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.

Year 0 (Level 3)
Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year
Students choose 0 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Foundational Scientific Skills September-January 20 CH-012
Foundation Physical and Environmental Geography September-January 20 GE-007
Techniques in Ecology and Biogeography January-June 20 BIO019
Foundation Human Geography. January-June 20 GE-008
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Foundation Biology September-January 20 BIO012
Elementary Chemistry September-January 20 CH-005
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry January-June 20 BIO016
Reactions and Products January-June 20 CH-010
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 0 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 0 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 GEG269
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 0 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