Course summary

TEF Gold

Edge Hill University has opted into the TEF and received a Gold award.

This degree will provide you with a deeper appreciation of the world and your part in it, while broadening your horizons with travel to fieldwork destinations. Through theoretical and practical investigation you will develop an understanding of the environmental, political and socio-economic issues facing the world, as well as knowledge of the patterns, processes, interactions and changes in the Earth’s physical environments. The social, economic, political and cultural processes impacting on the human world will also be studied and you will gain expertise in Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing using the latest industry standard technology. Some specialisation in physical geography is possible on this BSc (Hons) programme.

Course details

Modules

Please visit our website for information on available modules.

Assessment method

Assessments give you the opportunity to display your knowledge and understanding and to develop and demonstrate your competence in subject-specific and key skills. Modules are assessed by either coursework only or a mixture of coursework and examination. Exams never count for more than 60% of the total mark for modules that include an examination. Coursework includes practical portfolios, essays, project reports, field notebooks, individual and group oral presentations and poster presentations.

How to apply

Application deadlines

If your application is completed by the following date, it’s guaranteed to be considered:

15 January

*If you apply after this deadline, universities or colleges don’t have to consider your application if they’ve filled their spaces, so the sooner you apply, the better!

Application codes

You will need these codes when you add a choice to your application.

Course code	F801
Institution code	E42
Campus name	Ormskirk (Main Campus)
Campus code	-

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

International applicants

International students should visit our website for further information: www.edgehill.ac.uk/international

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Qualification	Offer	Further information
UCAS Tariff	112 points	To include Geography, Environmental Science or a related subject. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above or Level 2 Adult Numeracy (or equivalent).
A level	BBC	Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)	DMM	Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
Access to HE Diploma	D: 15 credits M: 30 credits P: 0 credits	Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)	H3, H3, H3, H3, H3	A minimum of five subjects at Grade H1-H3 will be required.

As long as you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as the Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven’t been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.

For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements, including details of alternative qualifications, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/offers or contact our Course Enquiries Team on 01695 657000 or email study@edgehill.ac.uk.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/study/apply/entry-requirements/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

If you are a prospective UK or EU student who will be joining this undergraduate degree in academic year 2020/21, tuition fees are still to be announced. You are advised to check this page regularly and once the position has been confirmed we will update this information. Visit edgehill.ac.uk/moneymatters for more information.

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