2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Geography with Environmental Mathematics
Programme code: | BS-GEOG/EM | UCAS code: | FG80 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Prof Andy Baird | Contact address: | a.j.baird@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
AAB at A-level, to include A-level Maths
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:
QAA Subject Benchmark Statement: Geography Dec-2014
Programme specification:
The programme will offer what is already offered in the BSc Geography programme; namely, it will allow students to
1. investigate and inter-relate contemporary and past key components of the earth surface system;
2. explore, analyse and synthesise the complex and reciprocal relationships between the physical components of the earth, the environment, landscape and human society;
3. understand, explain and challenge the implications of (1) and (2) for both policy and practice;
4. develop specific skills in relation to data acquisition, analysis and interpretation in relation to geography in general and physical/environmental geography in particular;
5. develop transferable skills in relation to information technology and numeracy; fieldwork; laboratory methods; communication and teamwork; critical analysis; creative thinking; and writing; and
6. prepare students for; life-long learning, study and enquiry; for future careers; and for disseminating the value of a geography education to the wider world.
In addition, the maths component will provide students with a deeper and more formal understanding of (1) and skills that will complement those already in (4) and (5). It will also help students appreciate:
7. the importance of models or simulators of aspects of the earth surface system.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
GEOG1040 | Dynamic Landscapes | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG1045 | Living Planet | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG1055 | Environmental Change: Past and Future | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG1081 | Data analysis and physical geography tutorials | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SOEE1302 | Advanced Mathematics 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE1312 | Advanced Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
GEOG1000 | Planet Under Threat | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students who do not take GEOG1000 may take 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Compulsory modules:
GEOG2015 | Career Skills in Geography | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2117 | Research project and skills in physical geography (geography dissertation route) | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SOEE2041 | Advanced Mathematics 3 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE2661 | Advanced Mathematics 4 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE2710 | Data Analysis and Visualisation for Environmental Applications | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
GEOG2006 | The dynamic environment of the European Alps | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2007 | The Dynamic Environment of Mallorca | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
GEOG2008 | The dynamic environment of the Western Algarve | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
GEOG2060 | Living within limits: natural resource management for sustainable development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2080 | Earth Surface Processes | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2085 | Ecosystems: process, pattern, and change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG2090 | Climate Systems | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Compulsory modules:
GEOG3020 | Numerical Methods and Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
GEOG3605 | Physical Geography Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
- Please note that GEOG 3520, GEOG3530 and GEOG 3820 are mutually exclusive.
- GEOG3062 and GEOG3069 are mutually exclusive and may be taken with one of the above modules with permission.
GEOG3062 | New Zealand Field Trip | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3065 | Water Science & Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3069 | Costa Rica Field Trip | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3121 | Creating Alternative Futures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3180 | Management of Wilderness and Global Ecosystems | 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) | |
GEOG3669 | The Cryosphere | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3690 | Tropical forests and sustainable development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3711 | Hydrological Monitoring and Modelling | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3820 | Research Placement | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3877 | Global Environmental Cycles | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GEOG3895 | Timescales of Global Change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits of discovery modules
Last updated: 15/05/2019
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