Geography

The BSc(Hons) Geography course at UWE Bristol is professionally focused, combining theory with real-world application so you’ll graduate confident and career-ready.

Teaching includes lectures, seminars, practical labs, workshops and extensive fieldwork, all designed to give you strong applied and experiential learning. You’ll also benefit from excellent academic support and a close, collaborative learning community.

Why study a geography degree?

As environmental challenges like climate change, ecosystem endangerment, and energy availability worsen, those in government, science and industry are looking for new ways to manage them.

Developing your skills and knowledge in this field will help you become part of this growing industry. You'll also gain analytical and communication skills sought by employers across a wide range of industries.

Why UWE Bristol?

Our BSc(Hons) Geography degree gives you a clear understanding of today’s major environmental and geographical issues, including climate change, tectonics, rivers, coasts, ecosystems and sustainable resource use. You’ll study the science behind the physical environment and learn how to manage it responsibly.

This course is highly practical, with modules connected to real-world issues. You’ll learn in modern labs and develop skills in fieldwork, mapping, environmental assessment, statistics and GIS. You can also build experience through field trips and a work placement, with options for a placement year or study abroad.

The course is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

Where can it take me?

The applied nature of this course means you’ll build strong, practical employability skills and a solid understanding of the causes, impacts and solutions to environmental change. Graduates progress into a wide range of careers, both within environmental and geographical professions and across other sectors, using the broad transferable skills gained at UWE Bristol.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE)
• The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
• Royal Geographical Society
• Environmental Sciences, Institute of