Undergraduate
- Interests
- Substantial
- Specialise
- Independent
Course programme
You need a total of 360 credits to complete your undergraduate degree.
We offer a wide choice of modules that respond to the demands of today's workplace and are linked to the cutting-edge research interests of our staff. You also complete a piece of research or a literature review in an area of special interest to you.
In Year 1, you take four compulsory modules that introduce fundamental aspects of human geography and associated methods (120 credits in total).
In Year 2, you have the opportunity to study more specialised modules that explore processes and interactions that shape our social, economic and cultural environments. You also undertake basic training in research skills through exposure to various qualitative and quantitative research methods. You take two compulsory modules and choose two option modules (120 credits in total).
In Year 3, you undertake a substantial piece of independent written work: either a 30-credit literature review or a 60-credit research project. You can also specialise further by choosing from a range of advanced option modules to make up your full 120 credits.
Our courses are supported by a range of exciting field trips to destinations in the UK and beyond. Compulsory field trips are paid for by the Department, apart from travel costs to/from the venue. We also offer a range of optional field trips.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
- Humans and the Environment
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Introduction to Spatial Thinking
- Social Inequalities and Diversities
- European Society, Economy and Geography
- Methods, Analysis and Techniques
- Literature Review
- Research Project
- Children, Youth and International Development
- Cities and Urban Inequalities
- Cities in the Global South
- Culture and Development
- Equality and Diversity: The Development of Policy and Practice in Britain
- Geographies of Revolt: Movements, Uprisings, and Social Transformation (Level 5)
- Globalization in the Contemporary World
- Managing Environments
- Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 5
- Race, Environment and International Development
- Research Applications in Human Geography, Delhi Field Trip Level 6
- The Politics of Race and Diaspora
Additional information
FEES
Full-time international students: £ 14280 pa
Human Geography (Ba): 3-Year, Full-Time