Geography, BSc (Hons)

Geography plays a crucial role in understanding landscapes, satellite data interpretation, and environmental monitoring, making it highly relevant today. At Swansea University, both BSc and BA Geography programmes develop practical, numerical, and computational skills for careers in regional planning, environmental management, and more. Students benefit from exceptional fieldwork in nearby areas like the Gower Peninsula and international destinations such as Austria or Borneo. The curriculum covers key topics including climate change, glacial processes, and plate tectonics, taught in advanced facilities by renowned academics like Professor Tavi Murray.In the first year, students explore global environmental change and sustainability through compulsory and optional modules. Year two delves into data analysis, human and physical geography, and overseas field trips, while the final year includes a dissertation and advanced topics like meteorology and world cities. Assessment combines lectures, seminars, practicals, fieldwork, exams, coursework, and tutorials, with flexibility to switch between BSc and BA schemes until the end of year two.