2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Geography
| Programme code: | BS-GEOG | UCAS code: | F800 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Paul Morris | Contact address: | p.j.morris@leeds.ac.uk |
Part Time students will take the same array of compulsory, optional and elective modules as Full Time students. The order in which they are studied will be by agreement between the student, the School of Geography and the parent department.
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
AAB including one of the following subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Computing/Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Life and Health Sciences (Double Award only), Marine Science; Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths; Physical Education; Physics; Psychology; Science (applied); Sport Science; Statistics. Extended Project Qualification - We recognise the value, effort and enthusiasm applicants make in the Extended Project but do not currently make alternative offers based on the inclusion of the EPQ.
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 distinctiveness of the BSc Geography programme is that it will allow students to:
1. investigate and to inter-relate core components of the earth surface system, at present and in the immediate past;
2. explore, to analyse and to synthesise the complex and reciprocal relationships between the physical components of the earth, the environment, landscape and human society;
3. understand, to explain and to 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.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
| GEOG1081 | Data analysis and physical geography tutorials | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Optional modules: Students to choose between 80 and 100 credits from GEOG1000, GEOG1040, GEOG1045, GEOG1055 and GEOG1500.
| GEOG1000 | Planet Under Threat | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| GEOG1500 | Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules
- Candidates should study between 0 and 20 credits worth of discovery modules (0 credits if they have taken 100 credits of optional modules and 20 credits if they have not.
Discovery modules:
- Candidates should study between 0 and 20 credits worth of discovery modules (0 credits if they have taken GEOG1550, 20 credits if they have not).
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| GEOG2015 | Career Skills in Geography | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG2024 | Physical Geography Field Class | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEOG2095 | Skills for Physical Geographers | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 40-60 credits from the following lists of optional Geography modules:
BSc Geography candidates should take at least 40 credits from the following list:
| GEOG2062 | Sustainability: Living Within Limits | 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) |
Students can take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules.
Note: you must have taken some BA Geography modules at level 1 in order to take this level 2 BA Geography module.
| GEOG2055 | Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Discovery modules may be modules from other departments or human geography.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| GEOG3605 | Physical Geography Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
GEOG3064 requires pre-enrolment
- Candidates will be required to study 60-80 credits from the following optional modules.
-please note that GEOG3535 and GEOG3510 are mutually exclusive and cannot be taken together.
| GEOG3064 | Field Research Project | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEOG3065 | Water Science & Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3121 | Creating Alternative Futures | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GEOG3440 | Environment, Conflict and Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3510 | Professional Development Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3535 | School and Educational 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) |
Students wishing to take GEOG3440 will need to have taken either GEOG2060, GEOG2062 or GEOG2661.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Last updated: 28/07/2022 12:04:44
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