Geography, BSc (Hons)

Our BA/BSc Geography programme is designed for individuals committed to advancing a sustainable future. It examines critical topics such as climate change, globalisation, and humanity's relationship with the environment, while equipping students with skills to analyse global data. A range of optional modules allows exploration of human impacts on physical and built environments, global economic development, and geospatial issues, with opportunities for field trips in the UK and abroad. Students may also opt for a semester studying overseas or a year in industry, through partnerships in Canada, Europe, the USA, China, and Malaysia. The course is delivered at our 300-acre, environmentally sustainable University Park campus, fostering knowledge for professional careers that promote a just and sustainable world.The programme structure begins with first-year foundations in human and physical geography, encouraging optional modules from across the university, such as languages, arts, or sciences. In the second year, students select from geography-related options and up to 20 credits of approved external modules. The third year centres on a dissertation, complemented by advanced geography choices tailored to individual interests.