Geography (Human and Physical), BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Explore our natural and human worlds – and the complex relationships between the two – with our BSc Geography (Human and Physical) with Professional Experience degree. This four-year course includes a year-long professional placement, which occurs between your second and final year of study.By combining your study of human and physical geographies, you can explore a hugely diverse range of topics. For example, you can examine:

• the differences and dynamics of political systems and cultures

• sustainable development of urban spaces

• the way the natural environment responds to – and recovers from – change.

The course also offers you the chance to help address issues critical to our shared global future, including:

• climate change

• natural disasters

• social inequalities

• poverty.

For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/geography-ug/bsc-human-and-physical-geography-with-professional-experience

Modules

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Please check our website for more details about the course structure.Sample modules for this course include:

• Skills in Geography and Environmental Science

• Field classes

• Geographical Information Systems

• Monitoring the Earth from above

• Climate Change and the Geography of Responsibility

• Deathscapes and Dark Tourism.

The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.

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The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Please check our website for more details about the course structure. Sample modules for this course include:

• Skills in Geography and Environmental Science

• Field classes

• Geographical Information Systems

• Monitoring the Earth from above

• Climate Change and the Geography of Responsibility

• Deathscapes and Dark Tourism.

The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.