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BSc (Hons) Geography

University of Hull, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Studying BSc Geography at Hull means learning about the big challenges facing the world today, such as climate change, sustainability, and hazards. You’ll work with academics who are experts in their fields and who will engage you with the latest research.

Our degree is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society, which means that the program has been approved by the relevant professional body.

In the first year, you’ll learn about physical and human geography and develop geographical skills like GIS. In your second and third years, you get to choose whether to specialize in physical geography or continue with some human geography. You’ll have a choice of modules to pick from in your second and third years, so you can tailor your degree to your interests by picking the aspects of physical geography and human geography that most interest you.

At Hull, we specialize in teaching climate change (both in the past and current anthropogenic global warming), hazards, conservation, and rivers in physical geography, and sustainability, development, cities, and globalization in human geography.

Fieldwork is a key part of our degrees. This is where what you learn in the classroom comes to life. We’ll take you on day trips around the local area and residential trips in the UK and abroad. Our teaching project and professional consultancy modules enable you to develop employment skills.

Studying BSc Geography with us will make you highly employable, both in the environment sector and in the wider employment market - not only will you gain subject-specific knowledge and skills in areas like climate change and GIS, but you’ll also develop a wide range of general skills, such as working in a team and data analysis.

General Eligibility

Points can be from any qualifications on the UCAS tariff but must include at least 80 points from

  • A levels

  • BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma, or Extended Diploma

  • OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma, or Extended Diploma

  • CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma

  • Irish Leaving Certificate

  • Scottish Highers

  • Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma

  • or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications

Alternative qualifications

  • IB Diploma: 30 points.

  • Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum of 118 UCAS tariff points.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permits weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

COMPULSORY

  • Human Geography: Worlds of Connection and Difference

  • Planet Earth

  • Exploring Worlds Around Us

  • Landscapes of the World

  • Interpreting Environments

  • Development and Change

2 Year 2

CORE

  • Frontiers in Physical Geography

COMPULSORY

  • Global Challenge: Living in the Anthropocene

OPTIONAL

  • Cities and Globalisation

  • Representing Societies and Environments

  • Sustainable Futures

  • Environmental Change

  • Geohazards

  • Physical Geography in Action

  • Geographical Information Systems

CHOOSE ONE

  • Field Study (UK)

  • Field Studies (Physical Geography)

3 Year 3

CORE

  • Dissertation

OPTIONAL

  • Adapting to Climate Change

  • Conservation in a Changing World

  • Rivers and Management

  • Volcanoes and their Hazards

  • Geographies of Oppression and Resistance

  • Green Economy

  • Food, Space and Society

  • Cities and Regions

  • Advanced GIS

  • Advanced Field Study

ADDITIONAL

  • Teaching Project

  • Professional Consultancy Project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each skill.

Ready to get started?

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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