Modules

Year 1 Core modules Exploring Environments: An Introduction to Geographical and Environmental Fieldwork Statistical and Spatial Data Analysis Fundamentals of Physical Geography Global Challenges: Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Human Geography Academic Learning for Geography and Environmental Studies Year 2 Core modules Professional Practice for Global Challenges Geography and Environmental International Field Work Research Design and Advanced Data Analysis Options* Earth Surface Processes Environmental Pollution Sustainable Futures Political and Economic Geography Ice Age Earth Social Justice in Cultural Spaces GIS and Remote Sensing: Principles and Practice Optional Placement Year Final year Core modules Dissertation Options* Geographies of Genders and Sexualities Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing Community Placement Political Ecology: Contested Environments Environmental Impact Assessment The Frozen Planet Water, Sanitation and Health Confronting Coloniality and Racism: Political Geographies of Territory and Security Current Topics in Aquatic Environments From your first year, you’ll gain a strong foundation in both human and physical geography. Exploring Environments: An Introduction to Geographical and Environmental Fieldwork develops your field skills through practical investigations, while Fundamentals of Physical Geography explores the processes shaping our planet. You’ll address urgent global issues in Global Challenges: Climate Change and Environmental Degradation, and study Human Geography to understand social, cultural and economic dynamics worldwide. Statistical and Spatial Data Analysis builds your skills in data interpretation, and Academic Learning for Geography and Environmental Studies supports your transition to university level study. In your second year, you’ll focus on professional and research skills in Professional Practice for Global Challenges and Research Design and Advanced Data Analysis, while Geography and Environmental International Field Work takes you overseas to investigate environmental and social issues first-hand. Option modules let you specialise in areas such as pollution, sustainability, GIS and remote sensing and physical geography. You can also take an optional placement year for hands-on experience and to build confidence and a network of contacts. Our students have been on placements with companies such as the Department for Energy and Climate Change, Transport for London, the Field Studies Council, as well as with environmental firms and consultancies. Your final year is your opportunity to specialise. You’ll complete a Dissertation on a topic of your choice, supported by an academic supervisor. Option modules include a Community Placement in which you work directly with an organisation to apply your skills to real-world challenges before you graduate. *Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.