Geography (R44)

Geographical thinking is fundamental to how we understand and might respond to the most pressing issues of today, such as climate change, social inequality, migration and urbanisation. By studying how places, policies and landscapes are being made and reinvented in a changing world, this degree equips you with a deep understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political processes transforming our human and natural environments. Developing your geographical imagination through innovative virtual fieldwork, you'll gain the ability to investigate, analyse and communicate how geography matters in everyday lives as you work towards an independent research project to complete your degree.

Key features of the course

• Develop an advanced understanding of the dynamic relationships between human and natural environments in a changing world.

• Undertake innovative virtual fieldwork to open up new perspectives on how the world is made and the possibilities for how it could be remade differently.

• Learn to generate, analyse and evaluate quantitative and qualitative geographical information to make connections across local and global challenges.

• Gain vital transferable skills to undertake independent research and communicate effectively with a range of different audiences.

Course Modules

This geography degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

In Stage 1, you'll begin by choosing between an interdisciplinary study of environmental issues from across the world and a broad introduction to the social sciences. You’ll then explore important global challenges: the climate crisis, legacies of colonialism and enslavement, and technological change. You’ll investigate how the social sciences and geographical thinking help us understand those challenges, as well as reflect on how you can respond to them as an active citizen.

At Stage 2, you’ll begin by drawing on the latest geographical thinking to deepen your understanding of how matters of environment and society are thoroughly entangled. Then, you'll explore how places are made and remade by studying the changing geographies of the United Kingdom.

At Stage 3, you’ll explore the many debates and dilemmas involved in the making of environmental policy as well as developing the knowledge, concepts and skills that will prepare you for independent research to investigate, analyse and communicate the vital geographical issues that matter within our everyday lives.