Year one
Your first helps you to transition to university-level Geography by establishing foundational skills and knowledge You’ll develop these basic skills and knowledge through modules covering topics in both human and physical geography as well as through a residential field trip module

Year two
In your second you’ll develop more specialist knowledge and skills Core modules develop your understanding of the discipline of geography including research methods in both science and social science

Optional modules enable you to begin to specialise in topics such as climate change environmental hazards urban development migration or geotechnologies You’ll also start to plan for your career with an opportunity to undertake a work placement module

The optional field trip to the Indian Himalayas offers a unique opportunity to explore geographical themes in a highly dynamic real-world context On this trip you’ll examine environmental hazards such as soil erosion flooding landslides and air pollution community disaster resilience urban development wellbeing and social inequalities and the legacy of colonialism Please note that some of our field trips may incur an additional expense on top of your course fees

You can choose to undertake a Professional Placement Year between your second and final

Year three
You’ll complete a final independent research project allowing you to demonstrate the academic and transferable skills you’ve acquired on the course

You’ll have a choice of optional modules that give you the opportunity to specialise in topics such as disaster risk reduction identities and inequalities river management and environmental justice

An optional field trip to Barcelona allows you to specialise in either human geography or physical geography and environmental management by studying topics such as urban development wildfires and cascading hazards social inequalities urban sustainability policies coastal erosion nationalism and independence movements heat waves Olympic legacies or urban flood risks