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BA Geography

University of Leicester ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree is perfect for you if you want to study a mix of human and physical geography in your first year, specializing in human, digital and environmental geographies as you progress through the program. In Years 2 and 3, we offer a wide range of modules that cover some of the most pressing global and environmental challenges of time, including migration and how this shapes us and the places where we live, environmental governance and justice, climate change, gentrification, energy, and food security, and critical development geographies and geopolitics.

General Eligibility

A/AS-levels: ABB. Two AS-levels are considered in place of one A-level. Geography is not essential.

EPQ with A-levels: BBB + EPQ at grade B.

GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Language and Maths.

Access to HE Diploma: Pass relevant diploma with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Distinction.

BTEC Nationals: Pass Diploma with DDM.

International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30 points. Minimum of 3 in HL Maths, or 4 in SL Maths if grade C/4 is not held at GCSE. A minimum of 4 in the English Language is required if a grade of C/4 is not held at GCSE.

T Levels: Distinction in Science (with an Occupational Specialism in Laboratory technician)

Part Time Work Details

Twenty hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Modules

  • Human Geography for a Globalized World

  • Environment/Nature/Society

  • Evolution of the Earth System

  • Exploring our Digital Planet

  • Human Geography Fieldcourse: The Dynamics of People and Place

  • The Contemporary Earth System

  • Skills for Professional Geographies

  • Working with Geographic Information

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Geographical Research in the Field (Human Geography Overseas Field Course)

  • Histories and Philosophies of Human Geography

  • Research Design and Methods (with Dissertation Planning)

  • Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation

  • Geographical Information Science

Option modules

  • The Dynamic Biosphere

  • Critical Geographies of Environment and Development

  • Social and Cultural Geography

  • Economy, Society and Space

  • Political Geography: Space, Territory and Power

  • Geography in Education (This module has limited spaces)

  • Remote Sensing of the Environment

3 Year 3

Core module:

  • Dissertation

Option Modules

  • Critical Digital Geographies

  • Contemporary Environmental Challenges

  • Cities of the Global South

  • Geographies of the Market Place

  • Information Visualisation

  • Migration, Place and Diversity

  • Critical, Symbolic and Emotional Rural Geographies

  • Berlin Fieldcourse: Tracing Geopolitics in Urban Space

  • Understanding the Tropical Forests of SE Asia

  • Research Communication

  • Neotropical Rainforests*

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to prove your English ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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