19Oct
UndergraduateIf the course start date is before 31 December 2024 and you have already submitted an application, this course can be added. If you have not submitted an application, contact the university or college direct.
If the course start date is between 01 January and 31 July 2025 click the 'Apply' button to make an application.
This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
University of Kent has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
You can be one of the next generation of geographers preparing to address the challenges facing the modern world. Expand your theoretical knowledge and develop practical field, research, and work-related skills. Extend beyond the traditional foundations of Geography and address contemporary social and environmental issues. Overview Examine why the world is changing so quickly and how these changes affect the environment, cultures and economies at local, national and global levels. This course equips you with the skills required for a career in business, government agencies, NGOs, education, and development. Reasons to study Human Geography at Kent
- Choose from a wide selection of optional modules to tailor your degree to your interests.
- Access state-of-the-art study resources including an ecology laboratory, a field trials area, conservation genetics laboratories, a visual anthropology room and an ethnobiology laboratory.
- Broaden your experience with a year in professional practice or a year abroad at a partner university.
- Apply your learning on field trips in the UK and continental Europe. (Optional and residential trips may require support funding from attendees.)
- Shape your degree outside of the classroom through our EcoGeog Society, with events such as the distinguished lecture by Tim Marshall on his book The Power of Geography.
- Be part of a community engaged in ecological projects around the world, including members of the Kent Interdisciplinary Centre for Spatial Studies (KISS).
- Join the supportive and welcoming community on our Canterbury campus, set among green and tranquil open spaces, with access to the world-class resources of our Templeman Library.
Modules
Year 1 Compulsory modules currently include: Environmental Sustainability Academic and Research Skills People, Place and Environment Geographical Patterns and Process Optional modules may include: TBC Year 2 Compulsory modules currently include: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Methods and Field Work in Social Science Development and Environment in the Global South Plus at least one of: The Politics of Climate Change Practical Data Analysis and Interpretation Optional modules may include: Environmental Policy and Practice Environment and Development The Politics of the EU Key Issues in Conservation Science Politics of the Global Economy Global Governance of Peace and Security Foreign Policy: Systems, States and Leaders Democracy Under Threat Year 3 Compulsory modules currently include: Research Project Contemporary Issues in Conservation and Geography Optional modules may include: Human and Social Sciences in the Classroom Geopolitics and Global Events Geographies of Tourism and Development ""Politics of the Middle East and North Africa: Space, Society and Politics 20 Autumn, Spring or Summer 6 "" Politics of the Middle East and North Africa: Space, Society and Politics Climate Change and Conservation Tropical Conservation Science Field Course Saving Endangered Species The Public in Politics Politics at the Edge: Emerging Problems in Politics and International Relations Political Economy
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L700
- Institution code:
- K24
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - BBB - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 27 credits M: 12 credits P: 6 credits
Scottish Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English language requirements
Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.
Please visit our website for further information:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £18600 | Year 1 |
| International | £18600 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.
Please be aware that if the Government permits, the UK fee quoted may increase in line with inflation.
Full-time fees for 2024/25 for international students are £22,700 for laboratory programmes and £18,600 for non-laboratory programmes
Provider information
University of Kent
Recruitment and Admissions Office
Registry
Canterbury
CT2 7NZ