Following early compulsory modules including the earth’s changing face, global environmental change and global shifts, you will be able to craft your own personalised path throughout the degree.

You will select from a wide range of optional modules, with the chance to mix human and physical geography modules, leading to a dissertation in your final year.

BSc 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Core Skills for Biological Sciences September-January 20 BIO109
Life in the Oceans January-June 20 BIO112
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC133 is the welsh equivalent of GEG133

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Peryglon Naturiol a Chymdeithas January-June 20 GEC133
Natural Hazards and Society January-June 20 GEG133
AND

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC135 is the welsh equivalent of GEG135

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Cynaliadwyedd a'r Argyfwng Hinsawdd September-January 20 GEC135
Sustainability and the Climate Emergency September-January 20 GEG135
AND

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC140 is the welsh equivalent of GEG140

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Prosiect a Dulliau Ymchwil January-June 20 GEC140
Project and Methods (Physical Geography) January-June 20 GEG140P
AND

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Botany and Ecology September-January 20 BIO111
Introduction to Earth Systems September-January 20 GEG132
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Introduction to field ecology September-January 15 BIO249
Plant Ecology January-June 15 BIO232
Optional Modules
Compulsory GEC277/GEG277
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC277 is the welsh equivalent of GEG277

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Dulliau ac Ymagweddau Daearyddol September-January 20 GEC277
Geographical Methods and Approaches September-January 20 GEG277
AND
Compulsory GEC278/GEG278
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC278 is the welsh equivalent of GEG278

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd Hir January-June 20 GEC278
Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation Skills January-June 20 GEG278
AND
Compulsory Fieldtrip
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Scilly Isles is the allotted trip for Environmental Science students

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Geographical Fieldwork Skills: Isles of Scilly January-June 20 GEG252SI
AND
Optional Modules Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC276 is the welsh equivalent of GEG276

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental Change September-January 10 GEG236
Geographies of Climate Action and Activism September-January 10 GEG273
Systemau Gwybodaeth Ddaearyddol January-June 20 GEC276
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems January-June 20 GEG276
AND
Optional Semester 2
Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Social Geographies September-January 10 GEG230
Sustainable Land Management September-January 10 GEG283
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Professional skills in conservation September-January 20 BIO331
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC331 is the welsh equivalent of GEG331

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth September-June 30 GEC331
Dissertation Report: Geography September-June 30 GEG331
AND

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Cefnogaeth Traethawd Hir September-June 10 GEC332
Dissertation Support: Geography September-June 10 GEG332
AND

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Climate Change Biology September-January 10 BIO329
Tropical marine ecology and conservation September-January 10 BIO330
Biodiversity September-January 10 BIO337
Plant Conservation and Ecology September-January 10 BIO341
Animating Migration Theory September-January 20 GEG329
Wildfires September-January 20 GEG337
The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate September-January 20 GEG344
Capital and Labour in the 21st century September-January 20 GEG346
Polar Biology January-June 10 BIO338
Contemporary Rural Britain January-June 20 GEG341
Measuring Climate Change January-June 20 GEG358

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it