2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Geography
Programme code: | BA-GEOG | UCAS code: | L700 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Stuart Hodkinson | Contact address: | s.n.hodkinson@leeds.ac.uk |
Part time variant at level 1 is the Certificate in Human Geography. Upon successful completion of this candidates are allowed on to level 2 of the BA Geography programme.
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
AAA, preferably including an A in Geography, and excluding General Studies.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Geography
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Geography
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Geography
Professional Body Offering Accreditation:
Royal Geographical Society
Programme specification:
The programme will:
i) enable students to use geographical methods to analyse the relationships between human societies, places and environments;
ii) enable students to reflect in a critical manner upon issues and concepts in human geography, both in the scholarly literature, and in real world contexts;
iii) enable students to develop skills in information technology, numeracy, fieldwork, and interpersonal and communication skills;
iv) prepare students for the world of work or for further study, and to develop an appreciation of the value of life-long learning and education to themselves and the wider community.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
GEOG1000 | Planet Under Threat | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG1400 | Digital Geographies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG1450 | The Urban Age | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG1500 | Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
GEOG1550 | Population, Society and Space | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates should study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
GEOG2000 | Research Approaches in Human Geography | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2015 | Career Skills in Geography | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2150 | Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to take a minimum of 60 credits from the following optional modules (GEOG2041, GEOG2042, GEOG2043 and GEOG2470 are mutually exclusive):
GEOG2020 | Political and Development Geographies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2035 | Geographies of Economies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
GEOG2041 | Helsinki: urban growth and sustainability | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2042 | Montpellier: urban and rural development | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2043 | Belgrade: urban and social geographies of a Balkan city | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2046 | The Making of the Modern City | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2055 | Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
GEOG2060 | Living within limits: natural resource management for sustainable development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2100 | Planning Services for Changing Populations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2330 | Geographies of Protest and Resistance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2470 | Sicily: Exploring the Migration Crisis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN2020 | Transport Land Use and Development | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN2041 | Transport, Energy and Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2063 | Key Challenges in Transport and Society | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2064 | Exploring Transport and Society | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Discovery modules may be modules from other departments, physical geography or a further module from the list of optional modules for this programme.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates participating in a recognised exchange as part of the 4-year international programme will spend a year studying abroad between levels 2 and 3.
Candidates participating in a recognised industrial placement as part of the 4-year industrial programme will spend a year working between levels 2 and 3.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
GEOG3615 | Human Geography Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to take a minimum 60 credits from the following optional modules.
- GEOG3520, GEOG3530 and GEOG3820 are mutually exclusive.
- GEOG3042, GEOG3046 and GEOG3550 are mutually exclusive
GEOG3042 | Urban and Regional Development: A Case Study of Athens | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3046 | Global Cities: Buenos Aires | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG3085 | Contested Cities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3121 | Creating Alternative Futures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3140 | Advanced Population & Health Geographies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3180 | Management of Wilderness and Global Ecosystems | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3191 | Geocomputation and Location Analysis | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3290 | Geographies of Global Insecurities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3520 | Workplace Co-operative Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3530 | Geographers into Teaching: School Placements | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3550 | Global Cities: Miami | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3820 | Research Placement | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3981 | Spaces of Migration and Encounter | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN3061 | Travel Activity Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN3062 | Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN3070 | Healthy Cities: Transport and Health | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
- Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules.
- Discovery modules may be modules from other departments or physical geography.
Last updated: 24/09/2019
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