Course summary

On this wide-ranging geography course you will have the opportunity to examine how physical landscapes, cultural identities and spatial inequalities intersect and shape one another. Delivered by experts drawn together by a strong concern with social and environmental justice, this course is ideal if you are passionate about understanding and transforming a rapidly changing world. Why choose this course?

• You will study with internationally recognised experts who are defining the field with groundbreaking research that directly informs their teaching.

• You can design your own pathway through this course choosing from a range of modules spanning environmental, social and urban geography, development studies and geographic data science.

• You will have the opportunity to join a fieldtrip to Dakar, Senegal, where you will conduct research and engage with local academics and NGOs to explore globalisation, urbanisation and development in context.

• Another fieldtrip centred on the River Thames offers the opportunity to explore critical infrastructures that underpin the sustainable development of London.

• You will be surrounded by committed fellow students from all cultures, backgrounds and career stages, who share their experience and expertise with their peers.

• We thrive on the breadth of research interests of our staff in this area offering a wide range of postgraduate courses in geography, as well as allowing our students to engage with other disciplines such as anthropology and international development. We offer multiple approaches to the study of societies and cultures, human geography, and sustainability, poverty and development, as well as community and citizenship, at local, regional and global levels.

• We are proud of our vibrant research culture, powered by a shared passion for learning and intellectual engagement among our academics and students. We have a strong commitment to social justice, which is demonstrated in much of our research.

• research design and project management

• academic writing

• critical evaluation

• communication skills

• discussion and collaboration

• analytical thinking.

• geographical information systems officer

• nature conservation officer

• policy researcher

• environmental consultant

• planning and development surveyor

• town planner

• market researcher

• tourism officer.