📖Program Curriculum
The module details given below are indicative they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.
Year 1
Compulsory Modules
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Human Geographies
Nature Conservation and Society
Academic Fieldwork and Employability Skills
People and the Environment
Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context
Optional Modules
Introductory Geology
Key Concepts and Challenges in Global Health
Reflections on Social Injustices Past and Present
A Digital Life: Challenges and Opportunities
Enterprise and the Future of Work 1
Climate Change and Sustainable Futures: Global Perspectives
Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability
Year 2
Compulsory Modules
Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace
Cartography and Geographic Information Science
Geographical and Environmental Field Skills
Optional Modules
Human Impact on the Environment Scientific Perspectives
Palaeoclimatology and Quaternary Studies
Entrepreneurship Level 5
Environmental Impact Assessment: Practical Geographical and Environmental Skills
Earth's Changing Landscapes
Practical Human Geography
Space and Society
Natural Cultures: Humans and their Environments since 1700
International Study Module
Geoscience and Society
Water in the Environment
Making Better Worlds
More-than-human Geographies
Imperialism and Empire
Philosophy of Science
Year 3
Compulsory Modules
Geography Double Dissertation - ISP*
OR
Geography (Single) Dissertation - ISP*
Optional Modules
Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology
Natural Hazards
Global Environmental Change
Hydrological and Engineering Geology
Applied GIS
Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
Sustainability Consultancy
Extinction!
Animals and Society
Postcolonialism and Decolonisation
Work Placement Year
Advanced Environmental Field Skills
Advanced Geographical Fieldwork
Coastal Environments
Blue Economy: Sustainable Futures with an Ocean Focus
Inspirational Landscapes
Economic Development and Environmental Transformation
Rural Geographies
Health Inequalities
*Students must take either Geography Double Dissertation (30 credits) or Geography Single Dissertation (15 credits) as a compulsory module.