Geography BSc Honours UCAS Code: F800 (3 years)School of Geography, Politics and Sociology

This flexible degree gives a broad training in geography. Both the BA and BSc degrees allow you to develop an understanding of both social and physical processes.

You also develop a deeper insight of selected geographic analysis including social, economic, cultural, political, long term (quaternary) and contemporary environmental change and management.

As well as undertaking modules in geographical study skills and methods, you can choose to specialise in mostly human or mostly physical, or a combination of human and physical geography pathways.

We offer geography as either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree:

  • students on both programmes choose from the same range of modules
  • your choice of programme simply depends on the subjects you studied at A level (or equivalent)
  • if you are taking mainly arts/humanities subjects, you will study for the BA
  • if you are taking mainly sciences, you will study for the BSc
  • because the two programmes are largely the same, it is usually possible to swap from one to the other should you wish to

At all Stages you benefit from regular pastoral meetings and an inclusive programme of geography community events, which allows staff, students and local experts in the field to exchange ideas and share their passion for the subject.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules
Optional modules

Stage 2

Compulsory modules
Optional modules

You select one of the following fieldtrip modules:

You select 60 credits of optional modules from the following:

Stage 3

Compulsory modules
Optional modules

You take 80 credits of optional modules normally selected from the following list:

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.