Course Overview

Geography is the study of the Earth and the link between physical and human landscapes. It explores the inter-relationships between people, places, and the environment and how these vary across and between places. Our BA (Hons) Geography considers these links from a humanities and social science perspective, focusing on issues such as land use, planning and development, globalization, climate change, energy, and tourism, to examine human relationships with the environment.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand many aspects of our rapidly changing world, enabling you to tackle real-world problems in a range of organizations and sectors, and with a broad curriculum, created to develop both your specialist and transferable skills.

Geography graduates are among the most employable: you will leave the course with highly transferable skills, such as: demonstrating ideas via reports and oral presentation; data collection and analysis; and the use of specialist mapping and statistical software.

The knowledge and skills taught in this degree are of relevance to many areas of employment, including renewable energy; energy efficiency; waste management; tourism; rural and community development; agriculture; local government; planning; logistics; and environmental agencies. A significant number of geography graduates also move on to careers in finance, marketing, and law, or to further postgraduate study, teaching, and research.

General Eligibility

• 3 Scottish Highers at grades BBC or above OR

• 2 A levels at grades BC or above

• At least two of these must be from the list of relevant subjects

• Applicants with other qualifications or experience will be considered on an individual basis

• You must have regular and reliable access to the internet and a computer for any online degree at UHI in order to take advantage of our full range of online learning services, which include support from your tutors and fellow UHI students as well as access to UHI’s Virtual Learning Environment and vast online learning library.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

  • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section