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BSc (Hons) Geography

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

If you’re interested in the physical nature, characteristics and environment of the world, you can couple your interest with professional skills on this BSc (Hons) Geography degree course, accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

You'll discover the ways in which our planet and its natural elements work, and graduate ready for a career in everything from environmental management to teaching and academic research.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

Optional modules

  • Geography Study Placement

  • Work Placement Year 

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Changing the World

  • Environmental Processes and Hazards

  • Exploring Landscapes

  • Geographical Techniques

  • Global Environmental Challenges

  • Society and Place

3 Year 2

Core Modules:

  • Research, Fieldwork and Professional Skills

Optional Modules:

  • Environmental Change

  • Geographies Of Development

  • GIS and Remote Sensing

  • Glaciers and Glaciation

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)

  • River Processes

  • Sustainable Environmental Management

  • Transport and Sustainability

  • Uneven Cities, Planning and Design

4 Year 3

Core Modules:

  • Dissertation

Optional Modules:

  • Climate Change

  • Coastal Recreation: Planning and Management

  • Cold Environments

  • Conservation Biogeography

  • Creative Economy and Urban Placemaking

  • Environmental Assessment and Management

  • Environment and Development

  • Environmental Pollution and Waste Management

  • Gender and Development

  • Hazardscapes

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

  • Weather Science

  • Young People and Place

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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